{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.1009","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1009","heading":"“Salary” defined.","body":"Sec. 9.\n\n\"Salary\" means the compensation, common to all legislators, exclusive of travel allowance, paid by the state for 1 year of service as a legislator. A member shall contribute to the retirement system based on the percentage applied to that salary.\n\nFor purposes of section 23, salary also includes an additional 2% through December 30, 1986, and 4% beginning December 31, 1986, compounded annually and added for each year or portion of a year that expires after the member terminates service and before the member retires, of the member's greatest salary determined pursuant to subsection (1) received in 1 calendar year. This subsection only applies to a member who first becomes a member on or before January 1, 1995, and whose service terminates on or after December 1, 1978.\n\nFor purposes of section 23, for a member who left service before December 1, 1978, salary also includes an additional 2% for each year beginning January 1, 1979 through December 30, 1986 and 4% beginning December 31, 1986, compounded annually and added for each year or portion of a year that expires after the member terminates service and before the member retires, of the member's greatest salary determined pursuant to subsection (1) received in 1 calendar year.\n\nFor purposes of section 23, salary also includes an amount equal to the greatest amount of additional compensation received in 1 calendar year as a result of being in a leadership position, divided by 5, and then multiplied by the number of years or portion of a year, not to exceed 8, in which the member was in a leadership position and received additional compensation. Before a member who first becomes a member on or before January 1, 1995, may have the additional compensation included in salary under this subsection, the member shall pay to the retirement system a sum equal to 9% of the total additional compensation received. Before a member who first becomes a member after January 1, 1995, may have the additional compensation included in salary under this subsection, the member shall pay to the retirement system a sum equal to 7% of the total additional compensation received.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 38","Act Act-261-of-1957"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-38-1009","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"e59a439aa0430e7de036970cc683ed7db35f7932388b263c2f30b46faa2a95c7","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.1008a","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.1011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}