Salaries of members of the United States Congress

Historical information on the salaries that United States Congressmen have been paid:^[1]

Year	Salary	per diem/annum	Percent Adjustment	In 2014 dollars
1789	$6	per diem
1795	$6	per diem only Representatives
	$7	per diem only Senators
1796	$6	per diem
1815	$1,500	per annum		$19,085
1817	$6	per diem only Representatives
	$7	per diem only Senators
1818	$8	per diem
1855	$3,000	per annum		$75,109
1865	$5,000	per annum		$76,244
1871	$7,500	per annum		$146,107
1874	$5,000	per annum		$103,183
1907	$7,500	per annum		$187,663
1925	$10,000	per annum		$133,587
1932	$9,000	per annum		$154,137
1933	$8,500	per annum		$153,397
1934 (2/1)	$9,000	per annum		$157,080
1934 (7/1)	$9,500	per annum		$165,807
1935	$10,000	per annum		$170,276
1947	$12,500	per annum		$130,741
1955	$22,500	per annum		$196,223
1965	$30,000	per annum		$222,206
1969	$42,500	per annum		$270,697
1975	$44,600	per annum		$193,587
1977	$57,500	per annum		$221,500
1979	$60,662.50	per annum		$194,778
1982	$69,800	per annum only Representatives		$168,569
1983	$69,800	per annum only Senators		$163,343
1984	$72,600	per annum		$162,891
1985	$75,100	per annum		$162,645
1987 (1/1)	$77,400	per annum		$158,784
1987 (2/4)	$89,500	per annum		$183,606
1990 (2/1)	$96,600	per annum only Representatives		$172,342
1990 (2/1)	$98,400	per annum only Senators		$175,553
1991 (1/1)	$125,100	per annum only Representatives		$214,192
1991 (1/1)	$101,900	per annum only Senators		$174,470
1991 (8/14)	$125,100	per annum only Senators		$214,192
1992	$129,500	per annum	3.5%	$215,267
1993	$133,600	per annum	3.2%	$215,614
1998	$136,700	per annum	2.3%	$197,114
2000	$141,300	per annum	3.4%	$191,866
2001	$145,100	per annum	2.7%	$193,924
2002	$150,000	per annum	3.4%	$195,774
2003	$154,700	per annum	3.1%	$198,143
2004	$158,100	per annum	2.2%	$196,029
2005	$162,100	per annum	2.5%	$194,380
2006	$165,200	per annum	1.9%	$193,266
2008	$169,300	per annum	2.5%	$185,614
2009–2014	$174,000	per annum	2.8%	$191,533 – 174,000

Salaries, shown for US Senators and Representatives. Also shown: salaries adjusted to 2014 US Dollars.

Additional pay schedule for Senate and House positions:

SCHEDULE 6—VICE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS^[2]

Position	Salary
Vice President	$233,000
Delegates to the House of 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

Sources and notes

1. Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables on Senate.gov, Accessed 1 March 2014
2. Executive Order 13655 of December 23, 2013, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay. Office of Personnel Management – Pay & Leave – SALARIES & WAGES – Executive Order for 2014 Pay Schedules

^[1]

1. "Salaries & Wages" (PDF). U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Retrieved 24 November 2014.