Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 8, 2024
Republican House staffers made a median salary thousands less than House Democrats last year, according to a new LegiStorm analysis.
The median Republican House staffer received an annual salary of $71,700 in 2023 ― 5% less than Democrats' $75,400 median. That's a difference of $3,700 a year.
Rep. Grace Napolitano's (D-Calif.) office paid a median salary of $118,700, the House's highest. Fellow Democratic Reps. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) shelled out the next highest, at $108,100 and $106,400, respectively.
But not all Democrats pay top dollar: The House's lowest median salary belonged to Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), who paid his median staffer only $48,500. That puts the median salary in Napolitano's office at nearly 2.5 times that of Cuellar's.
This analysis, which includes only those staffers working full time and on a permanent basis, examines House personal-office salary rates from January-December 2023.
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