Staff Pay, Selected Positions in House Member Offices, 2001-2021

Staff Pay, Selected Positions in House Member September 29, 2022
Offices, 2001-2021
R. Eric Petersen
Levels of pay for congressional staff are a source of recurring questions among
Specialist in American
Members of Congress, congressional staff, and the public. There may be interest in
National Government
congressional pay data for multiple reasons, including assessment of the costs of

congressional operations, guidance in setting pay levels for staff in Member offices, or
comparison of congressional staff pay levels with those of other federal government pay

systems.
This report provides pay data for 17 staff position titles that are typically used in House Members’ offices. These
positions are the following: Caseworker, Chief of Staff, Communications Director, Constituent Services
Representative, Deputy Chief of Staff, District Deputy Director, District Director, Executive Assistant, Field
Representative, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Director, Office Manager (2001-
2019), Press Secretary (2001-2019), Scheduler, Senior Legislative Assistant (2018-2019, 2021), and Staff
Assistant. The following table provides 2021 median pay levels for positions for which data are available in
constant, 2022 dollars, and change in pay between 2020 and 2021.
2021 Median Pay and Percentage Change for Selected Staff Positions in House Members’ Offices in
2022 Dollars and Percentage Change, 2020-2021
2021
2021
Pay,
Change,
Pay,
Change,
Constant
2020-
Constant
2020-
Position
2022$
2021
Position
2022$
2021
Caseworker
$59,662
2.00%
Legislative Assistant
$62,986
-1.68%
Chief of Staff
$178,823
6.89%
Legislative Correspondent
$53,919
2.17%
Communications Director
$90,983
5.25%
Legislative Director
$101,114
4.15%
Constituent Services Representative
$55,867
-1.49%
Office Manager


Deputy Chief of Staff
$125,124
-4.82%
Press Secretary


District Deputy Director
$84,888
4.08%
Scheduler
$62,784
-2.63%
District Director
$106,236
-5.04%
Senior Legislative Assistant
$71,563

Executive Assistant


Staff Assistant
$47,230
5.76%



Field Representative
$57,995
-3.68%
Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as col ated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. Change is based on
constant 2022 dol ars. Excludes data for Executive Assistant, Office Manager, and Press Secretary, for which no 2021 data are
available. “—” indicates no data.
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. Complete data for 2001-2021 are available to congressional
staff upon request. Graphic displays are also included where data are available, 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 dollars, in $10,000 increments.
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 ........................................................................................................ 3
House Member Office Staff Pay Tables .......................................................................................... 4

Tables
Table 1. Annual Maximum Pay for Staff In House Members’ Offices, 2001-2022 ........................ 5
Table 2. 2021 Median Pay in Constant, 2022 Dollars, and Changes in Pay for Selected
Staff In House Member Offices, Members Of Congress, and Selected General Schedule
Employees, Selected Periods ........................................................................................................ 6

Table 3. Caseworker ........................................................................................................................ 7
Table 4. Chief of Staff ..................................................................................................................... 8
Table 5. Communications Director .................................................................................................. 9
Table 6. Constituent Services Representative ................................................................................ 10
Table 7. Deputy Chief of Staff ........................................................................................................ 11
Table 8. District Deputy Director .................................................................................................. 12
Table 9. District Director ............................................................................................................... 13
Table 10. Executive Assistant ........................................................................................................ 14
Table 11. Field Representative ...................................................................................................... 15
Table 12. Legislative Assistant ...................................................................................................... 16
Table 13. Legislative Correspondent ............................................................................................. 17
Table 14. Legislative Director ....................................................................................................... 18
Table 15. Office Manager .............................................................................................................. 19
Table 16. Press Secretary ............................................................................................................... 20
Table 17. Scheduler ....................................................................................................................... 21
Table 18. Senior Legislative Assistant ........................................................................................... 22
Table 19. Staff Assistant ................................................................................................................ 23

Contacts
Author Information ........................................................................................................................ 24


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Introduction
Levels of pay for congressional staff are a source of recurring questions among Members of
Congress, congressional staff, and the public. Members of the House of Representatives typically
set the terms and conditions of employment for staff in their offices. These include job titles,
duties, and rates of pay, subject to a maximum level,1 and resources available to them 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 Member offices; or comparison of congressional staff pay levels with those of other
federal government pay systems.
Publicly available resources do not provide aggregated congressional staff pay data in a readily
retrievable form. The most recent publicly available House document that includes consideration
of staff compensation was issued in 2021.3 Like previous compensation studies,4 it relied on
anonymous, self-reported survey data. Pay information in this report is based on the Statement of
Disbursements of the House
(SOD),5 published quarterly by the Chief Administrative Officer
(CAO),6 as collated by LegiStorm, a private entity that provides some congressional data by
subscription.7 Data in this report are based on official House reports of specific staff positions.
This affords the opportunity to use consistently collected data from a single, authoritative source,
and to avoid potential concerns inherent in survey data. Additionally, this report provides annual
data, which allows for observations about the nature of House Member staff compensation over
time.
This report provides pay data for 17 staff position titles that are typically used in House Members’
offices.8 The positions include the following:
Caseworker
District Director
Office Manager
Chief of Staff
Executive Assistant
Press Secretary
Communications Director
Field Representative
Scheduler
Constituent Services Representative
Legislative Assistant
Senior Legislative Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff
Legislative Correspondent
Staff Assistant
District Deputy Director
Legislative Director

1 Effective September 1, 2022, the maximum annual pay for House staff, 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 Member office staff since 2001 are available in Table 1.
2 For discussion of resources available to Members to carry out their official duties, see CRS Report RL30064,
Congressional Salaries and Allowances: In Brief.
3 House Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Compensation, Benefits, and Job Characteristics at the House of
Representatives
, at https://diversity.house.gov/compensation-benefits.
4 For example, ICF, 2019 House of Representatives Compensation and Diversity Study Report: Member Committee and
Leadership Offices, Guide for the 116th Congress
, produced for the Chief Administrative Officer, House of
Representatives (Washington: 2019).
5 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.
6 Volumes of the Statement of Disbursements since July 2009 are available at http://disbursements.house.gov/.
7 See http://www.legistorm.com/.
8 For examples of staff roles and duties sought by Members of Congress, see CRS Report R46262, Congressional Staff:
Duties, Qualifications, and Skills Identified by Members of Congress for Selected Positions
.
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The collection of House Members’ staff pay data for the years 2001-2021 proceeded as follows.
For each year, a random sample9 of 45 offices was taken for each position. House staff had to
hold a position with the same job title in the Member’s office for the entire calendar year
examined, and not receive pay from any other congressional employing authority to be included.
Generally, each position has no more than one observation per House Member’s office each year.
Every recorded payment ascribed in the LegiStorm data to those staff for the calendar year is
included.10 Data collected for this report may differ from an employee’s stated annual salary due
to the inclusion of overtime, bonuses, or other payments11 in addition to base salary paid in the
course of a year.
For some positions, it was not possible to identify 45 employees who held that title for the entire
year. This report provides no data on positions with 16 or fewer identifiable staff.
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
.
Data Concerns
There may be some advantages to relying on official salary expenditure data instead of survey
findings, but data presented here are subject to some challenges that could affect the findings or
their interpretation. Some of the concerns include the following:
 There are no data for first-term Members in the first session of a Congress.
Authority to use the Member Representational Allowance (MRA) for the
previous year expires January 2, and new MRA authority begins on January 3
when new Members elected in general elections typically take office.12
 The SOD reports monies paid directly by the House to staff, but does not provide
the individual value of other components of compensation, which might include
paid leave or employer contributions to various insurance and retirement
benefits.

9 Obtaining the salaries of every congressional staff member listed in the SOD was beyond the capacity of available
resources. Each year, a different, random sample of Members’ offices was taken for each position. The large random
sample of offices employing staff in each position means that a full accounting would be unlikely to yield significantly
different results. At the same time, a study that examines pay data based on different job titles, or which combines pay
data from positions of similar titles or presumptive duties (e.g., legislative aide, legislative assistant and senior
legislative assistant, or executive assistants, schedulers, office managers, and executive assistant/schedulers), or
estimates of pay using different data collection criteria, could result in findings that are different from those provided
here.
10 The numbers of staff for which data were counted are identified as observations in the data tables.
11 For each year, the SOD reports pay data for five time periods: January 1 and 2; January 3-March 31; April 1-June 30;
July 1-September 30; and October 1-December 31. The aggregate pay of those five periods equals the annual pay of a
congressional staff member. The brief reporting period accommodates accounting of the Member Representational
Allowance (MRA), which authorizes expenditures from January 3 to January 2 of the following year. For a discussion
of MRA usage, see CRS Report R40962, Members’ Representational Allowance: History and Usage. 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 might suggest payments in addition to
regular salary.
12 Staff of all Members who serve an entire calendar year and whose pay information is provided in the five time
periods for that year may be included in the data.
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 Pay data provide no insight into the education, work experience, position, office,
congressional tenure, and full- or part-time status of staff, or other potential
explanations for levels of compensation.
 Data do not differentiate between staff based in Washington, DC, district offices,
or both.
 Member offices that do not utilize any of the 17 job position titles, or whose pay
data were not reported consistently,13 are excluded.
 Potential differences could exist in the job duties of positions with the same title.
Aggregation of pay by job title rests in part on the assumption that staff with the
same title carry out 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 could have
effects on 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 pay data and visualizations for each position. Table 1 provides the
maximum payable rates for House Member staff since 2001 in both nominal (current) and
constant 2022 dollars. Constant dollar calculations throughout the report are based on the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for various years, expressed in constant
2022 dollars.14
Table 2 provides available percentage changes in median pay in constant 2022 dollars for 14 of
the 17 positions; for Members of Congress;15 and for salaries paid under the General Schedule in
Washington, DC, and surrounding areas and in the Rest of the United States (RUS) area.16 Table
3
through Table 19 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.

13 Some offices reported pay data that excluded the January 1 and 2 period, or included those days in reports including
the period from October 1 of the previous year.
14 U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index, at https://www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/.
15 Member pay data are taken from CRS Report 97-1011, Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and
Historical Tables
.
16 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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House Member Office 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 3 through Table
19
, i
ncluding 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.

Statistical Measures Used in Pay Tables
Minimum
Quartile1
Quartile 2
Quartile 3
Maximum
Average
(Q1)
(Q2) Median
(Q3)
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
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Table 1. Annual Maximum Pay for Staff In House Members’ Offices,
2001-2022
Constant
Constant
Year Nominal $
2022 $
Year Nominal $
2022 $
2001
$140,451
$228,677
2012
$168,411
$211,507
2002
$145,226
$232,771
2013
$168,411
$208,454
2003
$149,728
$234,639
2014
$168,411
$205,126
2004
$153,022
$233,581
2015
$168,411
$204,883
2005
$156,848
$231,575
2016
$168,411
$202,331
2006
$159,828
$228,601
2017
$168,411
$198,110
2007
$159,828
$222,270
2018
$168,411
$193,387
2008
$163,795
$219,364
2019
$168,411
$189,945
2009
$168,411
$226,352
2020
$173,900
$193,746
2010
$168,411
$222,699
2021
$199,300
$212,081
2011
$168,411
$215,884
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 2. 2021 Median Pay in Constant, 2022 Dollars, and Changes in Pay for Selected
Staff In House Member Offices, Members Of Congress, and Selected General
Schedule Employees, Selected Periods
2021 Pay,
Constant
2020-
2017-
2012-
2007-
2001-
2022 $
2021
2021
2021
2021
2021

Caseworker
$59,662
2.00%
-0.55%
4.03%
-3.95%
4.02%
Chief of Staff
$178,823
6.89%
0.01%
-1.12%
-9.22%
5.35%
Communications Director
$90,983
5.25%
3.12%
-2.10%
-3.08%
-12.09%
Constituent Services
$55,867
-1.49%
2.13%
3.45%
-1.92%
4.64%
Representative
Deputy Chief of Staff
$125,124
-4.82%




District Deputy Director
$84,888
4.08%




District Director
$106,236
-5.04%
-5.11%
-4.74%
-11.82%
-10.43%
Executive Assistant






Field Representative
$57,995
-3.68%
1.13%
-1.58%
-2.79%
0.34%
Legislative Assistant
$62,986
-1.68%
-0.85%
1.83%
-0.68%
-5.86%
Legislative Correspondent
$53,919
2.97%
11.37%
10.08%
-2.13%
5.76%
Legislative Director
$101,114
4.15%
-2.87%
0.64%
-10.97%
-6.26%
Office Manager






Press Secretary






Scheduler
$62,784
-2.63%
5.69%
7.89%
-13.46%
-8.81%
Senior Legislative Assistant
$71,563





Staff Assistant
$47,230
5.76%
8.27%
5.14%
-11.56%
-6.43%
Congressional Staff Positions Pay Change Summary

Increase
7
7
7
0
5

Decrease
6
4
4
11
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%
Source: CRS calculations, based on pay data provided in Table 3 through Table 19 for congressional positions
in constant 2022 dol ars; CRS Report 97-1011, Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables,
for Members of Congress; and the Office of Personnel Management for federal civilian workers in the District of
Columbia and surrounding areas and rest of the U.S. localities, various years. Nominal Member pay in 2022 is
$174,000. General Schedule pay for individuals varies by grade, step and locality, but percentage changes are
consistent within each locality. “—“ indicates data are unavailable. Detailed information about data sources is
available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”

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Table 3. Caseworker
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $


Year
#
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2001
45
$21,750
$30,000
$35,229
$40,122
$61,572
$36,189
$35,412
$48,845
$57,359
$65,325
$100,248 $58,922
2007
45
$20,733
$37,406
$44,667
$51,175
$81,620
$46,156
$28,834
$52,020
$62,117
$71,168
$113,507 $64,189
2012
45
$35,403
$42,933
$45,667
$58,000
$79,600
$49,776
$44,463
$53,920
$57,353
$72,842
$99,970 $62,514
Most Recent Five Years
2017
45
$30,000
$42,750
$51,000
$58,000
$92,567
$51,283
$35,291
$50,289
$59,994
$68,228
$108,891 $60,327
2018
45
$35,000
$47,500
$55,000
$64,000
$94,036
$55,985
$40,191
$54,544
$63,157
$73,491
$107,982 $64,287
2019
45
$23,000
$46,125
$51,150
$58,000
$90,500
$52,187
$25,941
$52,023
$57,690
$65,416
$102,072 $58,859
2020
45
$32,434
$48,733
$52,500
$56,400
$89,917
$53,932
$36,135
$54,295
$58,491
$62,837
$100,178 $60,087
2021
45
$35,200
$50,125
$56,067
$59,583
$83,333
$55,682
$37,457
$53,339
$59,662
$63,404
$88,677
$59,253
Change
2020-2021
2.00%
2017-2021
-0.55%
2012-2021
4.03%
2007-2021
-3.95%
2001-2021
4.02%


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 in pay is based on the 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, are
presented in solid green. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
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Table 4. Chief of Staff
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $


Year
#
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2001
45
$76,361
$95,000
$104,250
$114,833
$137,020
$106,313 $124,328 $154,675 $169,736 $186,967 $223,090 $173,095
2007
45
$96,833
$125,550
$141,652
$157,003
$159,828
$138,937 $134,664 $174,601 $196,994
$218,342
$222,270 $193,218
2012
45
$98,220
$130,000
$144,000
$159,828
$168,411
$143,040 $123,354 $163,267 $180,850
$200,728
$211,507 $179,644
Most Recent Five Years
2017
45
$112,320 $139,444
$152,000
$160,834
$168,411
$150,185 $132,128 $164,036 $178,805 $189,197 $198,110 $176,671
2018
45
$99,917
$137,000
$155,637
$168,000
$168,411
$149,871 $114,735 $157,318 $178,718 $192,915 $193,387 $172,097
2019
45
$105,750 $144,652
$155,226
$168,411
$168,411
$153,302 $119,272 $163,148 $175,074 $189,945 $189,945 $172,904
2020
45
$117,917 $143,200
$150,158
$167,821
$173,870
$152,172 $131,374 $159,542 $167,294 $186,973 $193,712 $169,538
2021
45
$126,487 $153,239
$168,046
$175,658
$184,483
$164,212 $134,598 $163,066 $178,823 $186,923 $196,314 $174,743
Change
2020-2021
6.89%
2017-2021
0.01%
2012-2021
-1.12%
2007-2021
-9.22%
2001-2021
5.35%




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 in pay is based on the 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, are
presented in solid green. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
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Table 5. Communications Director
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $


Year
#
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2001
32
$35,233
$51,118
$63,563
$72,000
$99,020
$63,538
$57,366
$83,227 $103,490 $117,227 $161,220 $103,450
2007
45
$44,400
$57,500
$67,500
$79,750
$110,000
$69,043
$61,746
$79,964
$93,871 $110,907 $152,975
$96,018
2012
45
$39,875
$62,160
$74,000
$87,000
$121,805
$75,654
$50,079
$78,067
$92,937
$109,263 $152,975
$95,014
Most Recent Five Years
2017
45
$46,500
$69,000
$75,000
$84,250
$106,733
$76,784
$54,700
$81,168
$88,226
$99,108
$125,556
$90,325
2018
45
$52,000
$63,333
$73,001
$89,986
$124,000
$77,436
$59,712
$72,726
$83,827 $103,331 $142,390
$88,921
2019
45
$41,000
$66,333
$79,500
$90,000
$114,750
$77,817
$46,243
$74,815
$89,665 $101,508 $129,423
$87,768
2020
45
$49,362
$70,000
$77,589
$87,000
$127,500
$80,121
$54,996
$77,989
$86,444
$96,929 $142,051
$89,264
2021
45
$60,000
$76,578
$85,500
$98,500
$129,008
$87,658
$63,848
$81,489
$90,983 $104,817 $137,281
$93,279
Change
2020-2021
5.25%
2017-2021
3.12%
2012-2021
-2.10%
2007-2021
-3.08%
2001-2021 -12.09%




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 in pay is based on the 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, are
presented in solid green. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
CRS-9

link to page 6



Table 6. Constituent Services Representative
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $


Year
#
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2001
30
$25,894
$28,789
$32,791
$37,401
$46,880
$33,815
$42,160
$46,873
$53,389
$60,895
$76,328 $55,056
2007
43
$21,500
$36,434
$40,958
$46,823
$80,735
$42,141
$29,900
$50,668
$56,959
$65,116
$112,277 $58,605
2012
45
$28,750
$37,500
$43,000
$48,000
$64,200
$43,683
$36,107
$47,096
$54,004
$60,283
$80,629 $54,861
Most Recent Five Years
2017
45
$20,425
$41,000
$46,500
$52,500
$64,000
$47,104
$24,027
$48,230
$54,700
$61,758
$75,286 $55,411
2018
45
$23,833
$42,925
$49,150
$54,972
$73,567
$49,145
$27,368
$49,291
$56,439
$63,125
$84,477 $56,434
2019
45
$31,000
$41,900
$47,167
$53,500
$65,500
$48,308
$34,964
$47,258
$53,198
$60,341
$73,875 $54,485
2020
45
$37,000
$43,000
$50,902
$60,000
$76,500
$52,780
$41,223
$47,907
$56,711
$66,847
$85,230 $58,804
2021
45
$24,060
$47,500
$52,500
$58,348
$70,500
$52,157
$25,603
$50,546
$55,867
$62,090
$75,021 $55,502
Change
2020-2021
-1.49%
2017-2021
2.13%
2012-2021
3.45%
2007-2021
-1.92%
2001-2021
4.64%




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 in pay is based on the 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, are
presented in solid green. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
CRS-10

link to page 6


Table 7. Deputy Chief of Staff
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $


Year
#
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2020
25
$58,333
$91,288
$118,000
$129,333
$149,185
$110,914
$64,990 $101,706 $131,466 $144,093 $166,210 $123,572
2021
36
$72,500
$98,500
$117,583
$135,000
$178,858
$108,065
$77,149 $104,817 $125,124 $143,657 $190,328 $114,995
Change
2020-2021
-4.82%




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 in pay is based on the 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, are
presented in solid green. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”




CRS-11

link to page 6

Table 8. District Deputy Director
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $


Year
#
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2020
27
$44,250
$64,120
$73,206
$88,050
$117,978
$76,400
$49,300
$71,437
$81,560
$98,098
$131,442 $85,119
2021
26
$45,583
$65,000
$79,772
$82,940
$102,000
$76,438
$48,507
$69,168
$84,888
$88,259
$108,541 $81,340
Change
2020-2021
4.08%


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 in pay is based on the 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, are
presented in solid green. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”



CRS-12

link to page 6


Table 9. District Director
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $


Year
#
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2001
45
$49,538
$58,667
$72,844
$78,240
$101,624
$70,062
$80,656
$95,519 $118,602 $127,387 $165,461 $114,072
2007
45
$50,000
$79,417
$86,631
$102,000
$148,500
$90,807
$69,534 $110,443 $120,476 $141,850 $206,516 $126,284
2012
45
$52,500
$77,111
$88,795
$98,033
$163,564
$91,280
$65,935
$96,844 $111,518 $123,120 $205,419 $114,638
Most Recent Five Years
2017
45
$56,000
$85,638
$95,172
$105,000
$163,028
$97,105
$65,876 $100,741 $111,956 $123,517 $191,778 $114,229
2018
45
$62,200
$81,250
$93,000
$105,000
$138,000
$94,042
$71,424
$93,300 $106,792 $120,572 $158,466 $107,988
2019
45
$56,150
$81,150
$95,706
$106,000
$132,958
$94,771
$63,330
$91,526 $107,943 $119,554 $149,959 $106,890
2020
45
$59,000
$91,917
$100,417
$109,122
$153,460
$102,792
$65,733 $102,406 $111,876 $121,575 $170,973 $114,523
2021
45
$74,900
$90,000
$99,833
$113,350
$179,000
$105,009
$79,703
$95,772 $106,236 $120,619 $190,479 $111,743
Change
2020-2021
-5.04%
2017-2021
-5.11%
2012-2021
-4.74%
2007-2021 -11.82%
2001-2021 -10.43%




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 in pay is based on the 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, are
presented in solid green. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”

CRS-13

link to page 6

Table 10. Executive Assistant
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $


Year
#
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2001
45
$27,583
$44,750
$53,136
$65,917
$104,167
$56,922
$44,910
$72,860
$86,514
$107,323 $169,600 $92,679
2007
45
$33,513
$50,994
$62,542
$83,058
$145,849
$67,000
$46,607
$70,917
$86,976
$115,508 $202,829 $93,175
2012
39
$28,000
$48,757
$58,500
$70,892
$122,609
$61,871
$35,165
$61,234
$73,470
$89,033 $153,985 $77,704
Most Recent Five Years
2017
28
$21,000
$49,125
$62,590
$73,845
$96,500
$61,742
$24,703
$57,788
$73,628
$86,868 $113,518 $72,630
2018
34
$35,041
$49,250
$61,278
$78,246
$166,137
$67,677
$40,237
$56,554
$70,365
$89,850 $190,776 $77,714
2019
19
$22,583
$49,813
$60,500
$65,042
$103,750
$59,981
$25,471
$56,182
$68,236
$73,358 $117,016 $67,651
2020













2021


















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 in pay is based on the 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, are
presented in solid green. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.” “—” indicates no data.

CRS-14

link to page 6


Table 11. Field Representative
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $


Year
#
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2001
45
$22,131
$31,250
$35,500
$40,795
$75,275
$38,242
$36,032
$50,880
$57,800
$66,421
$122,560 $62,264
2007
45
$25,928
$38,000
$42,901
$52,397
$66,502
$45,483
$36,057
$52,846
$59,661
$72,868
$92,483 $63,253
2012
45
$30,167
$38,500
$46,920
$51,500
$79,159
$47,153
$37,886
$48,352
$58,927
$64,679
$99,416 $59,220
Most Recent Five Years
2017
45
$21,500
$44,500
$48,750
$57,489
$81,400
$50,091
$25,292
$52,348
$57,347
$67,627
$95,755 $58,924
2018
45
$29,250
$41,000
$47,750
$54,750
$72,128
$48,707
$33,588
$47,080
$54,831
$62,870
$82,824 $55,931
2019
45
$30,761
$45,000
$49,500
$57,000
$74,440
$50,824
$34,694
$50,754
$55,829
$64,288
$83,958 $57,323
2020
45
$28,750
$45,050
$54,041
$62,000
$85,500
$52,899
$32,031
$50,191
$60,209
$69,076
$95,257 $58,935
2021
45
$35,000
$48,000
$54,500
$63,292
$79,600
$55,726
$37,245
$51,078
$57,995
$67,350
$84,705 $59,300
Change
2020-2021
-3.68%
2017-2021
1.13%
2012-2021
-1.58%
2007-2021
-2.79%
2001-2021
0.34%




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 in pay is based on the 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, are
presented in solid green. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”

CRS-15

link to page 6


Table 12. Legislative Assistant
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $


Year
#
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2001
45
$30,154
$37,748
$41,092
$45,676
$70,000
$43,493
$49,096
$61,460
$66,904
$74,368
$113,971 $70,813
2007
45
$32,750
$39,708
$45,600
$55,648
$120,136
$50,261
$45,545
$55,222
$63,415
$77,389
$167,071 $69,896
2012
45
$29,000
$43,000
$49,250
$58,000
$78,833
$49,916
$36,421
$54,004
$61,853
$72,842
$99,007 $62,690
Most Recent Five Years
2017
45
$41,746
$48,833
$54,000
$60,961
$91,033
$56,951
$49,107
$57,445
$63,523
$71,712
$107,087 $66,995
2018
45
$37,163
$50,000
$52,917
$57,500
$96,417
$55,304
$42,675
$57,415
$60,764
$66,027
$110,716 $63,506
2019
45
$43,000
$50,058
$55,306
$63,333
$91,208
$56,741
$48,498
$56,459
$62,377
$71,432
$102,871 $63,997
2020
45
$31,000
$52,242
$57,500
$63,333
$89,500
$59,025
$34,538
$58,204
$64,062
$70,561
$99,714 $65,761
2021
45
$40,700
$55,325
$59,190
$65,597
$95,417
$61,575
$43,310
$58,873
$62,986
$69,804
$101,536 $65,523
Change
2020-2021
-1.68%
2017-2021
-0.85%
2012-2021
1.83%
2007-2021
-0.68%
2001-2021
-5.86%




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 in pay is based on the 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, are
presented in solid green. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”

CRS-16

link to page 6


Table 13. Legislative Correspondent
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $


Year
#
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2001
31
$24,500
$27,750
$31,313
$33,167
$84,267
$33,552
$39,890
$45,181
$50,982
$54,001
$137,200 $54,629
2007
45
$28,544
$34,867
$39,617
$43,458
$56,333
$40,299
$39,696
$48,488
$55,094
$60,437
$78,342 $56,043
2012
45
$26,000
$35,360
$39,000
$42,333
$65,000
$39,351
$32,653
$44,409
$48,980
$53,166
$81,633 $49,421
Most Recent Five Years
2017
41
$30,729
$38,000
$41,156
$45,917
$63,000
$42,420
$36,148
$44,701
$48,413
$54,014
$74,110 $49,901
2018
45
$35,833
$42,900
$47,500
$52,125
$78,250
$48,217
$41,148
$49,262
$54,544
$59,855
$89,855 $55,368
2019
45
$35,167
$39,750
$46,467
$48,750
$69,250
$45,457
$39,663
$44,833
$52,408
$54,983
$78,105 $51,269
2020
45
$38,110
$43,500
$47,000
$50,750
$59,759
$47,749
$42,459
$48,464
$52,364
$56,542
$66,579 $53,198
2021
39
$38,667
$50,744
$54,487
$54,535
$54,583
$52,023
$41,146
$46,263
$53,919
$61,512
$75,571 $54,664
Change
2020-2021
2.97%
2017-2021
11.37%
2012-2021
10.08%
2007-2021
-2.13%
2001-2021
5.76%




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 in pay is based on the 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, are
presented in solid green. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”

CRS-17

link to page 6


Table 14. Legislative Director
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $


Year
#
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2001
45
$47,000
$60,000
$66,250
$72,458
$91,412
$66,932
$76,523
$97,690 $107,866 $117,973 $148,833 $108,975
2007
45
$58,000
$75,944
$81,667
$90,961
$102,683
$81,721
$80,660 $105,615 $113,572 $126,498 $142,800 $113,647
2012
45
$48,400
$72,500
$80,000
$93,500
$138,000
$82,327
$60,786
$91,053 $100,472 $117,427 $173,314 $103,395
Most Recent Five Years
2017
45
$54,000
$77,123
$88,500
$96,920
$132,167
$87,830
$63,523
$90,724 $104,107 $114,012 $155,474 $103,319
2018
45
$62,500
$82,868
$89,500
$102,500
$139,333
$93,114
$71,769
$95,157 $102,773 $117,701 $159,997 $106,923
2019
45
$70,167
$80,715
$87,000
$95,417
$127,250
$89,596
$79,139
$91,036
$98,124 $107,617 $143,521 $101,052
2020
45
$64,333
$80,000
$87,142
$97,667
$117,221
$88,462
$71,675
$89,130
$97,087 $108,813 $130,598
$98,557
2021
45
$75,667
$85,870
$95,021
$101,500
$127,000
$95,449
$80,519
$91,376 $101,114 $108,009 $135,144 $101,571
Change
2020-2021
4.15%
2017-2021
-2.87%
2012-2021
0.64%
2007-2021 -10.97%
2001-2021
-6.26%




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 in pay is based on the 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, are
presented in solid green. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”

CRS-18

link to page 6
Table 15. Office Manager
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $


Year
#
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2001
45
$22,949
$33,583
$46,167
$51,500
$84,750
$44,639
$37,364
$54,679
$75,167
$83,850
$137,987 $72,679
2007
26
$30,750
$41,509
$49,037
$59,271
$93,389
$51,840
$42,764
$57,726
$68,194
$82,427
$129,874 $72,093
2012
21
$30,103
$42,350
$50,319
$62,153
$91,333
$54,036
$37,807
$53,187
$63,196
$78,058
$114,706 $67,864
Most Recent Five Years
2017
25
$33,175
$44,167
$51,375
$66,042
$91,258
$55,366
$39,025
$51,956
$60,435
$77,688
$107,352 $65,130
2018
27
$35,833
$43,500
$50,083
$64,018
$96,821
$56,300
$41,148
$49,951
$57,511
$73,512
$111,180 $64,650
2019
21
$40,155
$43,667
$50,375
$63,000
$91,626
$55,829
$45,290
$49,250
$56,816
$71,056
$103,342 $62,967
2020













2021














Median Pay
Nominal $
Constant $




$90


Dol ars in figures are in
thousands.
$65







$40
2001
2004
2007
2010
2013
2016
2019

Source: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as col ated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. Percentage change in pay is based on the 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, are
presented in solid green. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.” “—” indicates no data.

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Table 16. Press Secretary
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $


Year
#
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2001
45
$29,000
$45,167
$50,000
$57,250
$85,913
$52,726
$47,217
$73,538
$81,408
$93,212 $139,880 $85,846
2007
45
$34,750
$52,167
$62,261
$75,083
$105,333
$63,893
$48,326
$72,547
$86,585
$104,417 $146,485 $88,855
2012
45
$29,959
$56,956
$63,167
$72,000
$119,156
$67,170
$37,625
$71,530
$79,331
$90,425 $149,648 $84,359
Most Recent Five Years
2017
22
$42,000
$53,558
$60,542
$70,244
$90,333
$62,869
$49,407
$63,003
$71,218
$82,631 $106,264 $73,957
2018
21
$40,000
$55,667
$61,000
$70,800
$93,000
$63,188
$45,932
$63,922
$70,047
$81,300 $106,792 $72,559
2019
18
$41,500
$50,181
$58,280
$66,745
$98,333
$62,515
$46,806
$56,597
$65,732
$75,280 $110,907 $70,509
2020













2021




















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 in pay is based on the 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, are
presented in solid green. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.” “—” indicates no data.

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Table 17. Scheduler
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $


Year
#
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2001
19
$34,117
$37,125
$42,286
$45,066
$57,000
$42,699
$55,547
$60,445
$68,848
$73,375
$92,805 $69,521
2007
29
$32,000
$46,844
$52,167
$61,477
$93,162
$55,354
$44,502
$65,146
$72,547
$85,495
$129,558 $76,979
2012
36
$34,533
$43,927
$46,333
$51,500
$80,500
$49,421
$43,370
$55,168
$58,190
$64,679
$101,100 $62,068
Most Recent Five Years
2017
45
$37,000
$46,965
$50,500
$57,444
$84,000
$53,683
$43,525
$55,247
$59,406
$67,575
$98,813 $63,150
2018
45
$36,259
$44,000
$50,500
$58,500
$98,000
$53,571
$41,636
$50,525
$57,989
$67,176
$112,534 $61,516
2019
45
$35,833
$46,417
$55,000
$61,750
$107,000
$56,270
$40,415
$52,352
$62,033
$69,646
$120,682 $63,466
2020
45
$39,000
$50,144
$57,875
$67,442
$91,000
$60,321
$43,451
$55,866
$64,480
$75,139
$101,385 $67,205
2021
45
$30,867
$52,375
$59,000
$67,367
$131,333
$60,932
$32,846
$55,734
$62,784
$71,687
$139,756 $64,840
Change
2020-2021
-2.63%
2017-2021
5.69%
2012-2021
7.89%
2007-2021 -13.46%
2001-2021
-8.81%




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 in pay is based on the 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, are
presented in solid green. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”

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Table 18. Senior Legislative Assistant
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $


Year
#
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2018
31
$50,733
$30,000
$65,083
$69,167
$81,961
$65,070
$58,257
$34,449
$74,735
$79,424
$94,116
$74,721
2019
44
$20,185
$55,037
$64,625
$71,021
$99,250
$63,667
$22,766
$62,075
$72,888
$80,103
$111,941 $71,808
2020













2021
31
$42,325
$61,250
$67,250
$77,792
$109,000
$69,995
$45,039
$65,178
$71,563
$82,780
$115,990 $74,484





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 in pay is based on the 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, are
presented in solid green. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.” “—” indicates no data.


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Table 19. Staff Assistant
Nominal, Current $
Constant 2022 $


Year
#
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
Minimum
Q1
Q2, Median
Q3
Maximum
Average
2001
45
$21,667
$28,750
$31,000
$35,166
$79,516
$33,302
$35,277
$46,810
$50,473
$57,256
$129,464 $54,220
2007
45
$24,486
$31,000
$38,400
$46,417
$60,790
$39,808
$34,052
$43,111
$53,402
$64,551
$84,540 $55,361
2012
45
$22,000
$30,167
$35,767
$44,520
$167,411
$41,076
$27,630
$37,886
$44,919
$55,913
$210,251 $51,587
Most Recent Five Years
2017
45
$21,000
$33,250
$37,083
$43,251
$54,750
$38,071
$24,703
$39,114
$43,623
$50,878
$64,405 $44,785
2018
45
$31,000
$36,767
$41,025
$45,989
$58,754
$42,303
$35,598
$42,219
$47,109
$52,809
$67,468 $48,577
2019
45
$29,000
$34,849
$39,130
$46,994
$67,333
$41,961
$32,708
$39,305
$44,133
$53,003
$75,943 $47,326
2020
45
$26,000
$37,200
$40,083
$49,000
$61,000
$42,606
$28,967
$41,445
$44,658
$54,592
$67,961 $47,468
2021
45
$24,583
$39,500
$44,383
$50,602
$66,000
$44,646
$26,160
$42,033
$47,230
$53,847
$70,232 $47,509
Change
2020-2021
5.76%
2017-2021
8.27%
2012-2021
5.14%
2007-2021 -11.56%
2001-2021
-6.43%




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 in pay is based on the 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, are
presented in solid green. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.” “—” indicates no data.

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Author Information

R. Eric Petersen

Specialist in American National Government


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.
Previous versions of the report were supported by the following. Raymond T. Williams and Lara Chausow,
former Research Assistants, were coauthors and collected some of the data provided. Casey Burgat, former
Research Assistant, provided update support. Michael M. McCarthy, Editor, Claudia Guidi, formerly a
User Support Specialist, and Alex Marine, former Editor, provided formatting, editorial, and production
support. Jacobo Licona, Brian Hamel, Joe Wisniewski, and Claire Laurence, former CRS interns, collected
data for this report.

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