Posted by Keturah Hetrick on July 17, 2023
The House's pay gap between male and female staffers is close to a 20-year low, according to LegiStorm data.
House Democrats saw no pay disparity between their median female and male staffers in the first quarter of 2023. The female-male pay gap has ranged from 0-2% since 2015, down from a 20-year high of 10%.
The median female Republican House staffer made 97% that of her male counterpart during that same time period - a difference of about $450 in three months. Twenty years ago, the median female Republican staffer made 86% that of Republican men. The GOP's pay gap has ranged from 2-4% since 2019.
Women make up 57% of House Democrats' workforce and 46% of Republicans'.
Across both parties, women working in communications positions made 97% that of the median male communications staffer. Women working in policy positions brought home 3% more than men, while those working in constituent services made virtually the same amount. This does not compare exact job titles.
Across both parties, women working out of D.C. offices made the same amount as the median male D.C. staffer. The median male and female district staffers also made the same amount in Q1.
This analysis examines the median pay across all full-time House staffers but does not reflect further distribution of those pay differences. These salary rates include any annual bonuses that were paid in Q1 and may not necessarily reflect the median staffer's pay rate for the entire year.
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