EDITORIAL: Raises for Oklahoma Officials Are Obscene

EDITORIAL: Raises for Oklahoma officials are obscene

As with almost everything else in Oklahoma government, the Statewide Official Compensation Commission has run amok.

Oklahoma Voice: Panel revotes on raises for Oklahoma statewide officials

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s Statewide Official Compensation Commission voted on Tuesday to increase the salaries of 11 statewide elected officials.

Oklahoma Voice: Panel revotes on raises for Oklahoma statewide officials

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s Statewide Official Compensation Commission voted on Tuesday to increase the salaries of 11 statewide elected officials.

Panel revotes on raises for Oklahoma statewide officials

Panel revotes on raises for Oklahoma statewide officials

David "Chip" Carter, chair of the Statewide Official Compensation Commission, listens to a motion to raise the salary of various elected officials at a meeting at the state Capitol on Nov. 18, 2025. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s Statewide Official Compensation Commission voted on Tuesday to increase the salaries of 11 statewide elected officials.  These salary increases total around $413,000 dollars per year.  T…

Panel approves over $500,000 in raises for Oklahoma statewide officials

OKLAHOMA CITY – A state panel on Wednesday approved raises for future statewide elected officials totaling more than $500,000.