House Committee Staff Pay, Selected Positions, 2001-2023
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Staff Pay Levels for Selected Positions in House Committees, 2001-2015
Contents
Tables
- Table 1. House Committee Staff Positions and Availability of Pay Data Since 2001
- Table 2. House Committee Staff Pay, Annual Maximums, 2001-2015
- Table 3. Selected House Committee Staff Change in Pay, Selected Periods
- Table 4. Chief Counsel, 2002-2015
- Table 5. Communications Director, 2006-2015
- Table 6. Counsel, 2001-2015
- Table 7. Deputy Staff Director, 2009-2015
- Table 8. Minority Professional Staff Member, 2001-2014
- Table 9. Minority Staff Director, 2009-2015
- Table 10. Professional Staff Member, 2001-2015
- Table 11. Senior Professional Staff Member, 2008-2014
- Table 12. Staff Assistant, 2001-2015
- Table 13. Staff Director, 2001-2015
- Table 14. Subcommittee Staff Director, 2001-2015
Summary
House Committee Staff Pay, Selected
September 29, 2022
Positions, 2001-2021
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The level of pay for congressional staff is a source of recurring questionsinterest among Members of
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Congress, congressional staff, and the public. There may be interest in congressional pay data
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from multiple perspectives, including assessment of the costs of congressional operations;
guidance in setting pay levels for staff in committee offices; or comparison of congressional staff
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pay levels with those of other federal government pay systems.
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This report provides pay data for 11the following 14 staff position titles that are used in House committeescommittees, and include the following: Chief Counsel; Clerk; Communications Director; Counsel; Deputy Staff Director; Minority Professional Staff Member; Minority Staff Director
Digital Director; General Counsel; Minority Professional Staff Member; Professional Staff Member; Senior Counsel; Senior Professional Staff Member; Staff Assistant; Staff Director; and Subcommittee Staff Director. The following table provides 2021 pay levels and the change in median pay levels for these positions in constant 2022 dollars, between 2020 and 2021.
Table 1.2021 Median Pay and Percentage Change for Selected Staff Positions in House
Committees, 2022 Dollars and Percentage Change, 2020-2021
2021 Pay,
2021 Pay,
Constant
Change,
Constant
Change,
Position
2022$
2020-2021
Position
2022$
2020-2021
Chief Counsel
$185,954
0.84%
Minority Professional Staff Member
$123,449
-16.61%
Clerk
$87,702
1.47%
Professional Staff Member
$114,248
0.91%
Communications Director
$150,973
-2.63%
Senior Counsel
$150,703
-1.26%
Counsel
$133,016
16.20%
Senior Professional Staff Member
$160,683
-3.22%
Deputy Staff Director
$188,697
-0.45%
Staff Assistant
$66,153
14.19%
Digital Director
$89,387
5.96%
Staff Director
$189,309
-1.98%
General Counsel
$186,223
2.56%
Subcommittee Staff Director
$149,111
-5.74%
Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as col ated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. 2021 median pay provided in constant 2022 dol ars.
Report tables provide aggregate statistics on pay for each staff position for 2001, 2007, 2012, and 2017-2021, including quartiles, median pay, and average pay, based on available data. Graphic displays are also included, providing representations of pay from the following two perspectives:
a line graph showing change in median pay, 2001-2021, in nominal (current) and constant 2022 dollars;
and
distributions of 2021 pay in constant 2022 dollarsDirector.
Tables provide tabular pay data for each House committee staff position. Graphic displays are also included, providing representations of pay from three perspectives, including the following:
- a line graph showing change in pay, depending on data availability;
- a comparison at 5-, 10-, and 15-year intervals from 2015, depending on data availability, of the cumulative percentage change of pay of that position, to changes in pay of Members of Congress and federal civilian workers paid under the General Schedule in Washington, DC, and surrounding areas; and
- distributions of 2015 pay, in $10,000 increments.
In the past five years (2011-2015), the change in median pay, in constant 2016 dollars, ranged from a 14.96% increase for communications directors to a -12.24% decrease for subcommittee staff directors. Of the eight staff positions for which data are available, two positions saw pay increases while six saw declines from 2011 to 2015. This may be compared to changes to the pay of Members of Congress, -5.10%, and General Schedule, DC, -3.19%, over the same period.
Pay data for staff working in Senate committee offices are available in CRS Report R44325, Staff Pay Levels for Selected Positions in Senate Committees, FY2001-FY2014. Data describing the pay of congressional staff working in the personal offices of Senators and Members of the House are available in CRS Report R44324, Staff Pay Levels for Selected Positions in Senators' Offices, FY2001-FY2014, and CRS Report R44323, Staff Pay Levels for Selected Positions in House Member Offices, 2001-2014, respectively.
Information about the duration of staff employment is available in CRS Report R44683, Staff Tenure in Selected Positions in House Committees, 2006-2016, CRS Report R44685, Staff Tenure in Selected Positions in Senate Committees, 2006-2016, CRS Report R44682, Staff Tenure in Selected Positions in House Member Offices, 2006-2016, and CRS Report R44684, Staff Tenure in Selected Positions in Senators' Offices, 2006-2016.
Introduction
Levels of pay for congressional staff are a source of recurring questions, in $10,000 increments.
Other data, which may not represent the entire 2001-2021 period, are available to congressional staff upon request.
The Congressional Research Service provides a number of products on staffing issues. These can be found in CRS Report R44688, Congressional Staff: CRS Products on Size, Pay, Job Tenure, and Duties.
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Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1 Data Concerns ................................................................................................................................. 2 Data Tables and Visualizations ........................................................................................................ 2 House Committee Staff Pay Tables ................................................................................................. 3
Tables Table 1.2021 Median Pay and Percentage Change for Selected Staff Positions in House
Committees, 2022 Dollars and Percentage Change, 2020-2021 .................................................. 2
Table 2. House Committee Staff Pay, Annual Maximums, 2001-2022 ........................................... 4 Table 3. 2021 Median Pay in Constant 2022 Dollars, and Changes in Pay for Selected
Staff In House Committees, Members Of Congress, and Selected General Schedule Employees, Selected Periods ........................................................................................................ 5
Table 4. Chief Counsel .................................................................................................................... 6 Table 5. Clerk .................................................................................................................................. 7 Table 6. Communications Director .................................................................................................. 8 Table 7. Counsel .............................................................................................................................. 9 Table 8. Deputy Staff Director ...................................................................................................... 10 Table 9. Digital Director ................................................................................................................. 11 Table 10. General Counsel ............................................................................................................ 12 Table 11. Minority Professional Staff Member ............................................................................. 13 Table 12. Professional Staff Member ............................................................................................ 14 Table 13. Senior Counsel ............................................................................................................... 15 Table 14. Senior Professional Staff Member ................................................................................. 16 Table 15. Staff Assistant ................................................................................................................ 17 Table 16. Staff Director ................................................................................................................. 18 Table 17. Subcommittee Staff Director ......................................................................................... 19
Contacts Author Information ........................................................................................................................ 20
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Introduction Levels of pay for congressional staff are a source of recurring interest among Members of Congress, congressional staff, and the public. In House committees, the chair and ranking member set the terms and conditions of employment for majority and minority staff, respectively. This includes job titles and descriptions; rates of pay, subject to maximum levels;11 and resources available to carry out their official duties.2 There may be interest in congressional pay data from multiple perspectives, including assessment of the costs of congressional operations; guidance in setting pay levels for staff in committee offices; consideration by staff when negotiating compensation for a new position or promotion; or comparison of congressional staff pay levels with those of other federal government pay systems.
Publicly available information sources do not provide aggregated congressional staff pay data in a readily retrievable form. Pay3Pay2 information in this report is based on the House Statement of Disbursements (SOD), published quarterly by the Chief Administrative Officer,43 as collated by LegiStorm, a private entity that provides some congressional data by subscription.54 Data in this report are based on official House reports, which afford the opportunity to use consistently collected data from a single, authoritative source. Additionally, this report provides annual data, which allows for observations about the nature of House committee staff compensation over time.
This report provides pay data for 1114 staff position titles that are used in House committees, and for which sufficient data could be identified. The positions include the following:
Chief Counsel
Digital Director
Senior Professional Staff Member
Clerk
General Counsel
Staff Assistant
Communications Director
Minority Professional Staff Member
Staff Director
Counsel
Professional Staff Member
Subcommittee Staff Director
Deputy Staff Director
Senior Counsel
When committees had more than two staff membersfor which sufficient data could be identified. Position titles and the years for which data are available since 2001 are provided in Table 1. Titles were identified through a two-step process. The first step identified 358 job titles used in House committees in 2014. Of those titles, 282, or 78.8%, were filled by only one staff member, and were excluded. In the second step, the remaining 76 titles were assessed to determine how many of the House committees for which data were available6 employed staff with each title. Fifty-nine position titles that were used by six or fewer panels (five for minority positions) were excluded.
Pay data were then collected for the remaining 17 positions. In order to be included, annual pay data for staff in each position needed to be available from at least five committees (four for minority positions). This eliminated another 6 positions, leaving 11. When committees had more than one staff member with the same job title, data for no more than two staff per committee were collected.7 House committee staff had to hold a position with the same job title in the same committee for the entire year examined, and not receive pay from any other congressional employing authority for their data to be included. Every recorded payment ascribed in the LegiStorm data to those staff for the fiscal year is tabulated. Data collected for this report may differ from an employee'’s stated annual salary due to the inclusion of overtime, bonuses, or other payments8 in addition to base salary paid in the course of a year.
|
Position Title |
Available Data |
|
Chief Counsel |
2002, 2004-2015 |
|
Communications Director |
2006-2015 |
|
Counsel |
2001-2015 |
|
Deputy Staff Director |
2009-2015 |
|
Minority Professional Staff Member |
2001-2006, 2008-2010, 2012-2014 |
|
Minority Staff Director |
2009, 2010, 2012, 2014-2015 |
|
Professional Staff Member |
2001-2015 |
|
Senior Professional Staff Member |
2008-2010, 2012-2014 |
|
Staff Assistant |
2001-2015 |
|
Staff Director |
2001-2006, 2008-2015 |
|
Subcommittee Staff Director |
2001-2006, 2009-2010, 2013-2015 |
Source: CRS. Available data column provides years in which sufficient data (annual pay data for each position from at least five committees, four for minority positions), were available.
Pay data for staff working in Senate committee offices are available in CRS Report R44325, Staff Pay Levels for Selected Positions in Senate Committees, FY2001-FY2014. Data describing the pay of congressional staff working in the personal offices of Senators and Members of the House are available in CRS Report R44324, Staff Pay Levels for Selected Positions in Senators' Offices, FY2001-FY2014, and CRS Report R44323, Staff Pay Levels for Selected Positions in House Member Offices, 2001-2014, respectively.9
in addition to base salary paid in the course of a year.5
1 Effective September 1, 2022, the maximum annual pay for staff in House committees, a figure that has increased over time, is $203,700. A minimum salary of $45,000 per year was also established for the first time. See Order of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, May 6, 2022, set out as a note following 2 U.S.C. 4532. Maximum payable rates for House committee staff since 2001 are available in Table 2.
2 In this report, pay refers to monies paid by the House to staff, and excludes other components of total compensation, which might include paid leave or employer contributions to various insurance and retirement benefits.
3 Volumes of the Statement of Disbursements since July 2009 are available at http://disbursements.house.gov/. 4 http://www.legistorm.com/. 5 Other forms of payment do not appear to be recorded in a consistent manner. Sometimes overtime and other pay is listed as separate entries and in other instances, significant one-time changes in a quarterly total may suggest payments in addition to regular salary.
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Data Concerns Data Concerns
Data presented here are subject to some challenges that could affect findings presented or their interpretation. Some of the concerns include the following:
- Given the large number of positions in committees with titles held by one House employee, data provided here almost certainly do not represent all of the jobs carried out by House committee staff.
-
The manner in which staff titles are assigned might have implications about the
representativeness of the data provided. Of positions for which data were collected, two broad categories emerge. The first category identifies position titles that usually appear to apply to one staff member per committee.
106 Since almost all available data were collected for those positions, pay information provided is likely to be highly representative of what House committees pay staff in those positions. The second category includes positions for which committees might hire two or more staff members.117 Since pay data were collected for no more than two staff per committee for each position, it is more likely that data for those positions are a sample of staff in those positions rather than nearly complete data, and therefore. Those data may be less closely representative of what all staff in those positions are paid. - Pay data provide no insight into the education, work experience, position tenure, and full- or part-time status of staff, or other potential explanations for levels of compensation.
Potential differences Differences might exist in the job duties of staff in positions with the same title. Aggregation of pay by job title rests on the assumption that staff with the same title carry out the same or similar tasks. Given the wide discretion congressional employing authorities have in setting the terms and conditions of employment, there may be differences in the duties of similarly titled staff that couldhave effects onaffect their levels of pay.
Data Tables and Visualizations
Tables in this section provide background information on House pay practices, comparative data for each position, and detailed data and visualizations for each position. Table 2 provides the maximum payable rates for House committee staff since 2001 in both nominal (current) and constant 20162022 dollars.
Constant dollar calculations throughout the report are based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), various years, expressed in 20162022 dollars.12
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6 Positions that typically employ one staff member per committee include communications director, deputy staff director, minority staff director, and staff director.
7 Positions that typically employ two or more staff members per committee include counsel, staff assistant, and professional staff member.
8 U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index, at https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CUUR0000SA0.
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Table 3 provides 2021 pay levels in median pay in constant 2022 dollars and percentage changes for each of the 14 positions; for Members of Congress;9 and for salariesprovides the available cumulative percentage changes in pay in constant 2016 dollars for each of the 11 positions, Members of Congress, and federal civilian workers paid under the General Schedule in Washington, DC, and surrounding areas.13 Table 4-Table 14 provide tabular pay data for each House committee staff position. The numbers of staff whose data were counted are identified as observations in the data tables. Graphic displays are also included, providing representations of pay from three perspectives, including the following:
- a line graph showing change in pay, depending on data availability, in nominal (current) and constant 2016 dollars;
- a comparison at 5-, 10-, and 15-year intervals from 2015,14 depending on data availability, of the cumulative percentage change of pay for that position, in constant 2016 dollars, to changes in pay of Members of Congress and federal civilian workers paid under the General Schedule in Washington, DC, and surrounding areas; and
- distributions of 2015 pay in 2016 dollars, in $10,000 increments.
Between 2011 and 2015, the change in median15 pay, in constant 2016 dollars, ranged from a 14.96% increase for communications directors to a -12.24% decrease for subcommittee staff directors. Of the eight staff positions for which data were available,16 two positions saw pay increases while six saw declines. This may be compared to changes to the pay of Members of Congress, -5.10%, and General Schedule, DC, -3.19%, over the same period.
Between 2006 and 2015, all of the seven staff positions for which data were available17 saw decreases. The change in median pay, in constant 2016 dollars, ranged from a -4.78% decrease for counsels to a -31.06% decrease for professional staff members. This may be compared to changes to the pay of Members of Congress, -10.41%, and General Schedule, DC, -0.13%, over the same period.
Between 2001 and 2015, all of the five staff positions for which data were available18 saw decreases. The change in median pay, in constant 2016 dollars, ranged from a -9.22% decrease for counsels to a -22.32% decrease for professional staff members. This may be compared to changes to the pay of Members of Congress, -10.40%, and General Schedule, DC, 7.36%, over the same period.
|
Year |
Nominal $ |
Constant 2016 $ |
|
2001 |
$143,600 |
$193,614 |
|
2002 |
$148,500 |
$197,105 |
|
2003 |
$153,200 |
$198,812 |
|
2004 |
$156,600 |
$197,953 |
|
2005 |
$160,600 |
$196,356 |
|
2006 |
$163,700 |
$193,892 |
|
2007 |
$163,700 |
$188,522 |
|
2008 |
$167,800 |
$186,099 |
|
2009 |
$172,500 |
$191,994 |
|
2010 |
$172,500 |
$188,896 |
|
2011 |
$172,500 |
$183,116 |
|
2012 |
$172,500 |
$179,403 |
|
2013 |
$172,500 |
$176,813 |
|
2014 |
$172,500 |
$173,991 |
|
2015 |
$172,500 |
$173,785 |
Source: 2 U.S.C. 4532 note, CRS calculations. Detailed information about data sources is available above in " and in the Rest of the United States (RUS) area.10
Table 4 through Table 17 provide available tabular pay data for each staff position for 2001, 2007, 2012, and 2017-2021, including data distributed by quartile, median pay, and average pay. The numbers of staff for which data were counted are identified as “#” in the data tables. Staff pay tables also provide a comparison, at various intervals to 2021, based on data availability, of the cumulative percentage change in median pay for that position, in constant, 2022 dollars.
Graphic displays are also included for each position, providing representations of pay from the following two perspectives:
distributions of 2021 pay in constant 2022 dollars, in $10,000 increments; and a line graph showing change in median pay, 2001-2021 (or available data), in
nominal (current) and constant 2022 dollars.
House Committee Staff Pay Tables
Interpreting Pay Tables: Statistics Describing Pay Data
For each year that data are available, statistical values for staff positions are included in Table 4 through Table 17, including the fol owing:
Minimum & Maximum
The smallest and largest pay level, respectively, for each position
Average (Mean)
The mean is the average of a list of numbers, in which the sum of all the values is divided by the total number of values. For example, if three salaries, $30,000, $45,000, and $90,000, were identified for a given staff position, the average (mean) would be ($30,000 + $45,000 + $90,000) ÷ 3 = $55,000.
Median
The midpoint at which half of the numbers in a list are higher and the other half lower. For example, if three salaries, $30,000, $45,000, and $90,000, were identified for a given staff position, the midpoint (median) would be $45,000.
Statistical Quartiles
Statistical values that divide data into quarters for more detailed analysis. In a list of numbers, Quartile 1 (Q1) is a number that falls in the middle between the lowest number, or minimum, and the median. For example, if Q1 for a given staff position was $50,000, this would indicate that 25% of employees in that position make $50,000 or less. Quartile 2 (Q2) is also the median. Quartile 3 (Q3) is a number that falls in the middle between the median and the highest number in the list, or maximum. Numbers between Q1 and Q3 compose the interquartile range, the difference between the largest and smallest values in the middle 50% of a list of numbers. Quartiles might also be described as percentiles, as shown below.
9 Member pay data are taken from CRS Report 97-1011, Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables.
10 General Schedule pay change is based on changes in pay levels, and not the pay of individuals. General Schedule pay tables for various years are available at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/. For a complete description of areas covered under the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA and RUS locality pay tables in 2022, see https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2022/locality-pay-area-definitions/.
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Statistical Measures Used in Pay Tables
Quartile1
Quartile2
Quartile3
Minimum
(Q1)
(Q2) Median
(Q3)
Maximum
Average
Lowest
25th Percentile
50th Percentile
75th percentile
Highest
The mean,
number in
number in a
or number
a list
25% of staff
50% of staff make less than
75% of staff
list
expressing
make less than
Q2
make less than
the central
Q1
Q3
value in a set of data
Middle number
Median—midpoint at which
Middle number
between
half of the numbers in a list
between
Minimum and
are higher and the other half
Median and
Median
lower
Maximum
Lower Quartile
Interquartile Range = Q3-Q1 Upper Quartile
Table 2. House Committee Staff Pay, Annual Maximums, 2001-2022
Constant
Constant
Year Nominal $
2022 $
Year Nominal $
2022 $
2001
$143,600
$233,804
2012
$172,500
$216,643
2002
$148,500
$238,019
2013
$172,500
$213,515
2003
$153,200
$240,080
2014
$172,500
$210,107
2004
$156,600
$239,043
2015
$172,500
$209,858
2005
$160,600
$237,115
2016
$172,500
$207,243
2006
$163,700
$234,139
2017
$172,500
$202,920
2007
$163,700
$227,655
2018
$172,500
$198,082
2008
$167,800
$224,728
2019
$172,500
$194,557
2009
$172,500
$231,847
2020
$173,900
$193,746
2010
$172,500
$228,106
2021
$199,300
$212,081
2011
$172,500
$221,126
2022
$203,700
$203,700
Source: 2 U.S.C. 4532 note, CRS calculations. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
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Table 3. 2021 Median Pay in Constant 2022 Dollars, and Changes in Pay for Selected
Staff In House Committees, Members Of Congress, and Selected General Schedule
Employees, Selected Periods
2021 Pay,
Constant
2020-
2017-
2012-
2007-
2001-
2022$
2021
2021
2021
2021
2021
Chief Counsel
$185,954
0.84%
-1.89%
-8.98%
-14.23%
34.45%
Clerk
$87,702
1.47%
18.50%
-53.58%
—
—
Communications Director
$150,973
-2.63%
2.61%
-0.63%
8.49%
—
Counsel
$133,016
16.20%
2.85%
-7.31%
-0.55%
2.32%
Deputy Staff Director
$188,697
-0.45%
-4.70%
-11.20%
—
—
Digital Director
$89,387
5.96%
—
—
—
—
General Counsel
$186,223
2.56%
—
—
—
—
Minority Professional Staff Mbr
$123,449
-16.61%
5.89%
-6.46%
—
-14.64%
Professional Staff Member
$114,248
0.91%
8.06%
-5.57%
-15.88%
-12.75%
Senior Counsel
$150,703
-1.26%
-14.45%
-15.30%
—
—
Senior Professional Staff Mbr
$160,683
-3.22%
13.74%
-5.40%
-11.68%
-15.94%
Staff Assistant
$66,153
14.19%
17.36%
29.69%
-28.19%
-3.52%
Staff Director
$189,309
-1.98%
-6.71%
-12.53%
-16.84%
-18.77%
Subcommittee Staff Director
$149,111
-5.74%
-11.62%
-18.39%
—
-20.59%
Congressional Staff Positions Pay Change Summary
Increase
7
7
1
1
2
Decrease
7
5
11
6
6
Members of Congress, General Schedule Pay Change
MCs
$185,158
-4.49%
-9.54%
-15.27%
-19.41%
-21.62%
General Schedule, DC
Varies
-3.53%
-1.05%
-1.32%
-0.07%
7.21%
General Schedule, Rest of U.S.
Varies
-3.53%
-2.87%
-4.58%
-6.51%
-2.47%
Data Tables and Visualizations."
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| |
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Chief Counsel |
-3.24% |
-8.76% |
— |
|
Communications Director |
14.96% |
-4.78% |
— |
|
Counsel |
6.07% |
-11.74% |
-9.22% |
|
Deputy Staff Director |
-7.34% |
— |
— |
|
Minority Professional Staff Member |
— |
— |
— |
|
Minority Staff Director |
— |
— |
— |
|
Professional Staff Member |
-12.17% |
-31.06% |
-22.32% |
|
Senior Professional Staff Member |
— |
— |
— |
|
Staff Assistant |
-9.77% |
-11.54% |
-21.57% |
|
Staff Director |
-5.09% |
-9.94% |
-9.95% |
|
Subcommittee Staff Director |
-12.24% |
-13.31% |
-10.59% |
|
Members of Congress |
-5.10% |
-10.41% |
-10.40% |
|
General Schedule, DC |
-3.19% |
-0.13% |
7.36% |
Source: CRS calculations, based on data provided in Table 4-Table 14 17 for congressional positions,; CRS Report 97-1011, Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables, by [author name scrubbed], for Members of Congress, ; and the Office of Personnel Management for federal civilian workers in the District of Columbia and surrounding areas, various years. "—" indicates no data available. Detailed information about data sources is available above in "Data Tables and Visualizations."
Notes: Insufficient data were available for minority staff directors for 2011. Between 2010 and 2015, change in pay for that position was -8.64%. Insufficient data were available for senior professional staff members for 2011 and 2015. Between 2010 and 2014, change in pay for that position was -26.93%. Insufficient data were available for minority professional staff members for 2011 and 2015. Between 2010 and 2014, change in pay for that position was -14.99%.
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Nominal $ |
Constant $ |
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Year |
Committees |
Observations |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
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|
2002 |
5 |
6 |
$119,250 |
$133,741 |
$133,127 |
$147,170 |
$158,281 |
$177,515 |
$176,699 |
$195,340 |
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2003 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||||||
|
2004 |
6 |
7 |
$115,500 |
$141,037 |
$143,786 |
$156,600 |
$146,000 |
$178,280 |
$181,755 |
$197,953 |
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|
2005 |
9 |
10 |
$118,817 |
$145,037 |
$150,900 |
$160,600 |
$145,270 |
$177,329 |
$184,496 |
$196,356 |
||||||
|
2006 |
7 |
8 |
$131,188 |
$149,070 |
$152,250 |
$161,997 |
$155,383 |
$176,564 |
$180,330 |
$191,875 |
||||||
|
2007 |
5 |
7 |
$130,099 |
$150,315 |
$155,892 |
$161,997 |
$149,826 |
$173,108 |
$179,530 |
$186,561 |
||||||
|
2008 |
12 |
14 |
$127,983 |
$153,277 |
$154,055 |
$167,800 |
$141,940 |
$169,992 |
$170,855 |
$186,099 |
||||||
|
2009 |
12 |
14 |
$136,200 |
$158,277 |
$157,449 |
$172,500 |
$151,592 |
$176,163 |
$175,243 |
$191,994 |
||||||
|
2010 |
11 |
14 |
$140,111 |
$160,547 |
$162,500 |
$172,500 |
$153,429 |
$175,807 |
$177,946 |
$188,896 |
||||||
|
2011 |
6 |
7 |
$156,400 |
$162,890 |
$160,188 |
$170,696 |
$166,025 |
$172,915 |
$170,046 |
$181,201 |
||||||
|
2012 |
9 |
11 |
$139,000 |
$157,525 |
$162,673 |
$170,696 |
$144,563 |
$163,829 |
$169,183 |
$177,527 |
||||||
|
2013 |
7 |
10 |
$141,961 |
$159,148 |
$161,003 |
$170,696 |
$145,511 |
$163,128 |
$165,029 |
$174,964 |
||||||
|
2014 |
8 |
10 |
$145,333 |
$161,897 |
$161,894 |
$172,500 |
$146,589 |
$163,296 |
$163,293 |
$173,991 |
||||||
|
2015 |
7 |
8 |
$144,201 |
$162,320 |
$163,322 |
$172,500 |
$145,275 |
$163,529 |
$164,538 |
$173,785 |
||||||
|
Change |
5 Years, 2011-2015 |
| ||||||||||||||
|
10 Years, 2006-2015 |
| |||||||||||||||
Median Pay | Change in Pay | 2015 Pay Distribution | ||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as collatedcol ated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. "—" indicates insufficient data available. TabularPercentage change is based on change in median pay for the periods noted. In the visualizations, position pay information based on constant 2016 dollars2022 dol ars in thousands of dollarsdol ars, or change in those levels, is presented in greensolid teal. Detailed information about data sources is available above in "“Data Tables and Visualizations.”
CRS-6
link to page 5
Table 5. Clerk
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $
Year #
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2012
4
$40,111
$107,640
$150,423
$170,696
$170,696
$127,913
$50,376
$135,185
$188,916
$214,377
$214,377
$160,646
Most Recent Five Years
2017
8
$36,587
$46,958
$62,917
$148,049
$170,696
$91,810
$43,039
$55,239
$74,012
$174,157
$200,798
$108,001
2018
12
$45,500
$51,583
$59,250
$150,115
$170,696
$91,986
$52,248
$59,233
$68,037
$172,378
$196,011
$105,628
2019
5
$44,164
$61,264
$68,322
$72,000
$153,333
$79,817
$49,812
$69,098
$77,058
$81,206
$172,940
$90,023
2020
9
$50,250
$67,333
$77,581
$84,790
$171,966
$93,097
$55,985
$75,018
$86,435
$94,466
$191,591
$103,721
2021
8
$48,750
$67,313
$82,417
$107,904
$176,617
$96,883
$51,876
$71,629
$87,702
$114,824
$187,943
$103,096
Change
2020-2021
1.47%
2017-2021
18.50%
2012-2021
-53.58%
Dol ars in figures are in thousands.
Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as col ated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. PercentageData Tables and Visualizations."
|
Nominal $ |
Constant $ |
|||||||||||||
|
Year |
Committees |
Observations |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
||||
|
2006 |
5 |
5 |
$85,163 |
$103,872 |
$111,667 |
$121,929 |
$100,869 |
$123,029 |
$132,262 |
$144,417 |
||||
|
2007 |
5 |
5 |
$85,917 |
$103,084 |
$100,069 |
$126,100 |
$98,945 |
$118,715 |
$115,243 |
$145,221 |
||||
|
2008 |
12 |
16 |
$81,515 |
$113,158 |
$119,000 |
$151,921 |
$90,404 |
$125,498 |
$131,977 |
$168,488 |
||||
|
2009 |
14 |
16 |
$79,458 |
$113,739 |
$106,045 |
$163,224 |
$88,438 |
$126,593 |
$118,030 |
$181,670 |
||||
|
2010 |
8 |
10 |
$83,000 |
$120,632 |
$121,446 |
$149,328 |
$90,889 |
$132,097 |
$132,989 |
$163,521 |
||||
|
2011 |
8 |
8 |
$83,667 |
$107,173 |
$103,197 |
$133,889 |
$88,816 |
$113,768 |
$109,548 |
$142,129 |
||||
|
2012 |
10 |
10 |
$100,000 |
$126,218 |
$120,976 |
$164,034 |
$104,002 |
$131,269 |
$125,817 |
$170,599 |
||||
|
2013 |
8 |
9 |
$104,000 |
$134,395 |
$137,700 |
$168,411 |
$106,601 |
$137,755 |
$141,143 |
$172,622 |
||||
|
2014 |
13 |
14 |
$89,000 |
$128,454 |
$123,167 |
$168,411 |
$89,769 |
$129,564 |
$124,231 |
$169,866 |
||||
|
2015 |
11 |
11 |
$95,500 |
$131,881 |
$125,003 |
$168,411 |
$96,211 |
$132,863 |
$125,934 |
$169,665 |
||||
|
Change |
5 Years, 2011-2015 |
14.96% |
||||||||||||
|
10 Years, 2006-2015 |
-4.78% |
|||||||||||||
Median Pay | Change in Pay | 2015 Pay Distribution | ||||||||||||
|
Dollars in figures are in thousands. |
||||||||||||||
Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as collated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. Tabular change is based on change in median pay for the periods noted. In the visualizations, position pay information based on constant 2016 dollars2022 dol ars in thousands of dollarsdol ars, or change in those levels, is presented in greensolid teal. Detailed information about data sources is available above in "“Data Tables and Visualizations.”
CRS-7
link to page 5
Table 6. Communications Director
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $
Year #
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2007
5
$85,917
$92,500
$100,069
$110,833 $126,100
$103,084
$119,483
$128,638
$139,165
$154,134
$175,365
$143,357
2012
10 $100,000 $109,801
$120,976
$144,250 $164,034
$126,218
$125,590
$137,900
$151,934
$181,163
$206,011
$158,517
Most Recent Five Years
2017
16
$95,000
$104,675
$125,075
$148,563 $168,411
$128,171
$111,753
$123,134
$147,132
$174,762
$198,110
$150,774
2018
13
$81,676
$112,159
$128,417
$145,188 $168,411
$126,912
$93,789
$128,792
$147,461
$166,720
$193,387
$145,733
2019
8
$88,028
$121,468
$136,097
$154,785 $167,535
$134,343
$99,284
$137,000
$153,500
$174,577
$188,957
$151,521
2020
19
$77,792
$134,178
$139,167
$147,223 $169,796
$133,945
$86,669
$149,490
$155,049
$164,025
$189,173
$149,231
2021
15 $107,000 $127,980
$141,875
$151,439 $170,000
$139,047
$113,862
$136,187
$150,973
$161,151
$180,902
$147,964
Change
2020-2021
-2.63%
2017-2021
2.61%
2012-2021
-0.63%
2007-2021
8.49%
Dol ars in figures are in thousands.
Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as col ated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. Percentage change is based on change in median pay for the periods noted. In the visualizations, position pay information based on constant 2022 dol ars in thousands of dol ars, or change in those levels, is presented in solid teal. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
CRS-8
link to page 5
Table 7. Counsel
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $
Year #
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2001
16
$71,167
$62,958
$79,848
$94,407
$139,559
$82,257
$115,871
$102,506
$130,006
$153,710
$227,224
$133,928
2007
14
$59,167
$92,300
$96,177
$118,000 $139,041
$102,363
$82,282
$128,360
$133,751
$164,101
$193,362
$142,354
2012
17
$77,000
$82,000
$114,267
$121,883 $142,050
$108,888
$96,704
$102,984
$143,507
$153,073
$178,401
$136,752
Most Recent Five Years
2017
19
$68,250
$80,467
$109,944
$125,234 $143,583
$103,842
$80,286
$94,657
$129,333
$147,320
$168,904
$122,154
2018
20
$75,000
$84,101
$93,792
$130,026 $157,630
$105,681
$86,123
$96,573
$107,701
$149,309
$181,008
$121,354
2019
9
$75,222
$89,017
$112,081
$124,824 $149,994
$110,975
$84,841
$100,399
$126,413
$140,785
$169,173
$125,165
2020
26
$62,167
$85,592
$102,750
$121,066 $140,000
$102,470
$69,261
$95,360
$114,476
$134,882
$155,977
$114,164
2021
19
$76,305
$91,201
$125,000
$130,000 $145,000
$114,291
$81,199
$97,050
$133,016
$138,337
$154,299
$121,620
Change
2020-2021
16.20%
2017-2021
2.85%
2012-2021
-7.31%
2007-2021
-0.55%
2001-2021
2.32%
Dol ars in figures are in thousands.
Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as col ated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. PercentageData Tables and Visualizations."
|
Nominal $ |
Constant $ |
|||||||||||||
|
Year |
Committees |
Observations |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
||||
|
2001 |
10 |
16 |
$71,167 |
$97,784 |
$98,767 |
$143,283 |
$95,953 |
$131,841 |
$133,167 |
$193,187 |
||||
|
2002 |
11 |
19 |
$65,750 |
$100,279 |
$108,000 |
$143,600 |
$87,270 |
$133,101 |
$143,349 |
$190,601 |
||||
|
2003 |
9 |
14 |
$75,388 |
$104,678 |
$100,317 |
$149,467 |
$97,832 |
$135,844 |
$130,184 |
$193,967 |
||||
|
2004 |
12 |
19 |
$58,233 |
$101,021 |
$99,500 |
$150,000 |
$73,611 |
$127,697 |
$125,774 |
$189,610 |
||||
|
2005 |
12 |
19 |
$79,087 |
$104,912 |
$104,880 |
$134,567 |
$96,695 |
$128,270 |
$128,230 |
$164,527 |
||||
|
2006 |
13 |
19 |
$56,250 |
$111,987 |
$115,647 |
$154,083 |
$66,624 |
$132,641 |
$136,976 |
$182,501 |
||||
|
2007 |
7 |
14 |
$59,167 |
$102,363 |
$96,177 |
$139,041 |
$68,138 |
$117,885 |
$110,760 |
$160,124 |
||||
|
2008 |
12 |
19 |
$64,694 |
$111,010 |
$107,136 |
$147,415 |
$71,749 |
$123,115 |
$118,819 |
$163,491 |
||||
|
2009 |
13 |
20 |
$94,261 |
$123,682 |
$117,900 |
$170,696 |
$104,914 |
$137,660 |
$131,224 |
$189,987 |
||||
|
2010 |
8 |
15 |
$55,733 |
$104,700 |
$101,854 |
$142,000 |
$61,031 |
$114,652 |
$111,535 |
$155,497 |
||||
|
2011 |
6 |
10 |
$79,356 |
$105,961 |
$107,371 |
$130,917 |
$84,239 |
$112,482 |
$113,979 |
$138,973 |
||||
|
2012 |
10 |
17 |
$77,000 |
$108,888 |
$114,267 |
$142,050 |
$80,081 |
$113,245 |
$118,839 |
$147,735 |
||||
|
2013 |
10 |
16 |
$78,383 |
$112,593 |
$115,417 |
$166,048 |
$80,343 |
$115,408 |
$118,303 |
$170,200 |
||||
|
2014 |
12 |
19 |
$49,917 |
$106,016 |
$112,895 |
$159,717 |
$50,348 |
$106,932 |
$113,871 |
$161,098 |
||||
|
2015 |
15 |
23 |
$54,833 |
$114,886 |
$120,000 |
$170,696 |
$55,242 |
$115,741 |
$120,894 |
$171,967 |
||||
|
Change |
5 Years, 2011-2015 |
6.07% |
||||||||||||
|
10 Years, 2006-2015 |
-11.74% |
|||||||||||||
|
15 Years, 2001-2015 |
-9.22% |
|||||||||||||
Median Pay | Change in Pay | 2015 Pay Distribution | ||||||||||||
|
Dollars in figures are in thousands. |
||||||||||||||
Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as collated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. Tabular change is based on change in median pay for the periods noted. In the visualizations, position pay information based on constant 2016 dollars2022 dol ars in thousands of dollarsdol ars, or change in those levels, is presented in greensolid teal. Detailed information about data sources is available above in "“Data Tables and Visualizations."
Table 7.”
CRS-9
link to page 5
Table 8. Deputy Staff Director
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $
Year #
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2012
12 $140,124 $150,000
$169,206
$171,109 $172,500
$161,167
$175,982
$188,385
$212,505
$214,896
$216,643
$202,410
Most Recent Five Years
2017
10 $116,000 $154,725
$168,328
$171,598 $172,500
$158,392
$136,457
$182,010
$198,013
$201,859
$202,920
$186,324
2018
7
$142,156 $153,951
$165,674
$168,560 $172,500
$160,765
$163,238
$176,783
$190,244
$193,558
$198,082
$184,607
2019
5
$149,250 $166,956
$168,990
$170,696 $171,891
$165,557
$168,334
$188,304
$190,598
$192,522
$193,870
$186,726
2020
15 $142,500 $166,999
$170,142
$173,038 $173,900
$167,641
$158,762
$186,057
$189,559
$192,785
$193,746
$186,773
2021
5
$161,158 $173,411
$177,325
$183,900 $184,483
$176,056
$171,493
$184,532
$188,697
$195,693
$196,314
$187,346
Change
2020-2021
-0.45%
2017-2021
-4.70%
2012-2021
-11.20%
Dol ars in figures are in thousands.
Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as col ated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. Percentage. Deputy Staff Director, 2009-2015
|
Nominal $ |
Constant $ |
|||||||||||||
|
Year |
Committees |
Observations |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
||||
|
2009 |
5 |
5 |
$136,250 |
$159,050 |
$168,139 |
$172,500 |
$151,648 |
$177,024 |
$187,140 |
$191,994 |
||||
|
2010 |
5 |
6 |
$122,500 |
$145,128 |
$145,257 |
$172,500 |
$134,143 |
$158,922 |
$159,064 |
$188,896 |
||||
|
2011 |
6 |
6 |
$142,015 |
$162,374 |
$169,516 |
$172,500 |
$150,755 |
$172,366 |
$179,948 |
$183,116 |
||||
|
2012 |
12 |
12 |
$140,124 |
$161,167 |
$169,206 |
$172,500 |
$145,732 |
$167,617 |
$175,977 |
$179,403 |
||||
|
2013 |
8 |
9 |
$140,100 |
$158,695 |
$154,300 |
$172,500 |
$143,603 |
$162,663 |
$158,158 |
$176,813 |
||||
|
2014 |
11 |
12 |
$134,000 |
$161,029 |
$164,417 |
$172,500 |
$135,158 |
$162,421 |
$165,838 |
$173,991 |
||||
|
2015 |
8 |
10 |
$137,500 |
$160,161 |
$165,500 |
$172,500 |
$138,524 |
$161,354 |
$166,732 |
$173,785 |
||||
|
Change |
5 Years, 2011-2015 |
-7.34% |
||||||||||||
Median Pay | Change in Pay | 2015 Pay Distribution | ||||||||||||
|
Dollars in figures are in thousands. |
||||||||||||||
Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as collated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. Tabular change is based on change in median pay for the periods noted. In the visualizations, position pay information based on constant 2016 dollars2022 dol ars in thousands of dollarsdol ars, or change in those levels, is presented in greensolid teal. Detailed information about data sources is available above in "“Data Tables and Visualizations.”
CRS-10
link to page 5
Table 9. Digital Director
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $
Year # Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2020
5
$60,078
$65,000
$75,717
$78,000
$85,159
$72,791
$66,934
$72,418
$84,358
$86,901
$94,878
$81,098
2021
5
$65,583
$81,250
$84,000
$87,500
$87,917
$81,250
$69,789
$86,460
$89,387
$93,111
$93,555
$86,460
Change
2020-2021
5.96%
Dol ars in figure
are in thousands.
Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as col ated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. Percentage change is based on change in median pay for the periods noted. In the visualizations, position pay information based on constant 2022 dol ars in thousands of dol ars, or change in those levels, is presented in solid teal. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
CRS-11
link to page 5
Table 10. General Counsel
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $
Year #
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2020
8
$154,784
$158,305
$162,968
$170,243
$171,597
$163,615
$172,449
$176,371
$181,566
$189,672
$191,180
$182,287
2021
7
$169,000
$173,764
$175,000
$178,948
$184,483
$176,272
$179,838
$184,907
$186,223
$190,424
$196,314
$187,577
Change
2020-2021
2.56%
Dol ars in figure
are in thousands.
Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as col ated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. PercentageData Tables and Visualizations."
|
Nominal $ |
Constant $ |
|||||||||||
|
Year |
Committees |
Observations |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
||
|
2001 |
7 |
13 |
$73,667 |
$95,925 |
$88,827 |
$139,559 |
$99,324 |
$129,334 |
$119,765 |
$188,165 |
||
|
2002 |
7 |
14 |
$65,267 |
$106,863 |
$102,642 |
$147,170 |
$86,629 |
$141,840 |
$136,238 |
$195,340 |
||
|
2003 |
7 |
13 |
$59,350 |
$98,384 |
$97,957 |
$135,613 |
$77,020 |
$127,675 |
$127,122 |
$175,989 |
||
|
2004 |
8 |
15 |
$64,812 |
$105,503 |
$102,333 |
$155,098 |
$81,926 |
$133,363 |
$129,356 |
$196,054 |
||
|
2005 |
6 |
11 |
$71,833 |
$106,447 |
$103,500 |
$139,091 |
$87,826 |
$130,147 |
$126,543 |
$170,058 |
||
|
2006 |
7 |
13 |
$71,917 |
$106,739 |
$107,044 |
$144,583 |
$85,181 |
$126,426 |
$126,787 |
$171,249 |
||
|
2007 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
2008 |
4 |
7 |
$62,500 |
$104,167 |
$109,376 |
$143,124 |
$69,316 |
$115,527 |
$121,303 |
$158,732 |
||
|
2009 |
5 |
8 |
$59,750 |
$96,173 |
$96,467 |
$127,408 |
$66,502 |
$107,042 |
$107,368 |
$141,806 |
||
|
2010 |
4 |
7 |
$73,667 |
$115,362 |
$120,000 |
$140,000 |
$80,669 |
$126,327 |
$131,406 |
$153,307 |
||
|
2011 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
2012 |
4 |
5 |
$67,500 |
$101,786 |
$105,085 |
$143,760 |
$70,201 |
$105,859 |
$109,290 |
$149,513 |
||
|
2013 |
5 |
8 |
$45,117 |
$90,613 |
$92,417 |
$143,591 |
$46,245 |
$92,879 |
$94,728 |
$147,181 |
||
|
2014 |
4 |
6 |
$60,000 |
$110,397 |
$110,750 |
$155,207 |
$60,519 |
$111,351 |
$111,707 |
$156,549 |
||
|
2015 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Change |
5 Years, 2010-2014 |
-14.99% |
||||||||||
Median Pay | ||||||||||||
|
Dollars in figures are in thousands. |
||||||||||||
Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as collated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. "—" indicates insufficient data available. Tabular change is based on change in median pay for the periods noted. In the visualizations, position pay information based on constant 2016 dollars2022 dol ars in thousands of dollarsdol ars, or change in those levels, is presented in greensolid teal. Detailed information about data sources is available above in "“Data Tables and Visualizations."
|
Nominal $ |
Constant $ |
||||||||||||
|
Year |
Committees |
Observations |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
|||
|
2009 |
6 |
6 |
$165,000 |
$170,597 |
$172,250 |
$172,500 |
$183,647 |
$189,877 |
$191,716 |
$191,994 |
|||
|
2010 |
7 |
7 |
$169,587 |
$171,558 |
$172,500 |
$172,500 |
$185,706 |
$187,865 |
$188,896 |
$188,896 |
|||
|
2011 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
2012 |
7 |
7 |
$157,838 |
$169,602 |
$172,400 |
$172,500 |
$164,154 |
$176,390 |
$179,299 |
$179,403 |
|||
|
2013 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
2014 |
8 |
8 |
$144,712 |
$166,098 |
$168,480 |
$172,500 |
$145,962 |
$167,533 |
$169,936 |
$173,991 |
|||
|
2015 |
5 |
5 |
$165,011 |
$169,626 |
$171,300 |
$172,500 |
$166,240 |
$170,889 |
$172,576 |
$173,785 |
|||
|
Change |
6 Years, 2010-2015 |
-8.64% |
|||||||||||
Median Pay | 2015 Pay Distribution | ||||||||||||
|
Dollars in figures are in thousands. |
|||||||||||||
Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as collated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. "—" indicates insufficient data available. Tabular.”
CRS-12
link to page 5
Table 11. Minority Professional Staff Member
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $
Year #
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2001
13
$73,667
$83,724
$88,827
$107,333
$139,559
$95,925
$119,941
$136,317
$144,625
$174,756
$227,224
$156,181
2007
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2012
5
$67,500
$80,000
$105,085
$112,583
$143,760
$101,786
$84,773
$100,472
$131,976
$141,393
$180,548
$127,833
Most Recent Five Years
2017
6
$56,106
$95,139
$99,103
$104,942
$114,150
$94,861
$66,000
$111,917
$116,580
$123,448
$134,280
$111,590
2018
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2019
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2020
4
$88,000
$94,750
$132,876
$169,508
$171,775
$131,382
$98,043
$105,563
$148,040
$188,853
$191,378
$146,376
2021
5
$106,250
$115,844
$116,010
$116,250
$157,906
$122,452 $113,064
$123,273
$123,449
$123,705
$168,032
$130,305
Change
2020-2021
-16.61%
2017-2021
5.89%
2012-2021
-6.46%
2007-2021
—
2001-2021
-14.64%
Dol ars in figure
are in thousands.
Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as col ated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. Percentage change is based on change in median pay for the periods noted. In the visualizations, position pay information based on constant 2016 dollars2022 dol ars in thousands of dollarsdol ars, or change in those levels, is presented in greensolid teal. Detailed information about data sources is available above in "“Data Tables and Visualizations."
Table 10.”
CRS-13
link to page 5
Table 12. Professional Staff Member
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $
Year #
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2001
24
$45,930
$74,404
$80,423
$90,000 $140,865
$79,533
$74,781
$121,141
$130,942
$146,534
$229,351
$129,492
2007
21
$44,700
$84,139
$97,657
$119,842 $136,433
$99,295
$62,163
$117,010
$135,809
$166,662
$189,736
$138,088
2012
28
$53,000
$78,978
$96,333
$117,079 $134,083
$96,110
$66,563
$99,188
$120,985
$147,040
$168,395
$120,705
Most Recent Five Years
2017
28
$50,000
$69,150
$89,875
$122,864 $172,500
$96,083
$58,818
$81,345
$105,725
$144,531
$202,920
$113,027
2018
37
$53,708
$78,534
$95,000
$120,750 $168,411
$99,111
$61,673
$90,181
$109,089
$138,658
$193,387
$113,809
2019
24
$54,500
$89,517
$101,207
$135,258 $161,597
$106,963
$61,469
$100,963
$114,148
$152,553
$182,260
$120,640
2020
38
$62,083
$87,396
$101,625
$124,846 $168,753
$105,188
$69,168
$97,370
$113,223
$139,093
$188,011
$117,192
2021
31
$67,167
$94,461
$107,363
$142,919 $172,778
$116,123
$71,474
$100,519
$114,248
$152,084
$183,858
$123,570
Change
2020-2021
0.91%
2017-2021
8.06%
2012-2021
-5.57%
2007-2021
-15.88%
2001-2021
-12.75%
Dol ars in figures are in thousands.
Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as col ated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. Percentage. Professional Staff Member, 2001-2015
|
Nominal $ |
Constant $ |
|||||||||||||
|
Year |
Committees |
Observations |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
||||
|
2001 |
13 |
24 |
$45,930 |
$79,533 |
$80,423 |
$140,865 |
$61,927 |
$107,233 |
$108,434 |
$189,927 |
||||
|
2002 |
15 |
27 |
$43,000 |
$81,293 |
$80,429 |
$148,500 |
$57,074 |
$107,900 |
$106,754 |
$197,105 |
||||
|
2003 |
13 |
25 |
$44,667 |
$86,645 |
$91,000 |
$121,335 |
$57,965 |
$112,441 |
$118,093 |
$157,460 |
||||
|
2004 |
16 |
32 |
$41,083 |
$90,763 |
$91,792 |
$143,211 |
$51,932 |
$114,730 |
$116,031 |
$181,028 |
||||
|
2005 |
15 |
28 |
$42,200 |
$96,007 |
$99,635 |
$138,000 |
$51,595 |
$117,382 |
$121,818 |
$168,725 |
||||
|
2006 |
15 |
29 |
$40,833 |
$100,719 |
$103,161 |
$157,013 |
$48,364 |
$119,295 |
$122,187 |
$185,972 |
||||
|
2007 |
11 |
21 |
$44,700 |
$99,295 |
$97,657 |
$136,433 |
$51,478 |
$114,351 |
$112,465 |
$157,121 |
||||
|
2008 |
13 |
22 |
$51,250 |
$96,048 |
$97,783 |
$135,000 |
$56,839 |
$106,522 |
$108,447 |
$149,722 |
||||
|
2009 |
15 |
25 |
$47,917 |
$109,033 |
$109,000 |
$172,049 |
$53,332 |
$121,355 |
$121,318 |
$191,492 |
||||
|
2010 |
14 |
27 |
$51,868 |
$89,333 |
$86,498 |
$135,762 |
$56,798 |
$97,824 |
$94,720 |
$148,666 |
||||
|
2011 |
12 |
22 |
$49,000 |
$94,787 |
$90,344 |
$142,000 |
$52,015 |
$100,620 |
$95,904 |
$150,739 |
||||
|
2012 |
16 |
28 |
$53,000 |
$96,110 |
$96,333 |
$134,083 |
$55,121 |
$99,956 |
$100,188 |
$139,449 |
||||
|
2013 |
17 |
29 |
$41,667 |
$93,765 |
$92,475 |
$151,083 |
$42,708 |
$96,109 |
$94,787 |
$154,861 |
||||
|
2014 |
16 |
30 |
$54,000 |
$89,714 |
$88,506 |
$155,000 |
$54,467 |
$90,489 |
$89,271 |
$156,340 |
||||
|
2015 |
14 |
26 |
$53,500 |
$95,061 |
$83,611 |
$135,000 |
$53,898 |
$95,769 |
$84,234 |
$136,005 |
||||
|
Change |
5 Years, 2011-2015 |
-12.17% |
||||||||||||
|
10 Years, 2006-2015 |
-31.06% |
|||||||||||||
|
15 Years, 2001-2015 |
-22.32% |
|||||||||||||
Median Pay | Change in Pay | 2015 Pay Distribution | ||||||||||||
|
Dollars in figures are in thousands. |
||||||||||||||
Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as collated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. Tabular change is based on change in median pay for the periods noted. In the visualizations, position pay information based on constant 2016 dollars2022 dol ars in thousands of dollarsdol ars, or change in those levels, is presented in greensolid teal. Detailed information about data sources is available above in "“Data Tables and Visualizations."
|
Nominal $ |
Constant $ |
|||||||||||
|
Year |
Committees |
Observations |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
||
|
2008 |
5 |
9 |
$101,700 |
$129,285 |
$131,875 |
$153,841 |
$112,790 |
$143,384 |
$146,256 |
$170,617 |
||
|
2009 |
5 |
10 |
$87,028 |
$141,473 |
$145,358 |
$170,696 |
$96,864 |
$157,460 |
$161,785 |
$189,987 |
||
|
2010 |
5 |
9 |
$114,631 |
$148,295 |
$145,853 |
$170,696 |
$125,527 |
$162,390 |
$159,716 |
$186,921 |
||
|
2011 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
2012 |
7 |
12 |
$82,000 |
$133,660 |
$135,250 |
$164,000 |
$85,282 |
$139,009 |
$140,662 |
$170,563 |
||
|
2013 |
6 |
9 |
$66,000 |
$114,418 |
$125,000 |
$164,000 |
$67,650 |
$117,279 |
$128,126 |
$168,101 |
||
|
2014 |
6 |
10 |
$73,000 |
$115,499 |
$115,708 |
$164,000 |
$73,631 |
$116,497 |
$116,708 |
$165,417 |
||
|
2015 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Change |
5 Years, 2010-2014 |
-26.93% |
||||||||||
Median Pay | ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as collatedcol ated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. "—" indicates insufficient data available. TabularPercentage change is based on change in median pay for the periods noted. In the visualizations, position pay information based on constant 2016 dollars2022 dol ars in thousands of dollarsdol ars, or change in those levels, is presented in greensolid teal. Detailed information about data sources is available above in "“Data Tables and Visualizations."
|
Nominal $ |
Constant $ |
|||||||||||||
|
Year |
Committees |
Observations |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
||||
|
2001 |
12 |
20 |
$25,750 |
$54,489 |
$42,111 |
$124,500 |
$34,718 |
$73,467 |
$56,778 |
$167,862 |
||||
|
2002 |
18 |
30 |
$24,923 |
$51,071 |
$42,187 |
$123,500 |
$33,080 |
$67,787 |
$55,995 |
$163,922 |
||||
|
2003 |
16 |
22 |
$28,391 |
$52,471 |
$40,867 |
$128,063 |
$36,844 |
$68,094 |
$53,034 |
$166,190 |
||||
|
2004 |
14 |
26 |
$29,222 |
$53,364 |
$39,056 |
$155,010 |
$36,938 |
$67,456 |
$49,370 |
$195,943 |
||||
|
2005 |
13 |
20 |
$32,416 |
$54,621 |
$43,743 |
$156,848 |
$39,633 |
$66,782 |
$53,483 |
$191,769 |
||||
|
2006 |
14 |
19 |
$29,417 |
$59,980 |
$42,500 |
$161,997 |
$34,842 |
$71,042 |
$50,338 |
$191,875 |
||||
|
2007 |
8 |
12 |
$36,032 |
$77,341 |
$66,239 |
$161,997 |
$41,495 |
$89,069 |
$76,283 |
$186,561 |
||||
|
2008 |
12 |
18 |
$34,000 |
$60,085 |
$55,000 |
$134,385 |
$37,708 |
$66,638 |
$60,998 |
$149,040 |
||||
|
2009 |
11 |
15 |
$36,325 |
$66,030 |
$50,750 |
$170,696 |
$40,430 |
$73,492 |
$56,485 |
$189,987 |
||||
|
2010 |
16 |
26 |
$24,750 |
$53,749 |
$44,521 |
$154,039 |
$27,102 |
$58,858 |
$48,752 |
$168,680 |
||||
|
2011 |
7 |
12 |
$30,000 |
$63,876 |
$46,491 |
$153,000 |
$31,846 |
$67,807 |
$49,352 |
$162,416 |
||||
|
2012 |
14 |
25 |
$30,000 |
$49,506 |
$40,617 |
$151,534 |
$31,201 |
$51,487 |
$42,242 |
$157,598 |
||||
|
2013 |
10 |
15 |
$33,000 |
$66,141 |
$50,000 |
$168,411 |
$33,825 |
$67,795 |
$51,250 |
$172,622 |
||||
|
2014 |
10 |
11 |
$32,000 |
$62,975 |
$40,625 |
$163,701 |
$32,277 |
$63,519 |
$40,976 |
$165,116 |
||||
|
2015 |
7 |
10 |
$25,938 |
$62,883 |
$44,200 |
$165,409 |
$26,131 |
$63,351 |
$44,529 |
$166,641 |
||||
|
Change |
5 Years, 2011-2015 |
-9.77% |
||||||||||||
|
10 Years, 2006-2015 |
-11.54% |
|||||||||||||
|
15 Years, 2001-2015 |
-21.57% |
|||||||||||||
Median Pay | Change in Pay | 2015 Pay Distribution | ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as collatedcol ated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. TabularPercentage change is based on change in median pay for the periods noted. In the visualizations, position pay information based on constant 2016 dollars2022 dol ars in thousands of dollarsdol ars, or change in those levels, is presented in greensolid teal. Detailed information about data sources is available above in "“Data Tables and Visualizations."
|
Nominal $ |
Constant $ |
|||||||||||||
|
Year |
Committees |
Observations |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
||||
|
2001 |
5 |
5 |
$109,270 |
$136,410 |
$143,133 |
$143,600 |
$147,327 |
$183,920 |
$192,985 |
$193,614 |
||||
|
2002 |
9 |
9 |
$117,755 |
$143,242 |
$148,000 |
$148,500 |
$156,297 |
$190,125 |
$196,441 |
$197,105 |
||||
|
2003 |
5 |
5 |
$148,473 |
$150,769 |
$150,316 |
$153,174 |
$192,677 |
$195,658 |
$195,070 |
$198,778 |
||||
|
2004 |
7 |
7 |
$129,583 |
$148,326 |
$156,417 |
$156,600 |
$163,802 |
$187,493 |
$197,721 |
$197,953 |
||||
|
2005 |
8 |
10 |
$126,000 |
$150,959 |
$158,997 |
$160,600 |
$154,053 |
$184,569 |
$194,396 |
$196,356 |
||||
|
2006 |
8 |
10 |
$134,000 |
$154,948 |
$162,916 |
$163,700 |
$158,714 |
$183,526 |
$192,964 |
$193,892 |
||||
|
2007 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||||
|
2008 |
9 |
11 |
$140,791 |
$164,854 |
$167,800 |
$168,217 |
$156,144 |
$182,832 |
$186,099 |
$186,561 |
||||
|
2009 |
8 |
9 |
$167,800 |
$170,758 |
$171,500 |
$172,500 |
$186,763 |
$190,055 |
$190,881 |
$191,994 |
||||
|
2010 |
11 |
13 |
$168,000 |
$171,146 |
$172,500 |
$172,500 |
$183,968 |
$187,413 |
$188,896 |
$188,896 |
||||
|
2011 |
8 |
8 |
$165,006 |
$170,679 |
$172,495 |
$172,500 |
$175,161 |
$181,182 |
$183,111 |
$183,116 |
||||
|
2012 |
8 |
10 |
$164,593 |
$170,575 |
$172,330 |
$172,500 |
$171,180 |
$177,402 |
$179,226 |
$179,403 |
||||
|
2013 |
10 |
11 |
$145,250 |
$168,843 |
$172,500 |
$172,500 |
$148,882 |
$173,065 |
$176,813 |
$176,813 |
||||
|
2014 |
12 |
13 |
$112,833 |
$165,939 |
$172,500 |
$172,500 |
$113,809 |
$167,373 |
$173,991 |
$173,991 |
||||
|
2015 |
10 |
13 |
$135,000 |
$167,383 |
$172,500 |
$172,500 |
$136,005 |
$168,630 |
$173,785 |
$173,785 |
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|
Change |
5 Years, 2011-2015 |
-5.09% |
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|
10 Years, 2006-2015 |
-9.94% |
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|
15 Years, 2001-2015 |
-9.95% |
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Median Pay | Change in Pay | 2015 Pay Distribution | ||||||||||||
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Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as collatedcol ated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. "—" indicates insufficient data available. TabularPercentage change is based on change in median pay for the periods noted. In the visualizations, position pay information based on constant 2016 dollars2022 dol ars in thousands of dollarsdol ars, or change in those levels, is presented in greensolid teal. Detailed information about data sources is available above in "“Data Tables and Visualizations."
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Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $
Year #
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2001
8
$64,694
$100,494
$115,331
$122,515 $134,891
$108,922
$105,333
$163,620
$187,777
$199,475
$219,624
$177,342
2007
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2012
8
$107,000 $121,500
$145,478
$165,548 $168,411
$142,671
$134,381
$152,592
$182,706
$207,911
$211,507
$179,181
Most Recent Five Years
2017
8
$123,201 $129,654
$143,417
$161,279 $168,411
$145,547
$144,928
$152,519
$168,708
$189,721
$198,110
$171,214
2018
6
$93,000
$135,664
$146,903
$152,104 $156,103
$138,111
$106,792
$155,783
$168,689
$174,661
$179,253
$158,593
2019
4
$130,950 $132,450
$133,197
$136,139 $144,222
$135,392
$147,694
$149,386
$150,229
$153,546
$162,663
$152,704
2020
13 $109,211 $137,501
$141,983
$145,078 $168,411
$141,227
$121,674
$153,193
$158,187
$161,634
$187,630
$157,344
2021
8
$123,000 $131,204
$140,125
$148,458 $173,411
$141,712
$130,888
$139,618
$149,111
$157,979
$184,532
$150,800
Change
2020-2021
-5.74%
2017-2021
-11.62%
2012-2021
-18.39%
2007-2021
—
2001-2021
-20.59%
Dol ars in figures
are in thousands.
Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as col ated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. Percentage. Subcommittee Staff Director, 2001-2015
|
Nominal $ |
Constant $ |
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|
Year |
Committees |
Observations |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Average |
Median |
Maximum |
||||
|
2001 |
5 |
8 |
$64,694 |
$108,922 |
$115,331 |
$134,891 |
$87,227 |
$146,858 |
$155,499 |
$181,872 |
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|
2002 |
9 |
16 |
$68,250 |
$112,430 |
$116,733 |
$134,905 |
$90,588 |
$149,229 |
$154,940 |
$179,060 |
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|
2003 |
7 |
13 |
$70,783 |
$127,704 |
$131,417 |
$151,358 |
$91,858 |
$165,724 |
$170,543 |
$196,421 |
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|
2004 |
8 |
16 |
$77,583 |
$125,937 |
$129,966 |
$147,947 |
$98,070 |
$159,192 |
$164,285 |
$187,015 |
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|
2005 |
8 |
12 |
$82,761 |
$135,548 |
$135,667 |
$158,954 |
$101,187 |
$165,727 |
$165,872 |
$194,344 |
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|
2006 |
8 |
14 |
$91,761 |
$138,231 |
$135,406 |
$161,745 |
$108,685 |
$163,726 |
$160,380 |
$191,577 |
||||
|
2007 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||||
|
2008 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||||
|
2009 |
6 |
10 |
$105,198 |
$141,675 |
$144,957 |
$170,696 |
$117,086 |
$157,686 |
$161,338 |
$189,987 |
||||
|
2010 |
10 |
16 |
$98,293 |
$144,215 |
$144,661 |
$170,499 |
$107,636 |
$157,922 |
$158,411 |
$186,705 |
||||
|
2011 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||||
|
2012 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
||||
|
2013 |
6 |
11 |
$105,000 |
$143,609 |
$151,838 |
$170,696 |
$107,625 |
$147,199 |
$155,635 |
$174,964 |
||||
|
2014 |
6 |
12 |
$102,395 |
$141,386 |
$137,750 |
$168,411 |
$103,280 |
$142,608 |
$138,941 |
$169,866 |
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|
2015 |
5 |
9 |
$110,000 |
$138,476 |
$138,000 |
$170,683 |
$110,819 |
$139,508 |
$139,028 |
$171,954 |
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|
Change |
5 Years, 2011-2015 |
— |
||||||||||||
|
10 Years, 2006-2015 |
-13.31% |
|||||||||||||
|
15 Years, 2001-2015 |
-10.59% |
|||||||||||||
Median Pay | Change in Pay | 2015 Pay Distribution | ||||||||||||
|
Dollars in figures are in thousands. |
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Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as collated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. "—" indicates insufficient data available. Tabular change is based on change in median pay for the periods noted. In the visualizations, position pay information based on constant 2016 dollars2022 dol ars in thousands of dollarsdol ars, or change in those levels, is presented in greensolid teal. Detailed information about data sources is available above in "“Data Tables and Visualizations.”
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R. Eric Petersen
Tyler L. Wolanin
Specialist in American National Government
Research Assistant
Acknowledgments
A number of CRS staff made substantial contributions to this report. Barbara L. Schwemle, Analyst in American National Government, provided technical assistance. William T. Egar, former Analyst in American National Government, provided technical assistance and authored a section of the report. Sandra L. Edwards, User Support Specialist, Jonathan P. Kardashian, User Support Specialist, and Andrew M. Schaefer, Editor, provided formatting, editorial, and production support.
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Footnotes
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| 2. |
For discussion of resources available to committees, and their distribution, see CRS Report R42778, House Committee Funding: Description of Process and Analysis of Disbursements, by [author name scrubbed] and [author name scrubbed]. |
| 3. |
In this report, pay refers to monies paid by the House to staff, and excludes other components of total compensation, which might include paid leave or employer contributions to various insurance and retirement benefits. |
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| 6. |
The Statements of Disbursement of the House provided data for the following panels in 2015: Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, Budget, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, Intelligence, Judiciary, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, Science, Space and Technology, Small Business, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means. |
| 7. |
The numbers of staff whose data were counted are identified as observations in the data tables. |
| 8. |
Other forms of payment do not appear to be recorded in a consistent manner. Sometimes overtime and other pay is listed as separate entries and in other instances, significant one-time changes in a quarterly total may suggest payments in addition to regular salary. |
| 9. |
Information about the duration of staff employment is available in CRS Report R44683, Staff Tenure in Selected Positions in House Committees, 2006-2016, CRS Report R44685, Staff Tenure in Selected Positions in Senate Committees, 2006-2016, CRS Report R44682, Staff Tenure in Selected Positions in House Member Offices, 2006-2016, and CRS Report R44684, Staff Tenure in Selected Positions in Senators' Offices, 2006-2016. |
| 10. |
Positions that typically employ one staff member per committee include communications director, deputy staff director, minority staff director, and staff director. |
| 11. |
Positions that typically employ two or more staff members per committee include counsel, staff assistant, and professional staff member. |
| 12. |
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index, at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/tables.htm. |
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| 14. |
5 years, 2011-2015; 10 years, 2006-2015; and 15 years, 2001-2015. |
| 15. |
The median is the midpoint at which half of the numbers in a list are higher and the other half lower. |
| 16. |
Sufficient data are not available in 2011 for minority staff directors, senior professional staff members, and subcommittee staff directors. |
| 17. |
Sufficient data are not available in 2006 for deputy staff directors, minority staff directors, and senior professional staff members. |
| 18. |
Sufficient data are not available in 2001 for chief counsels, communications directors, deputy staff directors, minority staff directors, and senior professional staff members. Sufficient data are not available in 2015 for minority professional staff members. |