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House Salaries and Bonuses by Member

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Rank Member Status First 3 Quarters (Averaged) Fourth Quarter 4th Quarter Increase
Quarterly Payroll

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Rank 1 Member Kildee, Former Rep. Dale (D-MI) Status First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Quarterly Payroll
$316,718
First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Avg. Salary
$17,521
Fourth Quarter
Quarterly Payroll
$323,800
Fourth Quarter
Avg. Salary
$18,736
4th Quarter Increase
Payroll $
+$7,082
4th Quarter Increase
Salary %
6.93%
Rank 2 Member Nadler, Former Rep. Jerry (D-NY) Status First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Quarterly Payroll
$316,336
First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Avg. Salary
$16,617
Fourth Quarter
Quarterly Payroll
$328,252
Fourth Quarter
Avg. Salary
$17,588
4th Quarter Increase
Payroll $
+$11,916
4th Quarter Increase
Salary %
5.84%
Rank 3 Member Oberstar, Former Rep. Jim (D-MN) Status Defeated First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Quarterly Payroll
$306,892
First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Avg. Salary
$18,341
Fourth Quarter
Quarterly Payroll
$437,236
Fourth Quarter
Avg. Salary
$25,720
4th Quarter Increase
Payroll $
+$130,343
4th Quarter Increase
Salary %
40.23%
Rank 4 Member Gordon, Former Rep. Bart (D-TN) Status Retired First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Quarterly Payroll
$305,914
First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Avg. Salary
$16,531
Fourth Quarter
Quarterly Payroll
$306,980
Fourth Quarter
Avg. Salary
$17,369
4th Quarter Increase
Payroll $
+$1,066
4th Quarter Increase
Salary %
5.07%
Rank 5 Member Capuano, Former Rep. Mike (D-MA) Status First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Quarterly Payroll
$293,889
First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Avg. Salary
$17,284
Fourth Quarter
Quarterly Payroll
$354,821
Fourth Quarter
Avg. Salary
$20,858
4th Quarter Increase
Payroll $
+$60,932
4th Quarter Increase
Salary %
20.68%
Rank 6 Member Frank, Former Rep. Barney (D-MA) Status First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Quarterly Payroll
$292,895
First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Avg. Salary
$16,265
Fourth Quarter
Quarterly Payroll
$332,601
Fourth Quarter
Avg. Salary
$18,478
4th Quarter Increase
Payroll $
+$39,706
4th Quarter Increase
Salary %
13.6%
Rank 7 Member Baird, Former Rep. Brian (D-WA) Status Retired First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Quarterly Payroll
$292,451
First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Avg. Salary
$15,600
Fourth Quarter
Quarterly Payroll
$323,099
Fourth Quarter
Avg. Salary
$19,595
4th Quarter Increase
Payroll $
+$30,648
4th Quarter Increase
Salary %
25.61%
Rank 8 Member Berkley, Former Rep. Shelley (D-NV) Status First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Quarterly Payroll
$290,171
First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Avg. Salary
$16,007
Fourth Quarter
Quarterly Payroll
$354,526
Fourth Quarter
Avg. Salary
$19,696
4th Quarter Increase
Payroll $
+$64,355
4th Quarter Increase
Salary %
23.05%
Rank 9 Member Simpson, Rep. Mike (R-ID) Status First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Quarterly Payroll
$289,889
First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Avg. Salary
$17,052
Fourth Quarter
Quarterly Payroll
$290,000
Fourth Quarter
Avg. Salary
$17,059
4th Quarter Increase
Payroll $
+$111
4th Quarter Increase
Salary %
0.04%
Rank 10 Member Waxman, Former Rep. Henry (D-CA) Status First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Quarterly Payroll
$288,991
First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Avg. Salary
$15,773
Fourth Quarter
Quarterly Payroll
$360,449
Fourth Quarter
Avg. Salary
$19,657
4th Quarter Increase
Payroll $
+$71,458
4th Quarter Increase
Salary %
24.63%
Rank 11 Member Dingell, Former Rep. John (D-MI) Status Changed District First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Quarterly Payroll
$286,171
First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Avg. Salary
$13,675
Fourth Quarter
Quarterly Payroll
$377,716
Fourth Quarter
Avg. Salary
$17,986
4th Quarter Increase
Payroll $
+$91,545
4th Quarter Increase
Salary %
31.53%
Rank 12 Member Watson, Former Rep. Diane (D-CA) Status Retired First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Quarterly Payroll
$286,066
First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Avg. Salary
$16,556
Fourth Quarter
Quarterly Payroll
$302,388
Fourth Quarter
Avg. Salary
$17,486
4th Quarter Increase
Payroll $
+$16,321
4th Quarter Increase
Salary %
5.61%
Rank 13 Member Maloney, Former Rep. Carolyn (D-NY) Status First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Quarterly Payroll
$285,741
First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Avg. Salary
$16,665
Fourth Quarter
Quarterly Payroll
$267,933
Fourth Quarter
Avg. Salary
$16,153
4th Quarter Increase
Payroll $
$-17,808
4th Quarter Increase
Salary %
-3.07%
Rank 14 Member Tanner, Former Rep. John (D-TN) Status Retired First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Quarterly Payroll
$285,291
First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Avg. Salary
$18,134
Fourth Quarter
Quarterly Payroll
$327,747
Fourth Quarter
Avg. Salary
$25,044
4th Quarter Increase
Payroll $
+$42,456
4th Quarter Increase
Salary %
38.11%
Rank 15 Member Lofgren, Former Rep. Zoe (D-CA) Status First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Quarterly Payroll
$284,689
First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Avg. Salary
$14,274
Fourth Quarter
Quarterly Payroll
$355,770
Fourth Quarter
Avg. Salary
$18,316
4th Quarter Increase
Payroll $
+$71,082
4th Quarter Increase
Salary %
28.32%
Rank 16 Member Higgins, Former Rep. Brian (D-NY) Status First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Quarterly Payroll
$284,413
First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Avg. Salary
$15,753
Fourth Quarter
Quarterly Payroll
$325,568
Fourth Quarter
Avg. Salary
$18,087
4th Quarter Increase
Payroll $
+$41,155
4th Quarter Increase
Salary %
14.82%
Rank 17 Member Cantor, Former Rep. Eric (R-VA) Status First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Quarterly Payroll
$283,341
First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Avg. Salary
$14,965
Fourth Quarter
Quarterly Payroll
$291,569
Fourth Quarter
Avg. Salary
$15,901
4th Quarter Increase
Payroll $
+$8,228
4th Quarter Increase
Salary %
6.25%
Rank 18 Member Rush, Former Rep. Bobby (D-IL) Status First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Quarterly Payroll
$283,300
First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Avg. Salary
$15,878
Fourth Quarter
Quarterly Payroll
$278,454
Fourth Quarter
Avg. Salary
$16,401
4th Quarter Increase
Payroll $
$-4,845
4th Quarter Increase
Salary %
3.29%
Rank 19 Member Mollohan, Former Rep. Alan (D-WV) Status Defeated First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Quarterly Payroll
$281,269
First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Avg. Salary
$14,259
Fourth Quarter
Quarterly Payroll
$279,847
Fourth Quarter
Avg. Salary
$16,316
4th Quarter Increase
Payroll $
$-1,422
4th Quarter Increase
Salary %
14.42%
Rank 20 Member Skelton, Former Rep. Ike (D-MO) Status Defeated First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Quarterly Payroll
$280,967
First 3 Quarters (Averaged)
Avg. Salary
$16,574
Fourth Quarter
Quarterly Payroll
$319,152
Fourth Quarter
Avg. Salary
$19,549
4th Quarter Increase
Payroll $
+$38,185
4th Quarter Increase
Salary %
17.95%

This chart provides a member-by-member list of end-of-year bonuses paid to staff. Because officially released data does not report bonuses as such, we have estimated the size of the bonuses by comparing the average quarterly salary payments in the first three quarters of the year with the quarterly salary payments in the final quarter.

The numbers are reported both in absolute dollar figures for the whole office and as a percentage increase in an average staffer's pay. Both of these numbers tell slightly different stories. The overall dollar figure does not take into account how many people are working in the office. The salary percentage increase, on the other hand, attempts to minimize any distortions caused by an exodus of staffers or a wave of new hires by pro-rating the salary amounts. The percentage represents the amount that the average staffer's pay increased from the first three quarters to the fourth quarter.

No results are shown for any members who did not serve the entire year.

For more detail on how the numbers were obtained for each column, place your mouse over the Questioniconlarge01 symbol in the column heading.