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Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 13, 2022 House Republicans edged out Democrats in first-quarter staffer pay, thanks to a bigger pay bump among GOP personal offices. House Republicans averaged 6 percent higher pay per staffer than in the same time period last year, according to LegiStorm data. House Democrats averaged a 3 percent increase. Full-time Republican staffers took home an average 2022 Q1 salary rate of $70,280 per year. Democrats had an average salary rate of $69,440, which works out to $210 per quarter less than Republicans. A year before, Republicans paid an average annualized rate of $66,372, compared to $67,432 for Democrats — or $265 per quarter more for Democratic staffers. In March, Congress authorized a 21 percent increase to the House's office budgets for 2022. That increase was intended to bolster staffer pay in hopes of attracting and retaining talent. Second-quarter salaries, which the House is due to publish by late August, will likely reflect further-increased pay rates for both parties. Some people and organizations who "caught our eye" last week:Hill Hires - Ashley Gutwein, Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH), Legislative Director/Senior Policy Counsel
- Noah Sadlier, Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA), Communications Director
- Wes King, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Legislative Assistant
Hill Departures - David Ross, formerly Legislative Assistant to Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL)
(now Government Affairs Manager at the American Forest & Paper Association) - Sam Fisher, formerly Digital and Social Media Director to Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA)
(now Regional PR Specialist at Amazon)
Hill Moves and Promotions - Nick Raineri, now Chief of Staff for Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA)
(formerly Executive Director to Republican Main Street Caucus) - Zach Mendelovici, now Deputy Chief of Staff for Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO)
(formerly Legislative Director)
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