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What are the salaries for the leaders of Congress? Do they get more than the rank and file
Member? How do their salaries compare to the Cabinet and to Justices? Perth, NY - 5/3/00
Yes, Congressional leaders do get a higher salary than the rank-and-file Member and Senator,
who receive an annual salary of $133,600. However, all Members of Congress and the Judiciary will receive a 2.3% cost-of-living (COLA) increase in January, 1998. Here are the other salary levels you request:
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SENATE
President Pro Tempore$148,400
Majority Leader$148,400
Minority Leader$148,400
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Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS)(left) and Senate Minority Leader Thomas Daschle (D-SD)(center). Click on picture for larger image. |
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HOUSE
Speaker of the House$171,500
Majority Leader$148,400
Minority Leader$148,400
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House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-TX). Click on picture for larger image. |
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Cabinet Officers$148,400
JUDICIAL BRANCH
Supreme Court, Chief Justice$171,500
Supreme Court, Justices$164,100
Circuit Judges$141,700
U.S. District Judges$133,600
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