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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.\nThis report provides pay data for 16 staff position titles that are typically found in Senators\u2019 offices. The positions include the following: Administrative Director, Casework Supervisor, Caseworker, Chief of Staff, Communications Director, Constituent Services Representative, Counsel, Executive Assistant, Field Representative, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Director, Press Secretary, Scheduler, Staff Assistant, and State Director. The following table provides the change in median pay levels for these positions, in constant 2019 dollars between FY2017 and FY2018.\nPercentage Change in Median Pay for Selected Staff In Senators\u2019 Offices, FY2017-FY2018\nPosition\nFY17-FY18\nPosition\nFY17-FY18\n\nAdministrative Director\n-2.36%\nField Representative\n-3.86%\n\nCasework Supervisor\n-3.21%\nLegislative Assistant\n8.04%\n\nCaseworker\n-18.02%\nLegislative Correspondent\n-2.13%\n\nChief of Staff\n-2.38%\nLegislative Director\n4.81%\n\nCommunications Director\n-0.38%\nPress Secretary\n-10.67%\n\nConstituent Services Representative\n-0.18%\nScheduler\n-11.24%\n\nCounsel\n4.94%\nStaff Assistant\n4.68%\n\nExecutive Assistant\n7.85%\nState Director\n-0.60%\n\nSource: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, as collated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. Change is based on constant 2019 dollars.\nReport tables provide aggregate statistics on pay for each staff position for FY2001, FY2004, FY2009, and FY2014-FY2018, including quartiles, the median, and average pay. Complete data, FY2001-FY2018, are available to congressional requesters upon request. Graphic displays are also included, providing representations of pay from two perspectives, including the following:\na line graph showing change in median pay, FY2001-FY2018, in nominal (current) and constant 2019 dollars; and\ndistributions of FY2018 pay in constant 2019 dollars, in $10,000 increments.\nThe Congressional Research Service provides a number of products on staffing issues. 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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.\nThis report provides pay data for 16 staff position titles that are typically used in Senators\u2019 offices. The positions include the following: Administrative Director, Casework Supervisor, Caseworker, Chief of Staff, Communications Director, Counsel, Executive Assistant, Field Representative, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Director, Press Secretary, Scheduler, \u201cSpecials Director\u201d (a combined category that includes the job titles Director of Projects, Director of Special Projects, Director of Federal Projects, Director of Grants, Projects Director, or Grants Director), Staff Assistant, and State Director.\nTables provide tabular pay data for each of the selected staff positions in a Senator\u2019s office. Graphic displays are also included, providing representations of pay from three perspectives, including the following:\na line graph showing change in pay;\na comparison at 5-, 10-, and 15-year intervals from FY2015, depending on data availability, of the cumulative percentage change in pay for that position to changes in pay of Members of Congress and federal civilian workers paid under the General Schedule in Washington, DC, and surrounding areas; and\ndistributions of FY2015 pay in $10,000 increments.\nIn the past five years (FY2011 and FY2015), the change in median pay, in constant 2016 dollars, ranged from a 9.86% increase for press secretaries to a -26.05% decrease for specials directors. Eight of the 16 positions experienced increases in pay, while the remaining eight positions saw declines in pay. This may be compared to changes to the pay of Members of Congress, -5.10%, and General Schedule, DC, -3.19%, over approximately the same period (calendar years 2011-2015).\nPay data for staff working in House Member offices are available in CRS Report R44323, Staff Pay Levels for Selected Positions in House Member Offices, 2001-2014. 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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.\nThis report provides pay data for 16 staff position titles that are typically used in Senators\u2019 offices. The positions include the following: Administrative Director, Casework Supervisor, Caseworker, Chief of Staff, Communications Director, Counsel, Executive Assistant, Field Representative, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Director, Press Secretary, Scheduler, \u201cSpecials Director\u201d (a combined category that includes the job titles Director of Projects, Director of Special Projects, Director of Federal Projects, Director of Grants, Projects Director, or Grants Director), Staff Assistant, and State Director.\nTables provide tabular pay data for each of the selected staff positions in a Senator\u2019s office. Graphic displays are also included, providing representations of pay from three perspectives, including the following:\na line graph showing change in pay;\na comparison at 5-, 10-, and 14-year intervals from FY2014, depending on data availability, of the cumulative percentage change in pay for that position to changes in pay of Members of Congress and federal civilian workers paid under the General Schedule in Washington, DC, and surrounding areas; and\ndistributions of FY2014 pay in $10,000 increments.\nIn the past five years (FY2010 and FY2014), the change in median pay, in constant 2015 dollars, ranged from a 0.78% increase for state directors to a -20.21% decrease for legislative assistants. All staff positions other than state directors saw declines in pay. 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