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For all members of the House of Representatives and Senate. Year. Salary. Per diem / annum. Auto COLA adj. In 2023 dollars (when instituted) In 2023 dollars (year prior to next increase) 1789. $6.
From 1789 to 1815, members of Congress received only a per diem (daily payment) of $6 while in session. Members began receiving an annual salary in 1815, when they were paid $1,500 per year. [13] [14] As of 2006, rank and file members of Congress received a yearly salary of $165,200. [14] Congressional leaders are paid $183,500 per year.
U.S. Senate salaries. The annual salary of each senator, since 2009, is $174,000; [40] the president pro tempore and party leaders receive $193,400. [40] [41] In 2003, at least 40 senators were millionaires; [42] by 2018, over 50 senators were millionaires (partly due to inflation). [43]
Since 2009, the salaries per annum of members of the United States Congress have been as follows: [6] Position. Salary. Speaker of the House of Representatives. $223,500. Majority leader and minority leader of the House of Representatives. $193,400. President pro tempore of the Senate. $193,400.
1st: March 4, 1789 – September 29, 1789. 2nd: January 4, 1790 – August 12, 1790. 3rd: December 6, 1790 – March 3, 1791. The 1st United States Congress, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met from March 4, 1789, to March 4, 1791, during the first two years of George Washington's presidency ...
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 1st United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1789, to March 3, 1791. The order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term, with senators entering service the same day ranked alphabetically. The Senate now assigns an official ...
Since Senate Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell: KY: January 20, 2021 Party leader since January 3, 2007: Senate Minority Whip: John Thune: SD: January 20, 2021 Party whip since January 3, 2019: Chair of the Senate Republican Conference: John Barrasso: WY: January 3, 2019: Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee: Joni Ernst: IA: January 3 ...
The first president pro tempore, John Langdon, was elected on April 6, 1789, [6] serving four separate terms between 1789 and 1793. "More than twelve senators held the office during the Senate's first decade", [10] presiding over sessions, signing legislation, and performing routine administrative tasks.