Salaries of members of the United States Congress

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

Year	Salary	per diem/annum	Percent Adjustment
1789	$6	per diem
1795	$6	per diem only Representatives
	$7	per diem only Senators
1796	$6	per diem
1815	$1,500	per annum
1817	$6	per diem only Representatives
	$7	per diem only Senators
1818	$8	per diem
1855	$3,000	per annum
1865	$5,000	per annum
1871	$7,500	per annum
1874	$5,000	per annum
1907	$7,500	per annum
1925	$10,000	per annum
1932	$9,000	per annum
1933	$8,500	per annum
1934 (2/1)	$9,000	per annum
1934 (7/1)	$9,500	per annum
1935	$10,000	per annum
1947	$12,500	per annum
1955	$22,500	per annum
1965	$30,000	per annum
1969	$42,500	per annum
1975	$44,600	per annum
1977	$57,500	per annum
1979	$60,662.50	per annum
1982	$69,800	per annum only Representatives
1983	$69,800	per annum only Senators
1984	$72,600	per annum
1985	$75,100	per annum
1987 (1/1)	$77,400	per annum
1987 (2/4)	$89,500	per annum
1990 (2/1)	$96,600	per annum only Representatives
1990 (2/1)	$98,400	per annum only Senators
1991 (1/1)	$125,100	per annum only Representatives
1991 (1/1)	$101,900	per annum only Senators
1991 (8/14)	$125,100	per annum only Senators
1992	$129,500	per annum	3.5%
1993	$133,600	per annum	3.2%
1998	$136,700	per annum	2.3%
2000	$141,300	per annum	3.4%
2001	$145,100	per annum	2.7%
2002	$150,000	per annum	3.4%
2003	$154,700	per annum	3.1%
2004	$158,100	per annum	2.2%
2005	$162,100	per annum	2.5%
2006	$165,200	per annum	1.9%
2008	$169,300	per annum	2.5%
2009-2014	$174,000	per annum	2.8%

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
^ 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

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Salaries of members of the United States Congress