2023 Legislative Compensation Review
State
Salary
Per Diem
Arkansas
$44,356/year
Within 50 miles of
State Capitol: $59/day;
beyond 50 miles:
$155/day
2023
regional
data
comparison
Terms started
Colorado
in 2023
$43,977/yr;
Terms started
in 2021
$41,449/yr
Kansas $6,326.18/year
Source: National
Conference of
State Legislatures,
August 2023
Within 50 miles of
State Capitol: $45/day;
beyond 50 miles:
$237/day
$157/day
Additional Salaries for Leadership Positions
$50,661/year-House/Assembly Speaker
Can be reimbursed for certain office expenses -
Committee chairs
Office & Staffing
No information reported on
Senate. House committee chairs
and vice chairs can qualify for
certain office reimbursement.
Benefits
Heath
Dental
Disability
Life
State Employee Plan,
State pays portion,
legislator pays portion
State Employee Plan,
State pays in full for $10k
optional at legislator's State Employee Plan policy; Legislators pay for
expense
additional
Retirement
Mandatory; 5% of salary
$99/day All leaders when in attendance at
committee or working.
No funding for office supplies for
legislators
State pays portion,
legislator pays portion
State pays portion,
legislator pays portion
State Employee Plan,
State pays portion,
legislator pays
portion
State Employee Plan, State
pays portion, legislator
pays portion
Mandatory; 11%
$14,039/year Presiding Officer
$12,665/year Majority Leader
$12,665/year Minority Leader
$7,165/year Vice President, assistant majority
leaders, and assistant minority leaders
$11,290/year - House Appropriation & Senate
Ways & Means Chairs.
$15,200/year Presiding Officer
No funding is provided
$7,700/year President Pro Tem
Louisiana $16,800/year
$175/day
Senate and House receive
$1,000/month for office
$28,000/year - Joint Budget Chair
$1,575/year Majority Leader
Missouri $37,711/year
$125.60/day
$1,575/year Minority Leader
$2,625/year - President Pro Tem
New Mexico
$0
$59/day
None
Texas
$7,200/year
$221/day
None
State Employee Plan,
State pays portion,
legislator pays portion
State Employee Plan,
State pays portion,
legislator pays portion
State Employee Plan,
State pays portion,
legislator pays
portion
State Employee Plan, State
pays portion, legislator.
pays portion
expenses
Senators receive $114,718/yr for
staffing and $24,100/yr for office.
expenses during regular or
special session
No funding is provided
State Employee Plan,
State pays full amount.
Legislators are eligible
to keep insurance
once they leave office
at varying rates.
State Employee Plan,
State pays portion,
legislator pays portion
State Employee Plan,
Optional at legilator's
expense
State Employee Plan,
optional at legislator's
expense; Legislators
are eligible for COBRA
benefits for 18 months
after they leave office.
State Employee Plan,
State pays portion,
legislator pays portion
State Employee Plan,
Optional at legilator's
expense
State Employee Plan,
optional at
legislator's expense;
Legislators are
eligible for COBRA
benefits for 18
months after they
leave office.
State Employee Plan,
State pays portion,
legislator pays
portion
State Employee Plan,
Optional at legilator's
expense
State Employee Plan, State
pays portion, legislator
pays portion; The premium
rate & coverate benefit
schedule is based on age
(the older the member, the
lower the coverage for a
higher rate).
Senate: State Employee
Plan, State pays full
amount; House: State
Employee Plan, State pays
portion, legislator pays
portion
State Employee Plan,
Optional at legilator's
expense
Senators receive $63,000/month
for staff salaries and travel;
Representatives receive
$19,250/month for office
expenses during regular or
special session and $17,500/
month not during regular or
specia session.
State Employee Plan,
State pays full amount.
State Employee Plan,
State pays portion,
legislator pays portion
State Employee Plan,
optional at
legislator's expense
State Employee Plan,
optional at legislator's
expense
Optional: 6% of annualized
salary
None
Mandatory: 26.33%
Optional; $600/year
Optional: 9.5%
$17,932/year - Presiding Officer
$12,364/year Majority Leader
Oklahoma
$47,500
$174/day
$12,364/year - Minority Leader
$12,364/year - Assistant Majority Leader
Senate provided $1500/yr for
office supplies; No staff funding
is provided. Representatives
provided $2,000/yr for office
supplies. No staff funding is
provided.
Senate: State
Employee Plan, State
pays full amount.
House: State
Employee Plan, State
pays portion, legislator
pays portion, portion
paid by member
dependant on plan.
Senate: State
Employee Plan, State
pays full amount.
House: State
Employee Plan, State
pays portion, legislator
pays portion, portion
paid by member
dependant on plan.
Senate: State
Employee Plan, State
pays full amount.
House: State
Employee Plan, State
pays portion,
legislator pays
portion, portion paid
by member
dependant on plan.
Senate: State Employee
Plan, State pays full
amount. House: State
Employee Plan, State pays
portion, legislator pays
portion, portion paid by
member dependant on
plan.
Mandatory: OPERS 3.5%;
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