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There may be interest in congressional pay data from multiple perspectives, including assessment of the costs of congressional operations, guidance in setting pay levels for staff in Member offices, or comparison of congressional staff pay levels with those of other federal government pay systems.\nThis report provides pay data for 15 staff position titles that are typically used in House Members\u2019 offices. The positions include the following: Caseworker, Chief of Staff, Communications Director, Constituent Services Representative, Counsel, District Director, Executive Assistant, Field Representative, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Director, Office Manager, Press Secretary, Scheduler, and Staff Assistant. The following table provides the change in median pay levels for these positions in constant 2019 dollars, between 2017 and 2018.\nPercentage Change in Median Pay for Selected Staff In House Members\u2019 Offices, 2017-2018\n\n2017-2018\n\n2017-2018\n\nCaseworker\n4.68%\nLegislative Assistant\n-4.88%\n\nChief of Staff\n-0.61%\nLegislative Correspondent\n12.03%\n\nCommunications Director\n-5.52%\nLegislative Director\n-1.83%\n\nConstituent Services Representative\n2.60%\nOffice Manager\n-5.37%\n\nCounsel\n2.75%\nPress Secretary\n-2.20%\n\nDistrict Director\n-5.15%\nScheduler\n-2.93%\n\nExecutive Assistant\n-4.97%\nStaff Assistant\n7.39%\n\nField Representative\n-4.92%\n\n\n\nSource: Statement of Disbursements of the House, as collated by LegiStorm, various years, and CRS calculations. Change is based on constant 2019 dollars.\nReport tables provide aggregate statistics on pay for each staff position for 2001, 2004, 2009, and 2014-2018, including quartiles, the median, and average pay. Complete data, 2001-2018, are available to congressional requesters upon request. Graphic displays are also included, providing representations of pay from two perspectives, including the following:\na line graph showing change in median pay, 2001-2018, in nominal (current) and constant 2019 dollars; and\ndistributions of 2018 pay in constant 2019 dollars, in $10,000 increments.\nThe Congressional Research Service provides a number of products on staffing issues. 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There may be interest in congressional pay data from multiple perspectives, including assessment of the costs of congressional operations; guidance in setting pay levels for staff in Member offices; or comparison of congressional staff pay levels with those of other federal government pay systems.\nThis report provides pay data for 12 staff position titles that are typically used in House Members\u2019 offices. The positions include the following: Caseworker, Chief of Staff, District Director, Executive Assistant, Field Representative, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Director, Office Manager, Press Secretary, Scheduler, and Staff Assistant.\nTables provide tabular pay data for each House Member office staff position. Graphic displays are also included, providing representations of pay from three perspectives, including the following:\na line graph showing change in pay, 2001-2015;\na comparison, at 5-, 10-, and 15-year intervals from 2015, of the cumulative percentage change in pay of that position to changes in pay of Members of Congress and salaried federal civilian workers paid under the General Schedule in Washington, DC, and surrounding areas; and\ndistributions of 2015 pay in $10,000 increments.\nIn the past five years (2011-2015), the change in median pay, in constant 2016 dollars, increased for one position, office manager, by 0.22%, and decreased for 11 staff positions, ranging from a -3.53% decrease for field representatives to a -25.83% decrease for executive assistants. This may be compared to changes over the same period to Members of Congress, -5.10%, and General Schedule, DC, -3.19%.\nPay data for staff working in Senators\u2019 offices are available in CRS Report R44324, Staff Pay Levels for Selected Positions in Senators\u2019 Offices, FY2001-FY2014. 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