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Senate Salaries since 1789(per year unless noted)| Year | Salary |
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| 1789–1815 | $6.00 per day | | 1815–1817 | $1,500 | | 1817–1855 | $8.00 per day | | 1855–1865 | $3,000 | | 1865–1871 | $5,000 | | 1871–1873 | $7,500 | | 1873–1907 | $5,000 | | 1907–1925 | $7,500 | | 1925–1932 | $10,000 | | 1932–1933 | $9,000 | | 1933–1935 | $8,500 | | 1935–1947 | $10,000 | | 1947–1955 | $12,500 | | 1955–1965 | $22,500 | | 1965–1969 | $30,000 | | 1969–1975 | $42,500 | | 1975–1977 | $44,600 | | 1977–1978 | $57,500 | | 1979–1983 | $60,662.50 | | 1983 | $69,800 | | 1984 | $72,600 | | 1985–1986 | $75,100 | | 1987 (Jan. 1–Feb. 3) | $77,400 | | 1987–1990 | $89,500 | | 1990 (as of Feb. 1) | $98,400 | | 1991 | $101,900 | | 1991 (as of Aug. 15) | $125,100 | | 1992 | $129,500 | | 1993–1997 | $133,600 | | 1998–1999 | $136,700 | | 2000 | $141,300 | | 2001 | $145,100 | | 2002 | $150,000 | | 2003 | $154,700 | | 2004 | $158,100 | | 2005 | $162,100 | | 2006 | $165,200 |
NOTE: Since the early 1980s, Senate leaders—majority and minority leaders, and the president pro tempore—have received slightly higher salaries than other members.
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