Montana House approves pay raises for state employees, legislators
Legislators in Montana’s House of Representatives passed a bill that would implement the state’s 2026-2027 employee pay plan, authorizing raises for the state workforce, increasing health insurance payments, adjusting per diem travel rates and raising legislator salaries.
The basic structure of the employee pay plan, carried in House Bill 13, is negotiated each biennium between the governor’s office and public employees’ unions; and usually passes the Legislature with strong bipartisan support. However, this session the bill is more controversial due to an additional lawmaker pay increase for future legislators.
The pay plan for state and Montana University System Employees calls for either a $1-per-hour or 2.5% raise, whichever is greater, for each of the next two years, effective July 1.
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