Section 39.20.080 - Salary of executive department head and deputy(a) The monthly salary of the head of each principal executive department of the state shall be in accordance with AS 39.23.(b) The monthly salary of a deputy head of a principal executive department of the state is equal to a step in Range 28 of the salary schedule in AS 39.27.011.(c) Except as provided by a general law applicable to all officers of the state, the compensation of the head of each principal executive department of the state may not be reduced during the executive's tenure in office.