The director shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the Governor. The assistant director and such experts, statisticians, clerks, stenographers, and other assistants and employes, as are engaged in the work of the council, shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the director with the approval of the Governor, which compensation shall, however, conform to the standards established by the Executive Board for similar positions in the State service.
71 P.S. § 1522