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Senate Salaries since 1789

Years	Salary
1789_18151789–1815	$6.00 per diem
1815_18171815–1817	$1,500 per annum
1817_18551817–1855	$8.00 per diem
1855_18651855–1865	$3,000 per annum
1865_18711865–1871	$5,000 per annum
1871_18731871–1873	$7,500 per annum
1873_19071873–1907	$5,000 per annum
1907_19251907–1925	$7,500 per annum
1925_19321925–1932	$10,000 per annum
1932_19331932–1933	$9,000 per annum
1933_19351933–1935	$8,500 per annum
1935_19471935–1947	$10,000 per annum
1947_19551947–1955	$12,500 per annum
1955_19651955–1965	$22,500 per annum
1965_19691965–1969	$30,000 per annum
1969_19751969–1975	$42,500 per annum
1975_19771975–1977	$44,600 per annum
1977_19781977–1978	$57,500 per annum
1979_19831979–1983	$60,662.50 per annum
19831983	$69,800 per annum
19841984	$72,600 per annum
1985_19861985–1986	$75,100 per annum
19870101_19870203Jan 1, 1987 – Feb 3, 1987	$77,400 per annum
19870204Feb 4, 1987	$89,500 per annum
19900201Feb 1, 1990	$98,400 per annum
19911991	$101,900 per annum
19910815Aug 15, 1991	$125,100 per annum
19921992	$129,500 per annum
19931993	$133,600 per annum
19941994	$133,600 per annum
19951995	$133,600 per annum
19961996	$133,600 per annum
19971997	$133,600 per annum
19981998	$136,700 per annum
19991999	$136,700 per annum
20002000	$141,300 per annum
20012001	$145,100 per annum
20022002	$150,000 per annum
20032003	$154,700 per annum
20042004	$158,100 per annum
20052005	$162,100 per annum
20062006	$165,200 per annum
20072007	$165,200 per annum
20082008	$169,300 per annum
20092009	$174,000 per annum
20102010	$174,000 per annum
20112011	$174,000 per annum
20122012	$174,000 per annum
20132013	$174,000 per annum
20142014	$174,000 per annum
20152015	$174,000 per annum
20162016	$174,000 per annum
20172017	$174,000 per annum
20182018	$174,000 per annum
20192019	$174,000 per annum
20202020	$174,000 per annum
20212021	$174,000 per annum
20222022	$174,000 per annum
20232023	$174,000 per annum
20242024	$174,000 per annum
20252025	$174,000 per annum
20262026	$174,000 per annum