Senate Salaries (1789 to Present)
U.S. Senate · official reference · Checked 2026-09-12
Annual salary table, 2007–2026
Annual statutory base rate, not Sanders personal payroll, W-2 wages, take-home pay, or accumulated savings.
Senate base salary: statutory reference
Period or event: Annual base rates, 2007–2026 · Reviewed September 12, 2026 · Record sanders-finance-senate-salary-rates
The Senate salary schedule lists a $174,000 annual base rate for ordinary members in every year from 2009 through 2026.
What the source records
- 2007 annual rate
- $165,200
- 2008 annual rate
- $169,300
- 2009–2026 annual rate
- $174,000 per year
Scope & limitations
- Statutory rates are not personal payroll, taxable W-2 wages, take-home pay, savings or lifetime wealth. No accumulated-income total is inferred.