Salaries of Members of the United States Congress - wikipedia Salaries of Members of the United States Congress This article is part of a series on the United States Senate History of the United States Senate Members Current members ( by seniority by class ) Former members Hill committees ( DSCC NRSC ) United States Vice President ( list ) President pro tempore ( list ) Presiding officer Party leaders Party leadership of the United States Senate Democratic Caucus Republican Conference Politics and procedure Advice and consent Blue slip Closed session ( list ) Cloture Committees ( list ) Executive session Morning business Filibuster Nuclear option Recess appointment Quorum Quorum call Salaries Saxbe fix Seal Holds Senatorial courtesy Standing Rules Traditions Unanimous consent Vice Presidents ' tie - breaking votes Places United States Capitol Senate chamber Senate Reception Room Senate office buildings ( Dirksen Hart Russell ) This article is part of a series on the United States House of Representatives History of the United States House of Representatives Members Current members ( by seniority by age non-voting ) Former members Hill committees ( DCCC NRCC ) Congressional districts Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ( list ) Party leaders Democratic Caucus Republican Conference Politics and procedure Committee of the Whole Closed session ( list ) Saxbe fix Committees ( list ) Procedures Origination Clause Quorum call Unanimous consent Salaries Apportionment ( Huntington -- Hill method ) Redistricting Gerrymandering Articles of impeachment Self - executing rule Rules suspension General ticket Plural district Places United States Capitol House office buildings ( Cannon Ford Longworth Rayburn ) Historical information on the salaries that members of the United States Congress have been paid. See chart below : Year Salary per diem / annum Percent Adjustment In 2014 dollars 1789 50 ¢ per diem 1795 $1 per diem only Representatives $7 per diem only Senators 1796 $6 per diem 1815 $1,500 per annum $19,084 1817 $6 per diem only Representatives $7 per diem only Senators 1818 $8 per diem 1855 $3,000 per annum $75,109 1865 $5,000 per annum $76,244 1871 $7,500 per annum $146,107 1874 $5,000 per annum $103,183 1907 $7,500 per annum $187,663 1925 $10,000 per annum $133,587 1932 $9,000 per annum $154,137 1933 $8,500 per annum $153,397 1934 ( 2 / 1 ) $9,000 per annum $157,080 1934 ( 7 / 1 ) $9,500 per annum $165,807 1935 $10,000 per annum $170,276 1947 $12,500 per annum $130,741 1955 $22,500 per annum $196,223 1965 $30,000 per annum $222,206 1969 $42,500 per annum $270,697 $44,600 per annum $193,587 1977 $57,500 per annum $221,500 1979 $60,662.50 per annum $194,778 1982 $69,800 per annum only Representatives $168,569 $69,800 per annum only Senators $163,343 1984 $72,600 per annum $162,891 1985 $75,100 per annum $162,645 1987 ( 1 / 1 ) $77,400 per annum $158,784 1987 ( 2 / 4 ) $89,500 per annum $183,606 1990 ( 2 / 1 ) $96,600 per annum only Representatives $172,342 1990 ( 2 / 1 ) $98,400 per annum only Senators $175,553 1991 ( 1 / 1 ) $125,100 per annum only Representatives $214,192 1991 ( 1 / 1 ) $101,900 per annum only Senators $174,470 1991 ( 8 / 14 ) $125,100 per annum only Senators $214,192 $129,500 per annum 3.5 % $215,267 $133,600 per annum 3.2 % $215,614 1998 $136,700 per annum 2.3 % $197,114 2000 $141,300 per annum 3.4 % $191,866 $145,100 per annum 2.7 % $193,924 2002 $150,000 per annum 3.4 % $195,774 2003 $154,700 per annum 3.1 % $198,143 $158,100 per annum 2.2 % $196,029 2005 $162,100 per annum 2.5 % $194,380 2006 $165,200 per annum 1.9 % $193,266 2008 $169,300 per annum 2.5 % $185,614 2009 -- 2017 $174,000 per annum 2.8 % $191,533 -- 174,000 Salaries, shown for US Senators and US Representatives. Also shown : salaries adjusted to 2014 US Dollars. Additional pay schedule for the Senate and House positions : SCHEDULE 6 -- VICE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Position Salary Vice President $233,000 Delegates to the House of Representatives $174,000 Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico $174,000 President pro tempore of the Senate $193,400 Majority leader and minority leader of the Senate $193,400 Majority leader and minority leader of the House of Representatives $193,900 Speaker of the House of Representatives $223,500 References Jump up ^ Brudnick, Ida A. ( April 11, 2018 ). Salaries of Members of Congress : Recent Actions and Historical Tables ( PDF ). Washinton, DC : Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 18 April 2018. Jump up ^ Executive Order 13655 of December 23, 2013, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay. 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Question: what is the average salary for a us congressman
Answer: $174,000; $174,000