SB 206 MORA BAILIFF SALARY INCREASE

Sen Pete Campos

Actions: [2] SCC/SJC/SFC-SCC-germane-SJC

Scheduled: Not Scheduled

 Senate Bill 206 (SB 206) appropriates ninety-eight thousand two hundred dollars ($98,200) to the Administrative Office of the Courts for bailiff salary increases in the Mora County Magistrate Court and San Miguel County Magistrate Court. 

 Senate Bill 206 (SB 206) appropriates ninety-eight thousand two hundred dollars ($98,200) from the General Fund (GF) to the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) for expenditure in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 for bailiff salary increases in the Mora County Magistrate Court and San Miguel County Magistrate Court.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY 2025 reverts to the GF. 

 New Mexico ranks number 34 out of 50 states nationwide for court bailiff salaries. As of Jan 18, 2024, the average annual pay for a court bailiff in New Mexico is $43,097 a year. That works out to be approximately $20.72 an hour or the equivalent of $828/week or $3,591/month.
https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Court-Bailiff-Salary--in-New-Mexico