(1) The salaries of judges of courts of record, as described in Section 78A-1-101, shall be set annually by the Legislature in an appropriations act.

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(2) Judicial salaries shall be based on the following percentages of the salary of a district court judge:

     (2)(a) juvenile court judges:                         100%;
     (2)(b) Business and Chancery Court judges:               100%;
     (2)(c) Court of Appeals judges:                    105%; and
     (2)(d) justices of the Supreme Court:               110%.
(3)

     (3)(a) A salary described in Subsection (2) does not include additional compensation provided for a presiding judge or associate presiding judge under:

          (3)(a)(i) Section 78A-3-101;
          (3)(a)(ii) Section 78A-4-102;
          (3)(a)(iii) Section 78A-5-106;
          (3)(a)(iv) Section 78A-5a-202; or
          (3)(a)(v) Section 78A-6-203.
     (3)(b) Compensation described in Subsection (3)(a) does not constitute a salary for purposes of Utah Constitution, Article VIII, Section 14.