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Legislative Compensation Overview


Legislative Compensation Overview

Most legislative salaries lag behind the private sector, but raising them can cause a political firestorm.

2023 Legislator Compensation

Legislators receive an annual salary of $25,000. No data available. Legislators only receive a per diem in connection with any approved travel ...

Comparison of state legislative salaries - Ballotpedia

Nineteen states use a commission of some kind to determine the salary of legislators. The powers of these commissions vary from non-binding reports to reports ...

Report: Salaries of State: Modernizing State Legislatures through ...

Legislative pay varies significantly from state to state, with New York having the highest-paid legislators at $142,000 a year. In contrast, legislators in New ...

How are legislative salaries set?

Legislatures take several different approaches to set legislator salary. Three methods are most frequently used: pay set by legislative measures, pay tied to ...

Legislative Compensation: Other Payments and Benefits

Senators receive $20,000/year and representatives receive $12,000/year for postage, stationery and other legislative expenses. Staffing allowances are ...

Congressional Salaries and Allowances: In Brief - CRS Reports

... pay-leave/ student-loan-repayment/#url=Overview. 5 For additional information, see U.S. Congress, House Committee on Ethics, “The 2024 Outside Earned Income ...

Legislators - Bureau of Labor Statistics

Compensation Research · Strikes & Lockouts · Wage Records ... About Overview Overview Info for Survey Participants Questions & Answers Related Links Notices.

Compensation for Members: Overview | U.S. Constitution Annotated

1 Compensation for Members: Overview. Article I, Section 6, Clause 1: The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ...

Summary of the Major Laws of the Department of Labor

It requires employers to pay covered employees who are not otherwise exempt at least the federal minimum wage and overtime pay of one-and-one-half-times the ...

State Compensation Commissions - KS Legislature

(d) The independent citizens commission shall have the duty to review and adjust as it deems necessary the salaries for the following positions: (1) Governor;.

How legislative pay is set: A look at a recent Illinois court case, and ...

In Illinois, a Compensation Review Board recommends salaries for various state officials, including members of the General Assembly. Decades ago ...

25 ILCS 115/ General Assembly Compensation Act.

Sec. 1. Each member of the General Assembly shall receive an annual salary of $28,000 or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.

Title JR5. Legislative Compensation and Expenses Chapter 1 ...

... review legislative expenses and travel budgets. (3)Each committee may, for a calendar year, authorize up to 10 authorized legislative training days for each ...

Equal Pay/Compensation Discrimination

Overview · The Commission and The General Counsel · Commission Votes · Meetings of ... Legislative Affairs · Publications · Outreach and Education · FOIA. Laws ...

Draft Report - Legislative Compensation Commission

The Executive Director of the Kansas Public. Employees Retirement System (KPERS) provided an overview of retirement benefits for legislators. It ...

Legislative Comparisons | Washington Citizens' Commission on ...

A key factor in comparing legislator salaries across the country is whether they are full-time, professional legislatures or are part-time and if part-time how ...

Wages and the Fair Labor Standards Act

Covered nonexempt workers are entitled to a minimum wage of not less than $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. Overtime pay at a rate not less than one and ...

Legislative Compensation Commission - KS Legislature

Kansas Legislative Compensation. Legislative Compensation Overview. Under current law, Kansas legislators receive a base salary or $88.66 for ...

History of Illinois Legislators' Compensation and Expense ...

HISTORY OF ILLINOIS LEGISLATORS' COMPENSATION AND. EXPENSE ALLOWANCES. Overview The Legislative article of the 1970 Constitution says "A member shall receive ...