Salaries of members of the United States Congress

This chart shows historical information on the salaries that members of the United States Congress have been paid.[1] The Government Ethics Reform Act of 1989 provides for an automatic increase in salary each year as a cost of living adjustment that reflects the employment cost index.[2] Since 2010 Congress has annually voted not to accept the increase, keeping it at the same nominal amount since 2009. The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1992, prohibits any law affecting compensation from taking effect until after the next election.

US Senate salaries
House of Representatives salaries

For all members of the House of Representatives and Senate

Year Salary Per diem/annum Auto COLA adj. In 2023 dollars (when instituted) In 2023 dollars (year prior to next increase)
1789$6per diem$147$118
1795$7per diem$121$228
1855$3,000per annum$94,221$56,132
1865$5,000per annum$95,587$115,711
1871$7,500per annum$183,208$183,208
1874$5,000per annum$129,324$162,852
1907$7,500per annum$235,554$128,068
1925$10,000per annum$166,869$192,429
1932$9,000per annum$193,039
1933$8,500per annum$192,157
1934 (2/1)$9,000per annum$196,881
1934 (7/1)$9,500per annum$207,818
1935$10,000per annum$213,447$150,068
1947$12,500per annum$163,823$136,214
1955$22,500per annum$245,795$212,302
1965$30,000per annum$278,585$252,459
1969$42,500per annum$339,152$252,190
1975$44,600per annum$242,556$229,364
1977$57,500per annum$277,680$257,987
1979$60,652.50per annum$244,597$195,266
1982$69,800per annum only Representatives$211,662
1983$69,800per annum only Senators$205,086
1984$72,600per annum$204,499
1985$75,100per annum$204,341$200,495
1987 (1/1)$77,400per annum$199,372
1987 (2/4)$89,500per annum$230,540$211,292
1990 (2/1)$96,600per annum only Representatives$216,378
1990 (2/1)$98,400per annum only Senators$220,410
1991 (1/1)$125,100per annum only Representatives$268,783
1991 (1/1)$101,900per annum only Senators$218,937
1991 (8/14)$125,100per annum only Senators$268,783
1992$129,500per annum3.5%$270,055
1993$133,600per annum3.2%$270,647$243,549
1998$136,700per annum2.3%$245,435$240,140
2000$141,300per annum3.4%$240,114
2001$145,100per annum2.7%$239,806
2002$150,000per annum3.4%$244,052
2003$154,700per annum3.1%$246,098
2004$158,100per annum2.2%$244,949
2005$162,100per annum2.5%$242,888
2006$165,200per annum1.9%$239,810$233,152
2008$169,300per annum2.5%$230,112
2009$174,000per annum2.8%$237,344$199,161
2020$174,000per annum0$196,754$187,911
2022$174,000per annum0$174,000
2023 (present)$174,000per annum
Salaries, shown for US Senators and US Representatives. Also shown: salaries adjusted to 2014 US Dollars.
Graph of US Congressional Salaries 1992-2023 in actual and constant 2023 dollars

Leadership and other positions

Additional pay schedule for the Senate and House positions:

SCHEDULE 6—VICE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, per Executive order 13970, effective for 2021.[3]

PositionSalary
Vice President$255,800
Senators and House Representatives$174,000
Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico$174,000
President pro tempore of the Senate$193,400
Majority leader and minority leader of the Senate$193,400
Majority leader and minority leader of the House of Representatives$193,400
Speaker of the House of Representatives$223,500

References

  1. Brudnick, Ida A. (April 11, 2018). Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables (PDF). Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. "Do Members of Congress get Automatic Pay Hikes (COLAs)?". National Taxpayers Union. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  3. Executive Order 13970 of December 31, 2020, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay. Executive Order for 2021 Pay Schedules

See also

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