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House Republicans edge out Democrats in average Q1 staffer pay

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 13, 2022

House Republicans edged out Democrats in first-quarter staffer pay, thanks to a bigger pay bump among GOP personal offices.

House Republicans averaged 6 percent higher pay per staffer than in the same time period last year, according to LegiStorm data. House Democrats averaged a 3 percent increase.

Full-time Republican staffers took home an average 2022 Q1 salary rate of $70,280 per year. Democrats had an average salary rate of $69,440, which works out to $210 per quarter less than Republicans.

A year before, Republicans paid an average annualized rate of $66,372, compared to $67,432 for Democrats — or $265 per quarter more for Democratic staffers.

In March, Congress authorized a 21 percent increase to the House's office budgets for 2022. That increase was intended to bolster staffer pay in hopes of attracting and retaining talent. Second-quarter salaries, which the House is due to publish by late August, will likely reflect further-increased pay rates for both parties.