Staff Pay, Selected Positions in Senators’ Offices, FY2001-FY2021

Staff Pay, Selected Positions in Senators’ Offices, FY2001-FY2021

Staff Pay, Selected Positions in Senators’
September 29, 2022
Offices, FY2001-FY2021
R. Eric Petersen
Levels of pay for congressional staff are a source of recurring questions among Members of
Specialist in American
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 Member offices, or comparison of congressional staff
Tyler L. Wolanin
pay levels with those of other federal government pay systems.
Research Assistant

This report provides pay data for 23 staff position titles that are typically found in Senators’
offices. The following table provides the positions, and the change in median pay levels between

FY2020 and FY2021 for those positions, in constant 2022 dollars.
FY2021 Median Pay and Percentage Change for Selected Staff Positions in Senators’ Offices, 2022
Dollars and Percentage Change, FY2020-FY2021
FY2021
FY2021
Pay,
Change,
Pay,
Change,
Constant FY2020-
Constant FY2020-
Position
2022$
FY2021
Position
2022$
FY2021
Administrative Director
$141,631
3.39%
Legislative Correspondent
$51,977
-0.12%
Caseworker
$55,880
-8.81%
Legislative Director
$151,493
-3.39%
Chief of Staff
$185,052
-3.56%
Press Assistant
$54,814
9.26%
Communications Director
$143,958
-1.36%
Press Secretary
$89,602
7.76%
Constituent Services Representative
$55,214
3.67%
Regional Director
$80,874
-1.41%
Deputy Chief of Staff
$163,769
-4.27%
Regional Representative
$59,004
2.86%
Deputy Press Secretary
$57,795
0.40%
Scheduler
$86,746
14.71%
Executive Assistant
$88,239
-0.16%
Scheduling Director
$106,512
1.75%
Field Representative
$57,994
-8.68%
Speechwriter
$88,169
14.99%
Legislative Aide
$58,511
-1.30%
Staff Assistant
$47,797
-4.13%
Legislative Assistant
$86,904
0.04%
State Director
$150,665
2.46%
Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, as col ated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. Change is based on
constant 2022 dol ars. Excludes data for Counsel, for which no 2021 data are available. “—”indicates no data are available.
Report tables provide available aggregate statistics on pay for most staff positions for FY2001, FY2007, FY2012, and
FY2017-FY2021, including quartiles, the median, and average pay. Complete data since 2001 or later are available to
congressional clients upon request. Graphic displays are also included, providing representations of pay from the following
two perspectives:
 a line graph for most positions showing change in median pay, FY2001-FY2021, in nominal (current) and
constant 2022 dollars; and
 distributions for all positions of FY2021 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
Senate Member Office Staff Pay Tables .......................................................................................... 4

Tables
Table 1. Annual Maximum Pay for Staff in Senators’ Offices, 2001-2022 ..................................... 5
Table 2. FY2021 Median Pay in Constant, 2022 Dollars, and Changes in Pay for
Selected Staff In Senators’ Offices, Members Of Congress, and Selected General
Schedule Employees, Selected Periods ........................................................................................ 6
Table 3. Administrative Director ..................................................................................................... 8
Table 4. Caseworker ........................................................................................................................ 9
Table 5. Chief of Staff ................................................................................................................... 10
Table 6. Communications Director ................................................................................................. 11
Table 7. Constituent Service Representative ................................................................................. 12
Table 8. Counsel ............................................................................................................................ 13
Table 9. Deputy Chief of Staff ....................................................................................................... 14
Table 10. Deputy Press Secretary .................................................................................................. 15
Table 11. Executive Assistant ........................................................................................................ 16
Table 12. Field Representative ...................................................................................................... 17
Table 13. Legislative Aide ............................................................................................................. 18
Table 14. Legislative Assistant ...................................................................................................... 19
Table 15. Legislative Correspondent ............................................................................................. 20
Table 16. Legislative Director ....................................................................................................... 21
Table 17. Press Assistant ............................................................................................................... 22
Table 18. Press Secretary ............................................................................................................... 23
Table 19. Regional Director .......................................................................................................... 24
Table 20. Regional Representative ................................................................................................ 25
Table 21. Scheduler ....................................................................................................................... 26
Table 22. Scheduling Director ....................................................................................................... 27
Table 23. Speechwriter .................................................................................................................. 28
Table 24. Staff Assistant ................................................................................................................ 29
Table 25. State Director ................................................................................................................. 30

Contacts
Author Information ........................................................................................................................ 31

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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. Senators set the terms and conditions of
employment for staff in their offices. These include job titles and descriptions;1 rates of pay,
subject to minimum and maximum levels;2 and resources available to them to carry out their
official duties.3 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 Senators’ offices, 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. The most recent publicly available Senate staff compensation report was
issued in 2006, and relied on anonymous, self-reported survey data.4 Data in this report are based
on official, retrievable Senate reports, which afford the opportunity to use data from a consistent,
publicly available, authoritative source. Pay information in this report is based on the Senate’s
Report of the Secretary of the Senate,5 published semiannually, covering periods from April 1 to
September 30, and October 1 to March 31,6 as collated by LegiStorm, a private entity that
provides some congressional data by subscription.7 Annual data allow for observations about the
nature of Senators’ personal staff compensation over time.
This report provides pay data for 23 staff position titles that are typically found in Senators’
offices. The positions include the following:
Administrative Director
Executive Assistant
Regional Director
Caseworker
Field Representative
Regional Representative
Chief of Staff
Legislative Aide
Scheduler
Communications Director
Legislative Assistant
Scheduling Director
Constituent Services Representative
Legislative Correspondent
Speechwriter
Counsel
Legislative Director
Staff Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff
Press Assistant
State Director
Deputy Press Secretary
Press Secretary

1 For examples of staff roles duties and qualifications, see CRS Report R46262, Congressional Staff: Duties,
Qualifications, and Skills Identified by Members of Congress for Selected Positions.
2 Since 2022, the minimum level of gross annual pay for staff in Senators’ offices has been $3,293. The maximum
annual pay for staff in a Senator’s personal office has been $203,700; see 2 U.S.C. 4571 note, 2 U.S.C. 4575.
Maximum payable rates for staff in a Senator’s office since 2001 are available in Table 1.
3 For discussion of resources available to Members to carry out their official duties, see CRS Report RL30064,
Congressional Salaries and Allowances: In Brief.
4 U.S. Senate, Secretary of the Senate, 2006 U.S. Senate Employment, Compensation, Hiring and Benefits Study
(Washington: 2006).
5 In this report, pay refers to monies paid by the Senate to staff, and excludes other components of total compensation,
which might include paid leave or employer contributions to various insurance and retirement benefits.
6 The Report of the Secretary of the Senate since April 2011 is available at https://www.senate.gov/legislative/common/
generic/report_secsen.htm.
7 See http://www.legistorm.com/.
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The collection of Senators’ staff pay data for FY2001-FY2021 proceeded as follows. For each
fiscal year, a random sample of 25 Senators’ offices was taken for each position.8 Senate staff had
to hold a position with the same job title in the Senator’s office for the entire fiscal 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 Senator’s office each fiscal year.
Every recorded payment ascribed in the LegiStorm data to those staff for the fiscal year is
included in the calculation of a staffer’s annual pay. Data collected for this report may differ from
an employee’s stated annual salary due to the inclusion of overtime, bonuses, or other payments
in addition to base salary paid in the course of a year.
For some positions, it was not possible to identify 25 offices that employed staff in some
positions for an entire year. This report provides no data on positions with nine 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 findings or their
interpretation. Some of the concerns include the following:
 Since periods of time covered by the Report of the Secretary of the Senate
overlap the end of one Congress and convening of the next, data are not available
for first-term Senators in the first session of a Congress. Data presented in this
report do not include staff serving in the offices of first-term Senators during the
first nine months of their service.
 The Report of the Secretary of the Senate reports monies paid directly by the
Senate 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.
 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 for individuals.
 Staff could be based in Washington, DC, state offices, or both.
 Potential differences might exist in the job duties of 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,

8 Obtaining the salaries of every congressional staff member from every Senator’s office listed in the Report of the
Secretary of the Senate is beyond the capacity of available resources. Each year, a different, random sample of
Senators’ offices was taken for each position. The large random samples of positions in Senators’ offices mean 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 duties (e.g., Legislative
Assistant and Senior Legislative Assistant, or Executive Assistants, Schedulers, and Executive Assistant/Schedulers),
could result in findings that are different from those provided here.
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there may be differences in the duties of similarly titled staff that could have
effects on their levels of pay. Acknowledging the imprecision inherent in
congressional job titles, an older edition of the Senate Handbook states,
“Throughout the Senate, individuals with the same job title perform vastly
different duties.”9
 Pay data provide no insight into the potential comparability of compensation for
similar position titles (e.g., Legislative Aide and Legislative Assistant); potential
similarities in the duties of some positions (e.g., Press Secretary and
Communications Director); or apparent similarities of duties between long-
standing and more recently emerging position titles (e.g., Scheduler and
Scheduling Director).
Data Tables and Visualizations
Tables in this section provide background information on Senate pay practices, comparative data
for each position, and detailed data and visualizations for each position. Table 1 provides the
maximum payable rates for staff in Senators’ offices 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.10
Table 2 provides available percentage changes in median pay in constant 2022 dollars for each of
the 23 positions, Members of Congress,11 and salaries paid under the General Schedule in
Washington, DC, and surrounding areas, and in the Rest of the United States (RUS) area.12 Table
3 through Table 25 provide tabular pay data for each staff position. The tables provide available
data for FY2001, FY2007, FY2012, and FY2017-FY2021 for most positions,13 including data
distributed by quartile, median pay, and average pay.14 The numbers of staff for which data were
counted are identified as “Number” in the data tables. Staff pay tables also provide a comparison,
at various intervals to FY2021, based on data availability, of the cumulative percentage change in
median pay for that position, in constant 2022 dollars.

9 U.S. Senate, Committee on Rules and Administration, Senate Handbook (Washington: 1996), p. I-13.
10 U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index, at https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/
CUUR0000SA0.
11 Member pay data are taken from CRS Report 97-1011, Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and
Historical Tables.
12 General Schedule pay change is based on changes in pay levels, and not the pay of individuals. General Schedule pay
tables are available at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2022/general-schedule/.
For a complete description of areas covered under the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
locality pay table, see https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2022/locality-pay-area-
definitions/#DC. For areas covered by the RUS, see https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-
wages/2022/locality-pay-area-definitions/#US.
13 Positions for which data are available FY2001-FY2021 include Administrative Director, Caseworker, Chief of Staff,
Communications Director, Constituent Services Representative, Executive Assistant, Field Representative, Legislative
Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Director, Press Assistant, Press Secretary, Scheduler, Staff Assistant,
and State Director. Data for counsels are available FY2001-FY2020. Pay data for Deputy Chief of Staff, Deputy Press
Secretary, Legislative Aide, Press Assistant, Regional Director, Regional Representative, Scheduling Director, and
Speechwriter are available FY2019-FY2021.
14 For a detailed explanation of statistics provided in this report, see Interpreting Pay Tables: Statistics Describing Pay
Data, below, in “Senate Member Office Staff Pay Tables.”
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Graphic displays are also included for each position, providing representations of pay from the
following two perspectives:
 a line graph for most positions showing change in median pay, FY2001-FY2021,
in nominal (current) and constant 2022 dollars; and
 distributions for all positions of FY2021 pay in constant 2022 dollars, in $10,000
increments.
Senate 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-Table 25,
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.

Statistical Measures Used in Pay Tables
Quartile1
Quartile 2
Quartile 3
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
list
expressing
25% of staff
50% of staff make less than
75% of staff
the central
make less than
Q2
make less than
value in a
Q1
Q3
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

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Table 1. Annual Maximum Pay for Staff in Senators’ Offices, 2001-2022
Constant
Constant
Year Nominal $
2022 $
Year Nominal $
2022 $
2001
$140,559
$231,987
2012
$169,459
$215,738
2002
$145,459
$236,337
2013
$169,459
$212,624
2003
$150,159
$238,537
2014
$169,459
$209,230
2004
$153,459
$237,456
2015
$169,459
$208,982
2005
$157,559
$235,811
2016
$169,459
$206,378
2006
$160,659
$232,936
2017
$169,459
$202,073
2007
$160,659
$226,486
2018
$169,459
$197,255
2008
$164,759
$223,677
2019
$173,900
$198,822
2009
$169,459
$230,879
2020
$173,900
$196,399
2010
$169,459
$227,154
2021
$173,900
$187,586
2011
$169,459
$220,203
2022
$203,700
$203,700
Source: 2 U.S.C. 4571 note, 2 U.S.C. 4575, CRS calculations. Detailed information about data sources is
available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
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Table 2. FY2021 Median Pay in Constant, 2022 Dollars, and Changes in Pay for
Selected Staff In Senators’ Offices, Members Of Congress, and Selected General
Schedule Employees, Selected Periods
FY2021 Pay,
FY20-
FY17-
FY12-
FY07-
FY01-
Constant 22$
FY21
FY21
FY21
FY21
FY21

Administrative Director
$141,631
3.39%
4.92%
5.40%
6.90%
30.73%
Caseworker
$55,880
-8.81%
-16.89%
-4.66%
-13.63%
7.99%
Chief of Staff
$185,052
-3.56%
-7.17%
-13.05%
-17.18%
-15.58%
Communications Director
$143,958
-1.36%
4.71%
-2.45%
7.92%
6.29%
Constituent Services Rep.
$55,214
3.67%
-7.66%
9.91%
0.57%
7.28%
Deputy Chief of Staff
$163,769
-4.27%
—
—
—
—
Deputy Press Secretary
$57,795
0.40%
—
—
—
—
Executive Assistant
$88,239
-0.16%
21.97%
-18.40%
-22.51%
-10.39%
Field Representative
$57,994
-8.68%
-13.30%
-14.12%
-13.00%
-13.83%
Legislative Aide
$58,511
-1.30%
—
—
—
—
Legislative Assistant
$86,904
0.04%
7.59%
-6.49%
-8.10%
-1.21%
Legislative Correspondent
$51,977
-0.12%
4.50%
15.65%
7.74%
9.14%
Legislative Director
$151,493
-3.39%
-6.06%
-8.27%
-7.16%
-4.06%
Press Assistant
$54,814
9.26%
—
—
—
—
Press Secretary
$89,602
7.76%
0.57%
20.75%
5.62%
-17.40%
Regional Director
$80,874
-1.41%
—
—
—
—
Regional Representative
$59,004
2.86%
—
—
—
—
Scheduler
$86,746
14.71%
-17.30%
-9.12%
0.03%
4.64%
Scheduling Director
$106,512
1.75%
—
—
—
—
Speechwriter
$88,169
14.99%
—
—
—
—
Staff Assistant
$47,797
-4.13%
6.39%
13.32%
-12.49%
1.28%
State Director
$150,665
2.46%
-6.34%
2.98%
8.66%
16.37%
Congressional Staff Positions Pay Change Summary

Increase
11
7
6
7
8

Decrease
11
7
8
7
6
Members of Congress, General Schedule Pay Change

2021 Pay,
2020-
2017-
2012-
2007-
2001-
Constant 2022$
2021
2021
2021
2021
2021
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%
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Source: CRS calculations, based on pay data provided in Table 3-Table 25 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 varies by grade, step and locality, but percentage changes are consistent within
each locality. Excludes data for Counsel, for which no 2021 data are available. “—“ indicates data are unavailable.
Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”

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Table 3. Administrative Director

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile Median
75 %ile
Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY01
10
$46,340
$61,630
$66,542
$73,599
$76,500
$66,200
$75,449
$100,344 $108,341 $119,831
$124,554
$107,784
FY07
19
$65,453
$82,515
$95,271 $106,660
$126,242
$95,393
$91,024
$114,752 $132,491 $148,330
$175,562
$132,661
FY12
25
$58,000
$90,000 $107,000 $115,816
$135,521
$104,323
$72,842
$113,031 $134,381 $145,453
$170,201
$131,020
Most Recent Five Years
FY17
25
$63,667
$100,937 $114,750 $128,875
$160,192
$114,516
$74,894
$118,738 $134,986 $151,602
$188,441
$134,711
FY18
25
$72,510
$102,840 $114,778 $126,262
$161,458
$113,389
$83,264
$118,091 $131,799 $144,987
$185,403
$130,205
FY19
24
$37,216
$101,923 $117,401 $133,666
$169,459
$116,830
$41,975
$114,956 $132,413 $150,757
$191,127
$131,769
FY20
25
$55,746
$102,376 $122,954 $136,446
$172,790
$120,576
$62,108
$114,059 $136,985 $152,017
$192,509
$134,336
FY21
25
$87,446
$122,944 $133,096 $149,755
$173,900
$135,154
$93,054
$130,829 $141,631 $159,359
$185,052
$143,821
Change
FY20-FY21
3.39%
FY17-FY21
4.92%
FY12-FY21
5.40%
FY07-FY21
6.90%
FY01-FY21 30.73%

Dol ars in figures
are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
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Table 4. Caseworker

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY01
25
$23,227
$27,873
$31,781
$39,900
$61,039
$34,342
$37,817
$45,381 $51,745 $64,964
$99,382
$55,914
FY07
23
$26,833
$39,785
$46,521
$57,823
$76,000
$48,518
$37,317
$55,328 $64,696 $80,414 $105,692 $67,474
FY12
25
$21,333
$37,520
$46,667
$50,761
$85,000
$47,647
$26,792
$47,122 $58,609 $63,751 $106,751 $59,840
Most Recent Five Years
FY17
21
$35,000
$41,958
$57,156
$68,523
$87,500
$56,058
$41,172
$49,358 $67,236 $80,608 $102,930 $65,944
FY18
22
$31,000
$43,437
$48,000
$64,850
$70,000
$51,829
$35,597
$49,879 $55,119 $74,467
$80,381
$59,515
FY19
18
$41,250
$50,991
$64,235
$71,875
$90,000
$63,324
$46,524
$57,511 $72,448 $81,065 $101,508 $71,421
FY20
23
$34,862
$47,502
$55,000
$68,285
$92,500
$58,711
$38,840
$52,923 $61,277 $76,078 $103,056 $65,411
FY21
22
$37,000
$43628
$52,512
$69,079
$96,887
$57,503
$39,373
$46,426 $55,880 $73,508 $103,101 $61,191
Change
FY20-FY21
-8.81%
FY17-FY21 -16.89%
FY12-FY21
-4.66%
FY07-FY21 -13.63%
FY01-FY21
7.99%
Dol ars in figures are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
CRS-9

Table 5. Chief of Staff

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022

50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY01
25
$103,657 $124,270 $134,630 $138,000
$139,609
$130,841
$168,769 $202,332 $219,199 $224,686 $227,306 $213,029
FY07
25
$138,871 $153,093 $160,659 $160,659
$160,659
$156,287
$193,125 $212,904 $223,426 $223,426 $223,426 $217,346
FY12
25
$140,417 $168,000 $169,459 $169,459
$169,459
$166,399
$176,349 $210,991 $212,823 $212,823 $212,823 $208,981
Most Recent Five Years
FY17
25
$126,775 $165,743 $169,459 $169,459
$169,459
$165,680
$149,132 $194,972 $199,343 $199,343 $199,343 $194,898
FY18
25
$143,815 $166,957 $169,459 $169,459
$169,459
$166,646
$165,143 $191,717 $194,590 $194,590 $194,590 $191,360
FY19
25
$155,877 $169,027 $169,459 $169,459
$169,459
$167,912
$175,809 $190,639 $191,127 $191,127 $191,127 $189,382
FY20
25
$161,196 $169,459 $172,235 $172,790
$172,790
$170,278
$179,592 $188,798 $191,890 $192,509 $192,509 $189,711
FY21
25
$127,000 $173,039 $173,900 $173,900
$173,900
$170,145
$135,144 $184,136 $185,052 $185,052 $185,052 $181,056
Change
FY20-FY21
-3.56%
FY17-FY21
-7.17%
FY12-FY21 -13.05%
FY07-FY21 -17.18%
FY01-FY21 -15.58%

Dol ars in figures are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
CRS-10

Table 6. Communications Director

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY01
25
$42,189
$72,441
$83,186
$94,455
$128,974
$83,784
$68,690 $117,946 $135,440 $153,788 $209,991 $136,413
FY07
25
$53,068
$84,129
$95,917
$111,042
$150,942
$98,056
$73,801 $116,996 $133,390 $154,424 $209,912 $136,365
FY12
25
$91,855
$104,792 $117,500 $126,667
$147,184
$115,597
$115,361 $131,608 $147,568 $159,080 $184,848 $145,178
Most Recent Five Years
FY17
25
$92,000
$106,875 $116,875 $128,000
$155,000
$118,145
$108,224 $125,722 $137,486 $150,573 $182,334 $138,979
FY18
25
$76,717
$107,000 $119,270 $126,960
$163,275
$117,207
$88,095 $122,868 $136,958 $145,789 $187,489 $134,589
FY19
25
$94,583
$116,723 $126,320 $130,812
$169,459
$125,887
$106,677 $131,648 $142,472 $147,539 $191,127 $141,984
FY20
25
$57,000
$110,667 $131,000 $139,564
$172,790
$126,869
$63,505 $123,296 $145,950 $155,491 $192,509 $141,347
FY21
25
$65,968
$121,293 $135,283 $153,742
$173,900
$135,837
$70,199 $129,071 $143,958 $163,601 $185,052 $144,548
Change
FY20-FY21
-1.36%
FY17-FY21
4.71%
FY12-FY21
-2.45%
FY07-FY21
7.92%
FY01-FY21
6.29%

Dol ars in figures are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
CRS-11

Table 7. Constituent Service Representative

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY01
19
$23,802
$26,801
$31,611
$37,367
$45,180
$31,778
$38,754
$43,636 $51,467 $60,840
$73,561
$51,740
FY07
25
$25,688
$31,844
$39,478
$43,704
$55,548
$38,268
$35,724
$44,285 $54,901 $60,779
$77,250
$53,218
FY12
25
$30,000
$34,000
$40,000
$49,000
$87,465
$44,672
$37,677
$42,700 $50,236 $61,539 $109,847 $56,104
Most Recent Five Years
FY17
25
$30,900
$44,456
$50,833
$54,187
$83,325
$49,863
$36,349
$52,296 $59,797 $63,743
$98,019
$58,657
FY18
25
$36,154
$41,310
$51,980
$56,500
$64,167
$49,749
$41,516
$47,436 $59,689 $64,879
$73,683
$57,127
FY19
25
$27,000
$40,000
$48,393
$55,000
$75,728
$48,905
$30,452
$45,114 $54,581 $62,033
$85,411
$55,158
FY20
25
$32,687
$41,800
$47,802
$52,000
$77,883
$48,928
$36,417
$46,570 $53,257 $57,934
$86,771
$54,511
FY21
25
$25,731
$46,547
$51,886
$60,000
$84,866
$54,466
$27,381
$49,532 $55,214 $63,848
$90,308
$57,958
Change
FY20-FY21
3.67%
FY17-FY21
-7.66%
FY12-FY21
9.91%
FY07-FY21
0.57%
FY01-FY21
7.28%

Dol ars in figures are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
CRS-12

Table 8. Counsel

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY01
15
$25,000
$61,723
$69,875
$74,691
$93,833
$67,125
$40,704 $100,495 $113,767 $121,609 $152,776 $109,291
FY07
21
$45,000
$77,556
$88,167
$109,759
$145,000
$92,050
$62,581 $107,856 $122,612 $152,639 $201,649 $128,012
FY12
25
$49,750
$72,000
$80,868
$97,455
$151,275
$87,312
$62,481
$90,425 $101,562 $122,394 $189,986 $109,655
Most Recent Five Years
FY17
25
$66,500
$84,728
$88,535
$96,169
$142,271
$93,268
$78,227
$99,670 $104,148 $113,129 $167,360 $109,715
FY18
16
$55,000
$80,221
$95,172
$99,808
$114,392
$90,265
$63,157
$92,119 $109,287 $114,610 $131,357 $103,652
FY19
13
$73,750
$87,500
$97,583
$112,805
$145,500
$100,285
$83,180
$98,688 $110,061 $127,229 $164,105 $113,108
FY20
16
$67,125
$84,625
$95,003
$104,940
$135,800
$95,611
$74,785
$94,283 $105,845 $116,916 $151,298 $106,522
FY21
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

Dol ars in figure are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, as col ated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. Percentage change in pay is based on the change in median
payfor 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
CRS-13

Table 9. Deputy Chief of Staff

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY19
23
$74,580
$129,996 $142,635 $157,619
$169,459
$141,236
$84,116 $146,618 $160,873 $177,773 $191,127 $159,296
FY20
25
$90,652
$132,262 $153,554 $167,290
$172,790
$149,209
$100,997 $147,356 $171,078 $186,381 $192,509 $166,238
FY21
25
$122,000
$142,631 $153,900 $168,207
$173,900
$154,392
$129,824 $151,778 $163,769 $178,994 $185,052 $164,293
Change
FY20-FY21
-4.27%

Dol ars in figure are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”

CRS-14

Table 10. Deputy Press Secretary

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY19
17
$40,038
$45,125
$49,225
$59,151
$101,625
$54,144
$45,157
$50,895 $55,519 $66,714 $114,619 $61,068
FY20
23
$44,750
$48,994
$51,667
$58,556
$71,399
$54,123
$49,857
$54,585 $57,563 $65,238
$79,548
$60,299
FY21
12
$46,875
$50,469
$54,312
$58,809
$64,667
$54,636
$49,881
$53,705 $57,795 $62,581
$68,814
$58,140
Change
FY20-FY21
0.40%

Dol ars in figure are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”

CRS-15

Table 11. Executive Assistant

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY01
25
$36,000
$51,486
$60,480
$79,529
$124,583
$65,378
$58,613
$83,828 $98,471 $129,486 $202,841 $106,446
FY07
25
$37,176
$65,000
$81,880
$91,568
$160,659
$83,038
$51,700
$90,394 $113,869 $127,342 $223,426 $115,480
FY12
25
$37,500
$52,500
$86,106
$112,000
$169,459
$88,823
$47,096
$65,935 $108,140 $140,661 $212,823 $111,553
Most Recent Five Years
FY17
19
$36,750
$48,099
$61,500
$100,426
$169,459
$79,059
$43,231
$56,582 $72,345 $118,136 $199,343
$93,001
FY18
18
$38,250
$57,811
$67,946
$79,018
$169,459
$78,477
$43,923
$66,385 $78,022 $90,737 $194,590
$90,116
FY19
16
$48,542
$64,658
$70,054
$92,169
$169,459
$82,536
$54,748
$72,925 $79,012 $103,954 $191,127
$93,090
FY20
14
$54,514
$62,584
$79,327
$82,359
$172,790
$83,146
$60,736
$69,726 $88,380 $91,758 $192,509
$92,635
FY21
10
$50,392
$60,088
$82,921
$136,437
$173,900
$99,488
$53,623
$63,941 $88,239 $145,187 $185,052 $105,868
Change
FY20-FY21
-0.16%
FY17-FY21
21.97%
FY12-FY21 -18.40%
FY07-FY21 -22.51%
FY01-FY21 -10.39%

Dol ars in figures are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
CRS-16

Table 12. Field Representative

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY01
25
$20,519
$35,839
$41,337
$48,744
$70,466
$42,290
$33,408
$58,351 $67,302 $79,363 $114,730 $68,854
FY07
25
$19,562
$40,882
$47,931
$58,339
$76,250
$49,139
$27,205
$56,854 $66,657 $81,131 $106,039 $68,337
FY12
25
$31,750
$47,489
$53,768
$68,000
$79,670
$55,790
$39,875
$59,642 $67,527 $85,401 $100,058 $70,067
Most Recent Five Years
FY17
25
$37,691
$48,375
$56,863
$68,437
$87,500
$58,369
$44,338
$56,906 $66,891 $80,506 $102,931 $68,663
FY18
25
$38,083
$47,000
$56,000
$70,625
$93,042
$60,296
$43,731
$53,970 $64,305 $81,099 $106,840 $69,238
FY19
25
$23,967
$52,558
$62,750
$72,311
$100,417
$62,478
$27,032
$59,278 $70,773 $81,557 $113,257 $70,467
FY20
25
$20,939
$52,059
$57,000
$68,375
$101,358
$58,466
$23,329
$58,000 $63,505 $76,178 $112,925 $65,138
FY21
25
$21,000
$38,000
$54,499
$69,533
$91,850
$54,368
$22,347
$40,437 $57,994 $73,992
$97,740
$57,854
Change
FY20-FY21
-8.68%
FY17-FY21 -13.30%
FY12-FY21 -14.12%
FY07-FY21 -13.00%
FY01-FY21 -13.83%

Dol ars in figures are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
CRS-17

Table 13. Legislative Aide

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY19
25
$37,292
$47,089
$52,049
$59,936
$72,409
$53,781
$42,060
$53,110 $58,704 $67,600
$81,667
$60,658
FY20
25
$43,811
$50,961
$53,208
$55,601
$76,113
$54,659
$48,811
$56,776 $59,281 $61,946
$84,800
$60,896
FY21
25
$44,872
$49,633
$54,985
$61,412
$74,188
$56,028
$47,750
$52,816 $58,511 $65,351
$78,946
$59,621
Change
FY20-FY21
-1.30%

Dol ars in figure are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”

CRS-18

Table 14. Legislative Assistant

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY01
25
$31,916
$46,440
$54,032
$65,250
$83,533
$55,641
$51,964
$75,612 $87,972 $106,237 $136,004 $90,593
FY07
25
$40,333
$49,000
$68,000
$74,250
$128,270
$64,727
$56,091
$68,143 $94,566 $103,258 $178,383 $90,015
FY12
25
$46,667
$60,750
$74,000
$81,000
$120,828
$73,228
$58,609
$76,296 $92,936 $101,728 $151,748 $91,967
Most Recent Five Years
FY17
25
$44,420
$55,000
$68,667
$87,875
$120,901
$71,667
$52,254
$64,699 $80,776 $103,372 $142,222 $84,305
FY18
25
$53,333
$65,500
$76,000
$84,254
$122,901
$76,770
$61,243
$75,214 $87,271 $96,749 $141,127 $88,155
FY19
25
$56,752
$65,893
$76,125
$88,048
$112,655
$77,656
$64,008
$74,318 $85,859 $99,306 $127,060 $87,586
FY20
25
$56,250
$74,000
$77,970
$87,735
$104,001
$80,594
$62,669
$82,445 $86,868 $97,747 $115,870 $89,792
FY21
25
$57,750
$73,129
$81,667
$89,000
$102,185
$81,011
$61,453
$77,818 $86,904 $94,707 $108,738 $86,207
Change
FY20-FY21
0.04%
FY17-FY21
7.59%
FY12-FY21
-6.49%
FY07-FY21
-8.10%
FY01-FY21
-1.21%

Dol ars in figures are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
CRS-19

Table 15. Legislative Correspondent

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY01
25
$22,344
$27,496
$29,250
$32,500
$41,250
$30,560
$36,379
$44,768 $47,624 $52,915
$67,161
$49,757
FY07
25
$30,337
$32,408
$34,689
$39,119
$44,500
$36,061
$42,190
$45,069 $48,242 $54,403
$61,885
$50,150
FY12
25
$29,250
$33,250
$35,786
$40,800
$53,417
$37,616
$36,735
$41,759 $44,943 $51,241
$67,086
$47,243
Most Recent Five Years
FY17
25
$30,000
$39,000
$42,281
$45,156
$62,250
$42,879
$35,291
$45,877 $49,737 $53,120
$73,228
$50,441
FY18
25
$33,855
$38,400
$42,389
$45,687
$52,458
$42,409
$38,876
$44,095 $48,675 $52,462
$60,238
$48,698
FY19
25
$40,000
$43,605
$45,178
$48,679
$62,374
$46,650
$45,114
$49,180 $50,955 $54,904
$70,350
$52,615
FY20
25
$37,327
$44,333
$46,711
$51,374
$78,001
$49,221
$41,587
$49,393 $52,042 $57,236
$86,902
$54,838
FY21
25
$33,000
$46,062
$48,845
$51,345
$71,367
$49,819
$35,116
$49,016 $51,977 $54,638
$75,944
$53,014
Change
FY20-FY21
-0.12%
FY17-FY21
4.50%
FY12-FY21
15.65%
FY07-FY21
7.74%
FY01-FY21
9.14%

Dol ars in figures are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
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Table 16. Legislative Director

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY01
25
$70,417
$90,429
$96,988
$106,671
$138,459
$97,697
$114,649 $147,233 $157,912 $173,677 $225,433 $159,067
FY07
25
$76,166 $102,917 $117,333 $127,061
$146,601
$114,607
$105,923 $143,124 $163,173 $176,702 $203,876 $159,382
FY12
25
$99,667 $128,000 $131,500 $144,000
$169,459
$133,606
$125,171 $160,755 $165,151 $180,850 $212,823 $167,795
Most Recent Five Years
FY17
25
$104,667 $125,000 $137,083 $146,007
$168,679
$136,547
$123,125 $147,044 $161,258 $171,755 $198,425 $160,627
FY18
25
$97,122 $130,001 $147,188 $150,588
$169,459
$141,493
$111,525 $149,280 $169,017 $172,921 $194,590 $162,477
FY19
25
$99,555 $119,583 $135,394 $147,500
$169,459
$135,919
$112,285 $134,874 $152,706 $166,360 $191,127 $153,299
FY20
25
$102,265 $128,458 $140,750 $158,725
$166,945
$141,886
$113,935 $143,118 $156,813 $176,839 $185,997 $158,079
FY21
25
$122,800 $130,000 $142,364 $150,356
$173,900
$141,986
$130,675 $138,337 $151,493 $159,998 $185,052 $151,091
Change
FY20-FY21
-3.39%
FY17-FY21
-6.06%
FY12-FY21
-8.27%
FY07-FY21
-7.16%
FY01-FY21
-4.06%

Dol ars in figures are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
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Table 17. Press Assistant

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY19
14
$34,000
$38,830
$43,010
$46,060
$49,408
$42,863
$38,347
$43,795 $48,510 $51,949
$55,725
$48,343
FY20
20
$39,167
$42,709
$45,028
$49,889
$54,224
$45,828
$43,636
$47,583 $50,167 $55,582
$60,412
$51,058
FY21
10
$36,667
$49,907
$51,511
$56,106
$77,076
$52,836
$39,018
$53,108 $54,814 $59,704
$82,018
$56,224
Change
FY20-FY21
9.26%

Dol ars in figure are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”

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Table 18. Press Secretary

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY01
25
$21,120
$48,125
$66,625
$77,143
$92,242
$64,528
$34,387
$78,355 $108,476 $125,602 $150,185 $105,062
FY07
25
$44,958
$55,250
$61,000
$76,737
$125,644
$70,928
$62,523
$76,835
$84,832 $106,717 $174,731
$98,638
FY12
25
$40,000
$52,781
$59,083
$79,000
$118,000
$64,934
$50,236
$66,288
$74,203 $99,216 $148,196
$81,551
Most Recent Five Years
FY17
25
$52,389
$66,000
$75,737
$88,000
$132,192
$79,425
$61,627
$77,639
$89,094 $103,519 $155,504
$93,432
FY18
25
$48,093
$61,197
$69,306
$87,000
$142,404
$74,966
$55,225
$70,273
$79,584 $99,902 $163,523
$86,084
FY19
25
$52,716
$73,539
$77,822
$90,211
$149,052
$82,275
$59,456
$82,942
$87,773 $101,746 $168,111
$92,795
FY20
25
$44,657
$67,740
$74,634
$84,000
$120,000
$75,842
$49,753
$75,471
$83,152 $93,586 $133,694
$84,497
FY21
25
$54,583
$63,167
$84,202
$95,000
$147,500
$83,241
$58,084
$67,217
$89,602 $101,092 $156,959
$88,579
Change
FY20-FY21
7.76%
FY17-FY21
0.57%
FY12-FY21
20.75%
FY07-FY21
5.62%
FY01-FY21 -17.40%

Dol ars in figures are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
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Table 19. Regional Director

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY19
25
$45,979
$63,000
$73,437
$79,638
$129,742
$74,207
$51,858
$71,056 $82,827 $89,821 $146,332 $83,695
FY20
25
$52,791
$64,158
$73,625
$81,952
$121,000
$75,459
$58,815
$71,480 $82,027 $91,305 $134,809 $84,070
FY21
25
$51,678
$70,829
$76,000
$87,631
$125,500
$78,983
$54,992
$75,371 $80,874 $93,250 $133,548 $84,049
Change
FY20-FY21
-1.41%

Dol ars in figure are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”

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Table 20. Regional Representative

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY19
11
$48,193
$50,583
$59,019
$62,198
$80,203
$59,296
$54,355
$57,051 $66,566 $70,151
$90,459
$66,878
FY20
11
$38,000
$47,143
$51,485
$75,312
$99,455
$60,762
$42,337
$52,523 $57,361 $83,907 $110,805 $67,696
FY21
12
$47,500
$53,291
$55,448
$64,268
$100,636
$61,863
$50,546
$56,708 $59,004 $68,389 $107,090 $65,831
Change
FY20-FY21
2.86%

Dol ars in figure are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”

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Table 21. Scheduler

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY01
25
$29,690
$42,167
$50,917
$54,670
$75,308
$50,705
$48,341
$68,654 $82,900 $89,011 $122,613
$82,556
FY07
25
$29,021
$50,667
$62,357
$67,695
$106,447
$61,579
$40,359
$70,461 $86,719 $94,142 $148,034
$85,636
FY12
25
$38,792
$64,250
$76,000
$84,250
$135,000
$77,970
$48,718
$80,691 $95,448 $105,809 $169,546
$97,923
Most Recent Five Years
FY17
15
$45,335
$71,778
$89,167
$98,415
$140,632
$87,838
$53,330
$84,436 $104,891 $115,770 $165,432 $103,329
FY18
20
$45,268
$67,356
$81,076
$93,322
$151,993
$84,916
$51,981
$77,345 $93,100 $107,162 $174,534
$97,509
FY19
25
$36,750
$58,750
$73,977
$96,000
$129,333
$75,611
$41,449
$66,262 $83,436 $108,275 $145,871
$85,279
FY20
25
$46,478
$57,500
$67,875
$96,000
$162,000
$78,420
$51,782
$64,062 $75,621 $106,956 $180,488
$87,370
FY21
17
$50,042
$76,625
$81,518
$115,000
$169,563
$94,346
$53,251
$81,539 $86,746 $122,375 $180,437 $100,396
Change
FY20-FY21
14.71%
FY17-FY21 -17.30%
FY12-FY21
-9.12%
FY07-FY21
0.03%
FY01-FY21
4.64%

Dol ars in figures are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
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Table 22. Scheduling Director

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY19
25
$74,135
$79,231
$85,864
$102,211
$133,500
$92,633
$83,615
$89,362
$96,844 $115,280 $150,570 $104,477
FY20
22
$79,848
$87,888
$93,957 $104,813
$117,358
$95,894
$88,960
$97,918 $104,680 $116,774 $130,752 $106,838
FY21
23
$82,584
$93,583
$100,093 $111,125
$122,917
$102,268
$87,881
$99,585 $106,512 $118,251 $130,799 $108,827
Change
FY20-FY21
1.75%

Dol ars in figure are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”

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Table 23. Speechwriter

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY19
11
$74,135
$78,945
$85,328
$101,269
$133,500
$92,582
$83,615
$89,039 $96,239 $114,218 $150,570 $104,420
FY20
15
$40,000
$61,812
$68,822
$79,920
$123,068
$73,068
$44,565
$68,866 $76,676 $89,040 $137,113
$81,407
FY21
11
$46,667
$69,583
$82,856
$100,500
$117,825
$83,389
$49,659
$74,045 $88,169 $106,945 $125,381
$88,737
Change
FY20-FY21
14.99%

Dol ars in figure are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”

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Table 24. Staff Assistant

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY01
25
$22,000
$26,875
$28,985
$33,008
$51,275
$31,205
$35,819
$43,757 $47,193 $53,743
$83,484
$50,807
FY07
25
$25,962
$30,445
$39,275
$47,374
$83,998
$41,297
$36,105
$42,340 $54,619 $65,882 $116,815 $57,432
FY12
25
$22,000
$31,108
$33,583
$40,479
$72,000
$37,968
$27,630
$39,069 $42,177 $50,838
$90,425
$47,684
Most Recent Five Years
FY17
25
$32,624
$34,937
$38,192
$39,578
$46,000
$37,750
$38,377
$41,099 $44,927 $46,557
$54,112
$44,407
FY18
25
$30,000
$37,412
$40,953
$46,333
$87,950
$43,898
$34,449
$42,960 $47,027 $53,205 $100,993 $50,408
FY19
25
$31,875
$39,677
$43,875
$48,198
$134,762
$48,522
$35,951
$44,750 $49,485 $54,361 $151,993 $54,726
FY20
25
$24,154
$39,375
$44,748
$46,956
$54,212
$42,814
$26,910
$43,868 $49,855 $52,314
$60,398
$47,700
FY21
25
$21,293
$39,833
$44,917
$47,719
$90,000
$44,866
$22,658
$42,388 $47,797 $50,779
$95,772
$47,744
Change
FY20-FY21
-4.13%
FY17-FY21
6.39%
FY12-FY21
13.32%
FY07-FY21 -12.49%
FY01-FY21
1.28%

Dol ars in figures are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
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Table 25. State Director

Current$, Nominal
Constant$, 2022
50 %ile
50 %ile
Year
#
Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average Minimum 25 %ile
Median
75 %ile Maximum Average
FY01
25
$56,000
$74,089
$79,521
$91,065
$122,533
$82,660
$91,177 $120,629 $129,472 $148,268 $199,504 $134,584
FY07
25
$79,146
$85,986
$99,707
$117,625
$160,659
$106,843
$110,067 $119,580 $138,661 $163,579 $223,426 $148,584
FY12
25
$83,500 $114,000 $116,500 $131,500
$169,459
$123,006
$104,868 $143,173 $146,312 $165,151 $212,823 $154,483
Most Recent Five Years
FY17
25
$105,208 $116,883 $136,750 $148,000
$169,459
$134,059
$123,762 $137,496 $160,866 $174,100 $199,343 $157,700
FY18
25
$60,750 $121,667 $139,250 $154,046
$169,459
$137,312
$69,759 $139,710 $159,901 $176,891 $194,590 $157,675
FY19
25
$99,675 $129,321 $140,299 $154,554
$169,459
$141,101
$112,420 $145,857 $158,238 $174,316 $191,127 $159,143
FY20
25
$102,525 $121,375 $131,987 $142,393
$172,790
$132,742
$114,225 $135,226 $147,050 $158,643 $192,509 $147,890
FY21
25
$103,013 $131,322 $141,585 $156,000
$173,900
$144,896
$109,619 $139,743 $150,665 $166,004 $185,052 $154,188
Change
FY20-FY21
2.46%
FY17-FY21
-6.34%
FY12-FY21
2.98%
FY07-FY21
8.66%
FY01-FY21
16.37%

Dol ars in figures are
in thousands.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, 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 red. Detailed information about data sources is available above in “Data Tables and Visualizations.”
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Staff Pay, Selected Positions in Senators’ Offices, FY2001-FY2021

Author Information

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. William T. Egar, former Analyst in
American National Government, provided technical and editorial assistance. 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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