Maine's governor makes less than any other governor in America. A new bill would more than double the salary from the current $70,000 to $150,000 starting in 2023.

AUGUSTA, Maine — Should Maine’s governor get a pay raise?

A bill that would raise the Governor of Maine’s salary and the expense allowance to paid legislators is once again taking shape.

If passed, the bill (LD 1379) would more than double the Governor of Maine’s salary to $150,000 starting in 2023. Governors of Maine have been paid $70,000 since 1987 when their salary increased from $35,000 a year. Governors in Maine are paid at one of the lowest rates in the country.

This isn’t the first time legislators have entertained the idea of raising the governor’s pay. Lawmakers talked about raising the governor’s salary in 2018 after then Gov. Paul LePage submitted a similar bill to increase the salary to $150,000 and rejected similar proposals before.

Current salaries of New England governors (according to Ballotpedia):

Maine - $70,000

Vermont - $145,538

New Hampshire - $127,443

Massachusetts - $151,800

Rhode Island - $129,210

Connecticut $150,000