Salaries for the Legislative, Executive, Judicial branches of Government.
Salaries
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
January 2015
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Officers | 114/1 | |
President……………………………………... | $400,000 | |
Vice President……………………………….. | $230,700 | |
Speaker of the House………………………... | $223,500 | |
House Majority & Minority Leaders………... | $193,400 | |
House/Senate Members & Delegates……….. | $174,000 | |
Chief Justice, Supreme Court……………….. | $258,100 | |
Associate Justices, Supreme Court………….. | $246,800 |
Historical Table of Congressional Salaries
U.S. House of Representatives*
Effective Date | Payable Salary |
03/04/1789 | $6 per diem |
03/04/1795 | $6 per diem |
03/03/1796 | $6 per diem |
12/04/1815 | $1,500 |
03/03/1817 | $6 per diem |
03/03/1817 | $8 per diem |
12/03/1855 | $3,000 |
12/23/1857 | $3,000 |
12/04/1865 | $5,000 |
03/04/1871 | $7,500 |
01/20/1874 | $5,000 |
03/04/1907 | $7,500 |
03/04/1925 | $10,000 |
06/31/1932 | $9,000 |
04/01/1933 | $8,500 |
02/01/1934 | $9,000 |
06/01/1934 | $9,500 |
04/04/1935 | $10,000 |
01/03/1947 | $12,500 |
03/01/1955 | $22,500 |
01/03/1965 | $30,000 |
03/01/1969 | $42,500 |
10/01/1975 | $44,600 |
03/01/1977 | $57,500 |
10/01/1979 | $60,662.50 |
12/18/1982 | $69,800 |
01/01/1984 | $72,600 |
01/01/1985 | $75,100 |
01/01/1987 | $77,400 |
02/04/1987 | $89,500 |
02/01/1990 | $96,600 |
01/01/1991 | $125,100 |
01/01/1992 | $129,500 |
01/01/1993 | $133,600 |
01/01/1998 | $136,700 |
01/01/2000 | $141,300 |
01/01/2001 | $145,100 |
01/01/2002 | $150,000 |
01/01/2003 | $154,700 |
01/01/2004 | $158,100 |
01/01/2005 | $162,100 |
01/01/2006 | $165,200 |
01/01/2008 | $169,300 |
01/01/2009 | $174,000 |
01/01/2010 | $174,000 |
01/01/2011 | $174,000 |
01/01/2012 | $174,000 |
01/01/2013 | $174,000 |
01/01/2014 | $174,000 |
01/01/2015 | $174,000 |
Historical Table of Presidential Salaries
President of the United States*
Effective Date | Payable Salary |
1789 | $25,000 |
1873 | $50,000 |
1909 | $75,000 |
1949 | $100,000 |
1969 | $200,000 |
1999 | $400,000 |
Source: Congressional Research Service, Report #RS20115
Pursuant to U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 7., president’s salary may not be altered while in office.
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