They work hard for the money.

January 8, 2007 9:44 PM

Legistorm is "the Web's only source for congressional salaries." You can search for staff salaries by senator/representative, committee, or state; information is culled from Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House reports. With all the prestige of being, say, Sen. Barack Obama's "Special Assistant," you can also expect to pull in a cool $12K a year.
posted by landedjentry (7 comments total)

I've been told that this has caused major consternation on the hill, with staffers being able to compare their salaries vs their peers'...
posted by stratastar at 9:53 PM on January 8, 2007

Looks like Obama runs a sweatshop. A bunch of his staff are well below the poverty line.
posted by Count at 9:55 PM on January 8, 2007

Mmm...ok that might not be per annum, it appears I misread. Still not that much cash, though.
posted by landedjentry at 10:09 PM on January 8, 2007

not to be a wet blanket, but i think this is a double.
posted by sergeant sandwich at 10:21 PM on January 8, 2007

Some comparisons
posted by Cat Pie Hurts at 11:11 PM on January 8, 2007

Congressional staff salaries shown are the amount paid in the period shown. They are not annual salaries. Because bonuses may be included here and other payments may not be (most notably with aides working for multiple offices or for a political campaign committee), please use caution in extrapolating annual salaries from the figures shown here.
posted by musicinmybrain at 5:11 AM on January 9, 2007

Bah, sorry...I checked it 'n everything, or so I thought!
posted by landedjentry at 7:06 AM on January 9, 2007