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This chart shows historical information on the salaries that members of the United States Congress have been paid. [ 1 ] The Government Ethics Reform Act of 1989 provides for an automatic increase in salary each year as a cost of living adjustment that reflects the employment cost index. [ 2 ]
This report provides historical tables on the rate of pay for Members of Congress since 1789; details on enacted legislation with language prohibiting the automatic annual pay adjustment since the most recent adjustment; the adjustments projected by the Ethics Reform Act as
20 gru 2004 · CRS Report 97-1011, Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables, by Ida A. Brudnick, has additional information on the rate of pay for Members of Congress since 1789; recent proposals to change Member pay; the adjustments projected by the Ethics Reform Act as compared with actual pay adjustments; details on enacted ...
General Schedule (GS) Pay Raise History. Each year congress decides whether or not to raise the General Schedule (GS) pay scale, which applies to nearly 3 million federal employees across the 15 Federal Departments and numerous independent agencies. Pay raises are typically 1-3%, although pay rates may be frozen during difficult economic times.
10 sty 2021 · The average pay raise per year: 3.71%; Under Republicans: 4.05%; Under Democrats: 3.65%; The total percentage increase under Republicans has been 123.10% and under Democrats, it has been 61.10%.
How to Use the Benefit and Pay Increase Table. Table 1 shows the percentage increase in federal pay and retirement benefits for each year since 1969, and an index relative to the base year. The index shows the cumulative increase in pay or benefits, compounded annually, with a base of 100.0 in 1969.
1 paź 2024 · This chart shows historical information on the salaries that members of the United States Congress have been paid. The Government Ethics Reform Act of 1989 provides for an automatic increase in salary each year as a cost of living adjustment that reflects the employment cost index.
