Saturday, October 7, 2017
WHEELERweek – Historical data on Legislative pay and budgets
| Year | Legislative Pay /per year
(Without per diem) |
% Change from previous year | Total Biennium Budget
*All Funds |
% Change over Prior Biennium |
| 1971-73 | $8,900 | $5.5 billion | ||
| 1973-75 | $9,900 | 11.2% | $7.0 billion | 29.6% |
| 1975-77 | $15,681 | 60.2% | $8.1 billion | 15.0% |
| 1977-79 | $17,843 | 12.5% | $10.2 billion | 25.9% |
| 1979-81 | $19.767 | 10.8% | $12.2 billion | 18.5% |
| 1981-83 | $22,632 | 14.5% | $14.3 billion | 17.7% |
| 1983-85 | $22,632 | 0% | $16.1 billion | 12.7% |
| 1985-87 | $27,202 | 20.2% | $18.3 billion | 13.5% |
| 1987-89 | $29,992 | 10.3% | $20.3 billion | 11.1% |
| 1989-91 | $31,236 | 4.1% | $22.9 billion | 12.5% |
| 1991-93 | $33,622 | 7.6% | $26.6 billion | 16.4% |
| 1993-95 | $35,070 | 4.3% | $30.7 billion | 15.4% |
| 1995-97 | $38,056 | 8.5% | $33.2 billion | 8.2% |
| 1997-99 | $39,211 | 3.0% | $37.6 billion | 12.9% |
| 1999-01 | $41,809 | 6.6% | $42.5 billion | 13.2% |
| 2001-03 | $44,233 | 5.8% | $47.1 billion | 10.8% |
| 2003-05 | $45,569 | 3.0% | $48.5 billion | 2.8% |
| 2005-07 | $45,569 | 0% | $52.8 billion | 9.0% |
| 2007-09 | $47,413 | 4.0% | $57.4 billion | 8.7% |
| 2009-11 | $49,943 | 5.3% | $63.0 billion | 9.6% |
| 2011-13 | $49,943 | 0% | $63.8 billion | 1.4% |
| 2013-15 | $49,943 | 0% | $69.0 billion | 8.1% |
| 2015-17 | $50,950 | 2.0% | $72.6 billion | 5.2% |
| 2017-19 | $50,950 | 0% | $76.0 billion | 4.3% |