Ala. Code § 41-5A-8: Compensation of Chief Examiner and Assistant Chief Examiner.

(a) The salary of the chief examiner shall be set by the Legislative Council.

(b) The salary of the assistant chief examiner shall be fixed by the chief examiner, with approval of the Legislative Council as provided in Section 29-6-7. The salary of the assistant chief examiner shall not be subject to Section 36-6-6.

(c) The compensation for the chief examiner and the assistant chief examiner shall be paid out of funds appropriated to the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts and in the same manner as salaries of other officers and employees are paid.