Raises for South Carolina employees unlikely, but judges want a 20% pay hike
State employees have dim prospects of getting a pay raise this year, but one group is pushing for a big pay bump, arguing they are underpaid significantly.
The S.C. Judicial Department is asking for a 20 percent pay hike for all state judges, a request a S.C. House panel will consider Wednesday. The raise would cost state taxpayers an additional $6.3 million a year.
All justices and judges in the state Judicial Department would see their pay increase.
For example, if approved by lawmakers, the pay hike would mean a roughly $31,000-a-year raise for state Supreme Court Chief Justice Don Beatty to about $187,000 a year.
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I have no sympathy for them. They know how much the job pays when they take the job so if it causes too much of a hardship then they should remain in the private sector.