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## Contents

* 1 U.S. Senate
* 1.1 Total Senate staff data
* 1.2 10 highest and lowest disbursements
* 1.3 Staff of Democratic senators
* 1.4 Staff of Republican senators
* 1.5 Senate ranking by states
* 1.6 All Senators
* 2 U.S. House
* 2.1 Total Representatives staff data
* 2.2 10 highest and lowest disbursements
* 2.3 Staff of Democratic representatives
* 2.4 Staff of Republican representatives
* 2.5 House rankings by state
* 2.6 All representatives
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

Each member of Congress receives an annual budget for official expenses, including staff salaries. Information about the salaries of congressional staff members, along with other official expenses, is publicly available.

* Since 1964, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House has been required to release four quarterly statements of disbursements each year.[1]
* Since 1823, the Secretary of the Senate has released two semi-annual statements covering costs from October 1st to March 31st and April 1st to September 30th.

The following page analyzes the most recent available data to highlight salary trends by party and state, offering insight into how staff compensation varies across different chambers, states, and districts.

The Senate info comes from the most recent Report of the Secretary of the Senate, which as of May 1, 2025, was done from April 1, 2024, to September 30, 2024.[2]

The House info comes from the fourth quarterly statement of disbursements, which, as of April 2025, was most recently done from October 1st to December 31st, 2024.[1]

HIGHLIGHTS

* On average, Democratic Senators pay their staff $2,167,101.97 and Democratic House members pay their staff $1,393,222.

* On average, Republican Senators pay their staff $1,912,443.44 and Republican House member pays their staff $1,310,452.

* California has the highest average Senate staff pay with $3,179,579.33 and New Jersey has the lowest average Senate staffer pay with $1,274,465.48.

* Massachusetts has the highest average House staff pay with $1,563,984 and Wisconsin has the lowest average House staff pay with $1,123,036.

## U.S. Senate[edit]

The following data comes from the second semi-annual report conducted by the Secretary of the Senate. The report compiles data from April 1 to September 30.

### Total Senate staff data[edit]

Staff salaries of U.S. SenatorsParty| Total Salaries| Total Senators| Average/Party

|
|
|

Democratic| $104,020,894.65| 48| $2,167,101.97
Republican| $93,709,728.45| 49| $1,912,443.44
Independent| $7,712,616.38| 4| $2,002,566.50
TOTAL| $205,443,239| 101| $6,007,699.51

### 10 highest and lowest disbursements[edit]

Top 10 Senate staff disbursements as of Sep. 30, 2024Senator| Senate staff salary

|

Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.)| $3,325,786
Alex Padilla  (D-Calif.)| $3,033,372
Chuck Schumer  (D-N.Y.)| $2,953,785
Ted Cruz  (R-Texas)| $2,850,874
John Fetterman (D-Pa.)| $2,733,083
Bob Casey Jr.  (D-Pa.)| $2,662,908
Tammy Duckworth (D-Illi.)| $2,629,657
Rick Scott  (R-Fla.)| $2,619,997
Kirsten Gillibrand  (D-N.Y.)| $2,594,474
Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)| $2,564,313.63

10 Lowest Senate staff disbursements as of Sep. 30, 2024Senator| Senate Staff Salary

|

George Helmy (D-N.J.)[3]| $66,509
Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)| $1,167,759
Bob Menendez (D-N.J.)[4]| $1,388,133
Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.)| $1,425,412
Shelley Moore Capito  (R-W. Va.)| $1,426,424
Rand Paul  (R-Ky.)| $1,461,837
Roger Marshall (R-Kan.)| $1,491,176
Mike Rounds (R-S.D.)| $1,495,688
John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)| $1,532,793
John Hoeven  (R-N.D.)| $1,585,504

### Staff of Democratic senators[edit]

Top 10 Senate Democratic staff disbursements as of Sep. 30, 2024Senator| Democratic staff salary

|

Laphonza Butler (D-Cali)| $3,325,786
Alex Padilla  (D-Cali)| $3,033,372
Chuck Schumer  (D-NY)| $2,953,785
John Fetterman (D-PA)| $2,733,083
Bob Casey Jr.  (D-PA)| $2,662,908
Tammy Duckworth (D-Illi.)| $2,629,657
Kirsten Gillibrand  (D-NY)| $2,594,474
Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)| $2,558,305
Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)| $2,484,800
Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.)| $2,460,986

10 Lowest Senate Democratic staff disbursements as of Sep. 30, 2024Senator| Democratic Staff Salary

|

George Helmy (D-N.J.)[5]| $66,509
Bob Menendez (D-N.J.)[6]| $1,388,133
Jack Reed  (D-R.I.)| $1,700,395
Jon Tester (D-Mont.)| $1,783,868
Ben Ray Luján  (D-N.M.)| $1,853,489
Mazie Hirono  (D-Hawaii)| $1,885,630
John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.)| $1,940,578
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)| $1,955,773
Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.)| $1,960,076
Peter Welch (D-Vt.)| $1,979,707

### Staff of Republican senators[edit]

Top 10 Senate Republican staff disbursements as of Sep. 30, 2024Senator| Republican staff salary

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Ted Cruz (R-Texas)| $2,850,874
Rick Scott  (R-Fla.)| $2,619,997
Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)| $2,564,313
John Cornyn  (R-Texas)| $2,498,977
Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)| $2,340,404
Ted Budd (R-N.C.)| $2,257,887
Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)| $2,252,964
Bill Hagerty  (R-Tenn.)| $2,252,125
Mike Crapo  (R-Idaho)| $2,241,968
Todd Young (R-Ind.)| $2,226,312

10 Lowest Senate Republican staff disbursements as of Sep. 30, 2024Senator| Republican Staff Salary

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Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)| $1,167,759
Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.)| $1,425,412
Shelley Moore Capito  (R-W. Va.)| $1,426,424
Rand Paul  (R-Ky.)| $1,461,837
Roger Marshall (R-Kan.)| $1,491,176
Mike Rounds (R-S.D.)| $1,495,688
John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)| $1,532,793
John Hoeven  (R-N.D.)| $1,585,504
Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.)| $1,649,628
John Boozman (R-Ark.)| $1,649,767

### Senate ranking by states[edit]

The five states with the highest average staff salaries are:

1. California
2. New York
3. Pennsylvania
4. Texas
5. Florida

The five states with the lowest average staff salaries are:

1. New Jersey
2. West Virginia
3. North Carolina
4. Iowa
5. Nevada

### All Senators[edit]

The following table shows the total salary for each senator's staff. It is sorted by alphabetical order. To find a specific senator, use the search function.

## U.S. House[edit]

The following data comes from the fourth and final statement of disbursements compiled by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House. The report compiles data from October 1 to December 31, 2024.

### Total Representatives staff data[edit]

Staff salaries of U.S. RepresentativesParty| Total Salaries| Total Representatives| Average/Party

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Democratic| $302,511,043| 217| $1,394,060
Republican| $293,442,515| 224| $1,310,011
TOTAL| $595,953,558| 441| $1,352,035

### 10 highest and lowest disbursements[edit]

Top 10 House staff disbursements as of Dec. 31, 2024Representative| House staff salary

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Adam Schiff (D-Calif.)| $1,729,988
Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.)| $1,719,816
Michael Waltz (R-Fla.)| $1,717,367
Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)| $1,712,974
Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.)| $1,698,812
Ro Khanna (D-Calif.)| $1,696,830
Ted Lieu (D-Calif.)| $1,694,380
Chris Pappas (D-N.H.)| $1,672,499
Katie Porter (D-Calif.)| $1,671,622
Jennifer Wexton  (D-Va.)| $1,668,813

10 Lowest House staff disbursements as of Dec. 31, 2024Representative| House Staff Salary

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Tony Wied (R-Wis.)[7]| $104,595
Erica Lee Carter (D-Texas)[8]| $163,239
LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.)[9]| $329,008
Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.)[10]| $365,700
Bill Johnson (R-Ohio)[11]| $469,192
Greg Lopez (R-Colo.)[12]| $567,680
Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.)| $611,444
Michael Rulli (R-Ohio)[13]| $630,135
Vince Fong (R-Calif.)[14]| $703,908
Ken Buck (R-Colo.)[15]| $707,489

### Staff of Democratic representatives[edit]

Top 10 House Democratic staff disbursements as of Dec. 31, 2024Representative| Democratic staff salary

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Adam Schiff (D-Calif.)| $1,729,988
Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)| $1,712,974
Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.)| $1,698,812
Ro Khanna (D-Calif.)| $1,696,830
Ted Lieu (D-Calif.)| $1,694,380
Chris Pappas (D-N.H.)| $1,672,499
Katie Porter (D-Calif.)| $1,671,622
David Trone (D-Md.)| $1,666,587
Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.)| $1,660,170
Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.)| $1,655,499

10 Lowest House Democratic staff disbursements as of Dec 31. 2024Representative| Democratic Staff Salary

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Erica Lee Carter (D-Texas)[16]| $163,239
LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.)[17]| $329,008
Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.)[18]| $365,700
Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.)| $611,444
Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)| $817,184
Donald Payne Jr. (D-N.J.)[19]| $850,921
Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)| $876,746
Tim Kennedy (D-N.Y.)[20]| $887,994
Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)| $907,003
Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)[21]| $887,994

### Staff of Republican representatives[edit]

Top 10 House Republican staff disbursements as of Dec. 31, 2024Representative| Republican staff salary

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Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.)| $1,719,816
Michael Waltz (R-Fla.)| $1,717,367
Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)[22]| $1,660,768
Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio)| $1,630,472
Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.)| $1,623,445
Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.)| $1,615,301
Brian Mast (R-Fla.)| $1,612,576
Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)| $1,601,842
Jim Banks (R-Ind.)| $1,598,951
Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.)| $1,578,399

10 Lowest House Republican staff disbursements as of Dec 31. 2024Representative| Republican Staff Salary

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Tony Wied (R-Wis.)[23]| $104,595
Bill Johnson (R-Ohio)[24]| $469,192
Greg Lopez (R-Colo.)[25]| $567,680
Vince Fong (R-Calif.)[26]| $329,008
Bill Johnson (R-Ohio)[27]| $469,192
|Michael Rulli (R-Ohio)[28]| $630,135
Vince Fong (R-Calif.)[29]| $703,908
Ken Buck (R-Colo.)[30]| $707,489
Jim Baird (R-Ind.)| $813,478
Alexander Mooney (R-W. Va.)| $954,075

### House rankings by state[edit]

The five states with the highest average staff salaries are:

1. Massachusetts
2. New Hampshire
3. Delaware
4. Maine
5. Vermont

The five states with the lowest staff salaries are:

1. Wisconsin
2. Hawaii
3. Nevada
4. Ohio
5. Wyoming

The following table shows the average salary the staffers for the state's House members make, and the total sum among all representatives from the state.

### All representatives[edit]

The following table shows the total salary for each representative's staff. The list order is based on the House's statement of disbursements and is sorted alphabetically by last name. To find a specific representative, use the search function.

## See also[edit]

* Congress Project
* 118th United States Congress
* United States House of Representatives
* United States Senate
* United States Congress

## External links[edit]

* Secretary of the Senate's website
* House of Representatives quarterly Statement of Disbursements

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. House, "Statement of Disbursements," accessed April 23, 2025
2. ↑ Secretary of the Senate, "Report of the Secretary of the Senate," accessed April 23, 2025
3. ↑ Assumed office August 23, 2024.
4. ↑ Resigned August 20, 2024.
5. ↑ Assumed office August 23, 2024.
6. ↑ Resigned August 20, 2024.
7. ↑ Assumed office November 12, 2024.
8. ↑ Assumed office November 12, 2024.
9. ↑ Assumed office September 23, 2024.
10. ↑ Resigned February 2, 2024.
11. ↑ Resigned January 21, 2024.
12. ↑ Assumed office July 8, 2024.
13. ↑ Assumed office June 25, 2024.
14. ↑ Assumed office June 3, 2024.
15. ↑ Resigned March 22, 2024.
16. ↑ Assumed office November 12, 2024.
17. ↑ Assumed office September 23, 2024.
18. ↑ Resigned February 2, 2024.
19. ↑ Died April 24 2024.
20. ↑ Assumed office May 6, 2024.
21. ↑ Died July 19, 2024.
22. ↑ Resigned November 13, 2024.
23. ↑ Assumed office November 12, 2024.
24. ↑ Resigned January 21, 2024.
25. ↑ Assumed office July 8, 2024.
26. ↑ Assumed office June 3, 2024.
27. ↑ Resigned January 21, 2024.
28. ↑ Assumed office June 25, 2024.
29. ↑ Assumed office June 3, 2024.
30. ↑ Resigned March 22, 2024.

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