The House employs more non-white staffers than ever - but their pay has yet to reach parity with their white counterparts.
Asian-Americans/Pacfic Islanders are the lowest paid racial group among House Republicans; Hispanic staff are the lowest paid among House Democrats. The average staffer from each of those groups average 91 percent of what their party pays white staffers - an average annual pay gap of about $5,000, according to LegiStorm data.
Some of that disparity stems from the fact that non-white staffers are disproportionately based out of district offices, which tend to pay less than working for a D.C. office does. Non-white district staffers make 96 percent compared to white district staffers.
Compared to their white counterparts, non-white residents of districts tend to live in more urban areas, where the cost of living is higher. That means that the average non-white district staffer should theoretically make more money than the average white district staffer. Instead, they average $2,000 less each year.
In D.C., non-white House staffers are paid 98 percent that of white staff, or about $1,000 less per year.
The pay gap holds true even when comparing many of the same job titles and considering whether staffers work in Washington or the district. White D.C. chiefs of staff average $3,900 more than non-white chiefs; district chiefs average $1,400 more when white.
LegiStorm is unable to analyze current Senate salaries due to a delay in the Report of the Secretary of the Senate. The Secretary of the Senate was required by law to publish its most recent by November 2021 and has not yet done so.
