United States
Legislators salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$44,810
Legislators in the United States earn a median of $44,810 a year, about $22.68 an hour.
Median
$44,810
per year
Hourly
$22.68
at 38 hrs/week
Mean
$67,390
pulled up by top earners
Workers
26,510
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $54,290 | +21% |
| Texas | State | $42,080 | -6% |
| New York | State | $97,050 | +117% |
| Ohio | State | $46,890 | +5% |
| Washington | State | $109,390 | +144% |
| Alabama | State | $26,990 | -40% |
| Wisconsin | State | $58,850 | +31% |
| Indiana | State | $39,940 | -11% |
| Florida | State | $46,910 | +5% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $51,490 | +15% |
| West Virginia | State | $46,990 | +5% |
| South Carolina | State | $19,270 | -57% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $41,070 | -8% |
| Colorado | State | $66,700 | +49% |
| Idaho | State | $27,720 | -38% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $81,240 | +81% |
| Maryland | State | $54,430 | +21% |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Metro | $29,120 | -35% |
| Arkansas | State | $44,350 | -1% |
| Montana | State | $50,710 | +13% |
| New Jersey | State | $48,050 | +7% |
| Michigan | State | $73,110 | +63% |
| Tennessee | State | $30,300 | -32% |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | Metro | $141,990 | +217% |
| Oklahoma | State | $47,490 | +6% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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