The House's Caucasian staffers are on track to make thousands of dollars more than their non-white counterparts this year, according to a LegiStorm analysis of the chamber's newest salary data.
Hispanic staffers were House Democrats' lowest paid racial group in the first quarter and made 94% that of the median white Democratic staffer. That amounts to a median difference of just under $1,200 in three months. Black staffers, House Republicans' lowest-paid racial group, made 93% that of the median white Republican staffer - a median of $1,600 less in the same pay period.
Across both parties, non-white staffers working out of D.C. offices made 96% compared to the median white D.C. staffer. White and non-white district staffers brought home the same median pay.
The racial pay gap held true among staffers with policy and communications job functions. Among constituent services staffers, the median white and non-white aide made virtually the same pay. This analysis does not compare exact job titles.
This analysis examines the median pay across all full-time House staffers but does not reflect further distribution of those pay differences. These salary rates include any annual bonuses that were paid in Q1 and may not necessarily reflect the median staffer's pay rate for the entire year.
