Salaries of United States Senators
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Historical information on the salaries that United States Senators have been paid:
- 1789-1815 -- $6.00 per diem
- 1815-1817 -- $1,500 per annum
- 1817-1855 -- $8.00 per diem
- 1855-1865 -- $3,000 per annum
- 1865-1871 -- $5,000 per annum
- 1871-1873 -- $7,500 per annum
- 1873-1907 -- $5,000 per annum
- 1907-1925 -- $7,500 per annum
- 1925-1932 -- $10,000 per annum
- 1932-1933 -- $9,000 per annum
- 1933-1935 -- $8,500 per annum
- 1935-1947 -- $10,000 per annum
- 1947-1955 -- $12,500 per annum
- 1955-1965 -- $22,500 per annum
- 1965-1969 -- $30,000 per annum
- 1969-1975 -- $42,500 per annum
- 1975-1977 -- $44,600 per annum
- 1977-1978 -- $57,500 per annum
- 1979-1983 -- $60,662.50 per annum
- 1983 -- $69,800 per annum
- 1984 -- $72,600 per annum
- 1985-1986 -- $75,100 per annum
- 1987 (1/1-2/3) -- $77,400 per annum
- 1987 (2/4) -- $89,500 per annum
- 1990 (2/1) -- $98,400 per annum
- 1991 -- $101,900 per annum
- 1991 (8/15) -- $125,100 per annum
- 1992 -- $129,500 per annum
- 1993-1997 -- $133,600 per annum
- 1998-1999 -- $136,700 per annum
- 2000 -- $141,300 per annum
- 2001 -- $145,100 per annum
- 2002 -- $150,000 per annum
- 2003 -- $154,700 per annum
- 2004 -- $158,100 per annum
- 2005 -- $162,100 per annum
- 2006 -- $168,500 per annum
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