The St. Louis Post Dispatch has performed an analysis which finds that the Illinois General Assembly's current base salaries - you know, the ones that needed those fat raises, makes them the fifth highest-paid state lawmakers in the nation.
The only better-paid lawmakers — those in California, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania — all meet in session for more than half the year and are considered full-time legislative bodies.
Again, this is BEFORE the new raises!
Illinois legislators currently earn base salaries of $57,619, which is set to rise to $68,800 next year.
Missouri's base salary is $31,351.
Our legislators should also never consider moving to New Hampshire to take up politics as lawmakers there are in effect volunteers, getting $200 for their entire two-year terms, with no per diem.
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