Know Your Worth
Salary Insights
You didn't take a Hill job for the money. But you deserve to know your worth — broken down by role, chamber, party, and years of experience, straight from Congressional payroll data.
Free for every Hill staffer. Takes about 30 seconds.
A Peek at Your Result
Here's What You'll See
Pick your role, chamber, party, and years on the Hill — we'll show you exactly where you land.
Sample Result
Your Result
The average Legislative Assistant in the House with 1–3 years of experience makes:
$70,972
$55,764
$114,062
This places you at approximately the 45th percentile for this role, chamber, and party — $972 below the median of $70,972.
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How It Works
Three Steps, Zero Awkward Conversations
1
Tell Us Your Role
Position, chamber, party, years on the Hill. Takes less time than finding parking near the Capitol.
2
Number Crunching
Results are derived from real House and Senate disbursement records.
3
Where You Stand
Your salary plotted against the range for people doing your job.