Salaries of members of the United States Congress
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Historical information on the salaries that United States Congressmen have been paid:[1]
| Year | Salary | per diem/annum | Percent
Adjustment |
In 2014 dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1789 | $6 | per diem | ||
| 1795 | $6 | per diem only Representatives | ||
| $7 | per diem only Senators | |||
| 1796 | $6 | per diem | ||
| 1815 | $1,500 | per annum | $19,085 | |
| 1817 | $6 | per diem only Representatives | ||
| $7 | per diem only Senators | |||
| 1818 | $8 | per diem | ||
| 1855 | $3,000 | per annum | $75,109 | |
| 1865 | $5,000 | per annum | $76,244 | |
| 1871 | $7,500 | per annum | $146,107 | |
| 1874 | $5,000 | per annum | $103,183 | |
| 1907 | $7,500 | per annum | $187,663 | |
| 1925 | $10,000 | per annum | $133,587 | |
| 1932 | $9,000 | per annum | $154,137 | |
| 1933 | $8,500 | per annum | $153,397 | |
| 1934 (2/1) | $9,000 | per annum | $157,080 | |
| 1934 (7/1) | $9,500 | per annum | $165,807 | |
| 1935 | $10,000 | per annum | $170,276 | |
| 1947 | $12,500 | per annum | $130,741 | |
| 1955 | $22,500 | per annum | $196,223 | |
| 1965 | $30,000 | per annum | $222,206 | |
| 1969 | $42,500 | per annum | $270,697 | |
| 1975 | $44,600 | per annum | $193,587 | |
| 1977 | $57,500 | per annum | $221,500 | |
| 1979 | $60,662.50 | per annum | $194,778 | |
| 1982 | $69,800 | per annum only Representatives | $168,569 | |
| 1983 | $69,800 | per annum only Senators | $163,343 | |
| 1984 | $72,600 | per annum | $162,891 | |
| 1985 | $75,100 | per annum | $162,645 | |
| 1987 (1/1) | $77,400 | per annum | $158,784 | |
| 1987 (2/4) | $89,500 | per annum | $183,606 | |
| 1990 (2/1) | $96,600 | per annum only Representatives | $172,342 | |
| 1990 (2/1) | $98,400 | per annum only Senators | $175,553 | |
| 1991 (1/1) | $125,100 | per annum only Representatives | $214,192 | |
| 1991 (1/1) | $101,900 | per annum only Senators | $174,470 | |
| 1991 (8/14) | $125,100 | per annum only Senators | $214,192 | |
| 1992 | $129,500 | per annum | 3.5% | $215,267 |
| 1993 | $133,600 | per annum | 3.2% | $215,614 |
| 1998 | $136,700 | per annum | 2.3% | $197,114 |
| 2000 | $141,300 | per annum | 3.4% | $191,866 |
| 2001 | $145,100 | per annum | 2.7% | $193,924 |
| 2002 | $150,000 | per annum | 3.4% | $195,774 |
| 2003 | $154,700 | per annum | 3.1% | $198,143 |
| 2004 | $158,100 | per annum | 2.2% | $196,029 |
| 2005 | $162,100 | per annum | 2.5% | $194,380 |
| 2006 | $165,200 | per annum | 1.9% | $193,266 |
| 2008 | $169,300 | per annum | 2.5% | $185,614 |
| 2009–2014 | $174,000 | per annum | 2.8% | $191,533 – 174,000 |
Additional pay schedule for Senate and House positions:
SCHEDULE 6—VICE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS[2]
| Position | Salary |
|---|---|
| Vice President | $233,000 |
| Delegates to the House of Representatives | $174,000 |
| Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico | $174,000 |
| President pro tempore of the Senate | $193,400 |
| Majority leader and minority leader of the Senate | $193,400 |
| Majority leader and minority leader of the House of Representatives | $193,400 |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives | $223,500 |
Sources and notes
- ^ [1] Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables on Senate.gov, Accessed 1 March 2014
- ^ Executive Order 13655 of December 23, 2013, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay. Office of Personnel Management – Pay & Leave – SALARIES & WAGES – Executive Order for 2014 Pay Schedules
- "Salaries & Wages" (PDF). U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Retrieved 24 November 2014.