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Legislators

Role Overview

Develop, introduce, or enact laws and statutes at the local, tribal, state, or federal level. Includes only workers in elected positions.

Salary by State (top paying)

State Median salary
Washington $109,390
New York $97,050
Hawaii $74,150
Michigan $73,110
Colorado $66,700
Wisconsin $58,850
Delaware $58,250
Maryland $54,430
California $54,290
Pennsylvania $51,490
Montana $50,710
Utah $50,600
Alaska $50,400
New Jersey $48,050
Virginia $47,730

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Projected growth and annual openings are from BLS Employment Projections. Use the sidebar for median salary and growth rate.

How does salary vary by state?

See the Salary by State table above for state-level median wages from OEWS data.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), BLS Employment Projections.

Median Annual Salary

$44,810

Projected Growth (10yr)

+3.4%

Avg. annual openings

2.2k

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