28 April 2021: Cuomo Highest Paid State Governor in U.S.

Scandal-Hit Andrew Cuomo Highest Paid Governor In US: Forbes

This report starts with the observation that Governor Cuomo's ranking does not include his "multi-billion book deal".

We think that's tongue in cheek, since several sources have cited the value of his pandemic "leadership" book deal at $4 million, which is far more generous that what all but the top best-selling authors get. In any case, here's what it takes to be the top salaried state governor in the United States:

Scandal-scarred Andrew Cuomo was the nation's highest paid governor last year, taking home an annual salary of $225,000 which doesn't include a multi-million dollar book deal, according to a Forbes report.

The linked Forbes article has more detail about how Governor Cuomo's salary has grown since 2010 to put him at the top of the nation's most expensive governor list. At $225,000, Governor Cuomo's salary alone puts him in the Top 2% of all income-earning Americans.