Ic-salaries About Member of Congress Salaries

Congress is required by Article I, Section 6, of the Constitution to determine its own    pay.

Pay adjustments can be enacted through stand-alone legislation or through a commission process, but most commonly member salary increases are implemented through an automatic annual adjustment process in which members receive an automatic “cost of living” allowance increase.

The salary increase takes effect on January 1 of each year unless Congress votes to decline it, though individual members can opt to decline an automatic annual pay increase. By law, members may not receive an increase greater than the increase in the base pay of General Schedule (GS) employees. Both houses of Congress voted not to raise member salaries for 2010.

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History of Annual Salaries - Members of Congress and Leadership

Year Members of Congress Speaker of the House

Majority and Minority Leaders

and President Pro Tempore
2010 $174,000 $223,500 $193,400
2009 $174,000 $223,500 $193,400
2008 $169,300 $217,400 $188,100
2007 $165,200 $212,100 $183,500
2006 $165,200 $212,100 $183,500
2005 $162,100 $208,100 $180,100
2004 $158,100 $203,000 $175,700
2003 $154,700 $198,600 $171,900
2002 $150,000 $192,600 $166,700
2001 $145,100 $186,300 $161,200
2000 $141,300 $181,400 $156,900
1985 $75,100 n/a n/a
1975 $44,600 n/a n/a
1955 $12,500 n/a n/a
1925 $7,500 n/a n/a
1900 $5,000 n/a n/a
1873 $7,500 n/a n/a
1855 $3,000 n/a n/a
1825 $8 per day n/a n/a
1800 $6 per day n/a n/a
1789 $6 per day n/a n/a

 

 

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by texas lady on 02/01/2010 12:10 PM EST
I forgot to add that they were paid the $6.00 only if they were there. Sorry.
by texas lady on 02/01/2010 12:07 PM EST
Congress was originally paid by the day ($6.00). We might be safer to pay them for the days they were not there. I always feel safer when they are not in session. $6.00 still works for me.
by Fergie on 01/28/2010 07:12 PM EST
If figures are correct, no wonder Ms. Pelosi can afford all the botox, etc. I know she is personally wealthy, but this is obscene.
by Fred on 01/13/2010 08:48 AM EST
How about updating your table for 2010? Will Congress get a raise or not, since Social Security COLA is negative.
by ron ward on 12/18/2009 11:11 PM EST
i have e-mailed my senators and get no response-why have e-mail address if you dont use it to correspond with your constituants???i asked if a senator declines his salary increase, does he get it added to his next raise? if not, why are they all getting the same$174,000.00 pay,with exception of the speaker of the house&other higher office holders?
by darrelln99 on 11/11/2009 09:37 PM EST
Not bad for a bunch of people who can't even balance a budget
by anonymous on 11/05/2009 09:01 AM EST
this is so the rich get richer and the poor get poorer
by boxcar on 09/02/2009 10:22 AM EDT
As a percentage of the National income, the present Congressional pay scale would be an exceedingly tiny amount but, one would indeed appreciate the effort on their part to economize. Perhaps our anger needs a better target, such as the bankers who pay themselves vast sums and then do not make a corresponding contibution to the economic good.
by Peg on 08/23/2009 11:40 PM EDT
Anonymous stated no COLA adjustment for SS recepients next year,however I read there will be an increase in the amount paid for Part D coverage,so the SS checks will be reduced. I agree we should expect our elected officials to endure the same. After all they do have numerous funding for staff,offices,postage,travel(which should also be frozen or reduced). We are all in this together,aren't we? Maybe not.
by James Hamner on 08/05/2009 08:07 PM EDT
Can any tell me why my pay raise in the military after 16 years was a whopping 48 dollars. And I see the Senators recieved about 5K for thier pay raise I guess it's alot more dangerous in D.C. then th eplaces where we go.
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