Pelosi increases caps on pay for House staff – By Jessie Bur (Federal Times) / Aug 12 2021
Employees working for members or committees of the House of Representatives will have the opportunity to reach higher levels of compensation, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announcing Aug. 12 that the maximum annual rate of pay for House staff would be set at $199,300.
“This order will help the Congress recruit and retain the outstanding and diverse talent that we need, as it also helps ensure parity between employees of the House of Representatives and other employees of the federal government,” the California Democrat wrote in a letter to members.
The new caps for House staff would put earning potential in line with members of the Senior Executive Service as well as senior-level, scientific and professional positions. The General Schedule is capped at $172,500, and the Executive Schedule is capped at $221,400. Some few feds do make more than those caps due to special hiring and pay provisions.
According to the Congressional Research Service, the pay maximums of House employees have increased over the past 20 years but not kept pace with inflation. The $140,451 pay cap of 2001 is equal to about $204,258 in 2020 terms. Meanwhile, pay in 2020 was capped at $173,900
