Legislators Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Legislators positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$44,810

National average

Salary Range

$20,380 – $137,820

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Legislators Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Utica-Rome, NY$173,280$32,000$224,450
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$157,080$48,880N/A
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$141,990$59,690$206,070
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$138,380$43,470N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL$137,740$30,090$137,740
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$125,960$54,710N/A
Yakima, WA$120,480$48,660N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$116,460$53,320N/A
Kennewick-Richland, WA$116,210$60,180N/A
Bellingham, WA$115,380$41,480N/A
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$113,810$50,910$208,000
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$110,350$33,280$128,200
Washington$109,390$50,120N/A
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$98,480$46,530N/A
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$97,980$42,930$175,830
New York$97,050$33,770$224,450
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$90,800$29,990$107,010
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$81,450$39,090N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$81,240$31,470$171,990
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$79,770$35,310$129,370
Madison, WI$79,430$30,070$79,430
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$77,720$32,580$105,070
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$74,880$33,280$83,310
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$74,870$29,990$109,580
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$74,600$24,960$96,680
Hawaii$74,150$72,340$83,040
Michigan$73,110$27,040$137,380
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$70,980$23,900$128,400
Modesto, CA$67,780$33,280$89,840
Colorado$66,700$29,990$127,840
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$66,260$34,670$126,050
Tulsa, OK$64,990$24,690$208,000
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$64,420$25,970$161,230
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$64,400$33,280$91,730
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$64,200$31,200$123,410
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area$64,130$29,990$107,010
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$62,910$33,280$124,950
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$62,740$31,200$213,760
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$62,500$22,150$183,260
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$62,030$21,970$100,100
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$61,570$18,210$148,990
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$60,740$20,320$143,190
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$60,180$60,180$222,610
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$59,890$28,910$60,070
Wisconsin$58,850$19,760$133,670
Delaware$58,250$31,500$109,060
Salinas, CA$57,390$33,280$188,960
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$56,930$21,420$118,350
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$56,420$24,960$135,970
Jacksonville, FL$56,080$26,220$97,140
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$54,790$41,580$137,870
Maryland$54,430$31,200$133,330
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$54,430$39,550$80,530
California$54,290$33,280$133,900
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$54,230$33,280$89,740
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$53,820$16,910$98,740
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$53,420$19,570$123,840
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$53,210$33,280$118,710
Logan, UT-ID$53,090$18,550$107,340
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area$53,080$21,420$113,100
Montgomery, AL$53,010$18,570$106,530
Toledo, OH$52,960$21,740$130,460
Reno, NV$52,810$21,320$86,830
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$52,790$39,090$56,890
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$52,590$25,250$132,030
Wichita, KS$52,180$15,080$87,900
Cleveland, OH$51,970$21,740$134,240
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$51,910$17,470$69,850
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$51,900$24,960$131,150
Anniston-Oxford, AL$51,800$18,780$58,680
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$51,740$27,560$162,250
Pennsylvania$51,490$18,210$162,250
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$51,460$18,210$52,020
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$50,930$23,880$128,400
Montana$50,710$21,420$117,980
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$50,700$28,620$133,350
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$50,700$19,040$138,450
Ogden, UT$50,600$37,150$111,160
Utah$50,600$19,440$107,340
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$50,460$18,030$132,930
Alaska$50,400$33,890$139,590
Alaska nonmetropolitan area$50,400$33,890$119,130
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$49,180$18,210$115,500
Green Bay, WI$49,050$20,270$138,870
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$49,000$18,210$132,820
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$48,980$19,310$154,750
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$48,880$19,320$126,490
Morgantown, WV$48,810$19,310$83,910
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$48,420$22,380$140,080
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$48,200$24,960$176,700
Columbus, OH$48,120$21,740$136,960
New Jersey$48,050$31,470$161,090
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$47,970$21,740$123,230
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$47,960$33,280$146,410
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$47,910$22,220$94,040
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$47,890$15,930$154,140
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$47,830$32,580$203,480
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area$47,790$21,420$116,870
Virginia$47,730$24,960$102,600
Oklahoma City, OK$47,490$21,400$59,850
Oklahoma$47,490$24,690$64,990
Omaha, NE-IA$47,340$24,960$109,570
Fresno, CA$47,210$34,430$154,330
Pittsburgh, PA$47,090$18,520$125,470
West Virginia$46,990$20,170$98,640
Florida$46,910$24,960$126,820
Ohio$46,890$21,740$134,250
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$46,870$18,820$156,930
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$46,730$24,960$128,090
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$45,620$18,060$117,310
Mansfield, OH$45,200$21,740$135,820
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$45,100$19,140$90,870
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$44,430$31,470$159,170
Texarkana, TX-AR$44,350$38,900$66,560
Arkansas$44,350$24,850$101,090
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$44,350$37,630$48,570
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$44,310$22,400$106,400
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$44,300$33,590$220,740
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$44,100$21,740$127,920
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$43,940$18,070$150,680
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$43,670$25,680$125,900
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$43,190$23,990$109,290
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$42,450$18,250$82,120
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$42,360$21,740$132,350
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$42,140$32,850$88,530
Texas$42,080$18,720$111,210
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$41,810$17,800$124,300
North Dakota$41,550$17,300$123,490
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$41,380$21,740$152,460
Vallejo, CA$41,220$37,450$172,180
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$41,070$33,280$108,260
Akron, OH$40,860$21,740$117,980
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$40,760$24,850$165,190
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$40,640$16,760$84,940
Rockford, IL$40,550$29,120$131,360
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$40,300$19,860$104,860
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$39,970$26,320$115,630
Indiana$39,940$18,100$123,470
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$39,560$24,960$96,660
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$39,490$18,210$180,320
College Station-Bryan, TX$39,300$21,870$94,510
Iowa$39,290$27,700$107,340
Jefferson City, MO$39,270$39,270$39,270
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$39,200$18,950$119,840
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$38,850$27,840$44,730
Terre Haute, IN$38,570$16,860$119,350
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$38,010$18,370$95,820
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$37,830$18,210$119,350
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$37,510$27,640$158,090
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$37,280$16,830$132,720
Wyoming$36,800$29,990$49,660
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$36,620$19,180$80,580
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$36,560$29,120$101,570
Coeur d'Alene, ID$35,910$18,600$128,380
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$35,150$29,120$111,120
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$34,750$33,280$74,690
New Mexico$34,630$25,850$132,520
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$34,480$24,960$101,260
Stockton-Lodi, CA$34,120$33,280$74,410
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$33,840$19,670$47,330
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$33,790$18,720$122,990
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$33,400$18,140$131,570
Illinois$33,160$29,120$137,740
Kingston, NY$33,080$33,080$85,140
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$32,750$23,610$58,230
Nebraska$32,620$24,960$85,970
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$32,620$24,960$100,300
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$32,220$21,740$152,460
Tennessee$30,300$25,090$109,290
Huntsville, AL$29,990$18,160$67,530
St. Louis, MO-IL$29,120$25,580$87,360
Tuscaloosa, AL$28,980$19,750$63,820
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$28,290$24,960$79,810
Idaho$27,720$17,810$107,560
Alabama$26,990$18,270$63,900
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$26,290$18,110$40,660
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$26,050$19,600$34,530
Kansas City, MO-KS$25,690$25,580$96,840
Decatur, AL$24,980$19,130$39,270
Birmingham, AL$24,790$17,230$53,490
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$24,270$19,250$61,650
Auburn-Opelika, AL$23,860$17,690$37,320
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$23,330$18,530$39,410
Kansas$23,210$15,080$53,670
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$22,880$18,380$37,330
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$22,210$15,080$23,210
Dothan, AL$20,940$18,110$99,140
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$20,730$17,310$29,760
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$20,080$18,990$30,980
Boise City, ID$19,900$18,720$76,320
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$19,390$18,070$23,990
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$19,280$16,780$37,040
South Carolina$19,270$17,410$30,980
Savannah, GA$19,180$17,390$34,990
Florence, SC$19,130$17,410$38,670
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$18,990$18,360$20,360
Columbia, SC$18,970$16,440$24,310
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$18,570$17,590$44,350
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$18,380$15,080$61,890
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$16,430$15,080$179,880

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Legislators make?

The median annual salary for a Legislators is $44,810, with a typical range of $20,380 – $137,820 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Legislators?

Entry-level Legislators positions typically start around $20,380 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Legislatorss earn the most?

Legislatorss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.