overview

For more than 20 years, one of the key services CMF has provided to Senate and House offices are compensation, hiring and benefit studies. These reports collect data about House and Senate personal office staff, including a range of compensation data, a demographic breakout for all positions common to personal offices, office benefits and personnel practices. These reports are used extensively by Chiefs of Staff and Members to assist them in hiring staff, determining compensation levels for their staff, and deciding office benefits and personnel practices. The report is also used extensively by a large number of House and Senate staff to assist them in negotiating salaries.

In response to repeated requests from Senate and House Chiefs of Staff, CMF began conducting these studies in the mid-1980s, publishing them in our management guidebook Setting Course. In 1990, CMF significantly expanded their scope and, for the next decade, adopted a regular production schedule for the studies. CMF published a House report every even year from 1990 – 2004 (the 2002 and 2004 editions were produced under contract with the Chief Administrative Officer); in every odd year from 1991 – 2001, CMF conducted and published a study for the Senate.

most recent studies

2004 House Staff Employment Study
A study of House personal office staff and the factors influencing their pay. Also includes aggregate data on the salary, age, education, work experience, race, and gender of staff.
Available to House offices via HouseNet (House offices only).

2001 Senate Staff Employment Study
A study of Senate personal office staff and the factors influencing their pay. Also includes aggregate data on the salary, age, education, work experience, race, and gender of staff.
Please contact us for purchase information.

Senate Salary, Tenure, and Demographic Data: 1991-2001
This report is a compilation of six Senate Staff Employment Studies from 1991-2001. It includes aggregate data on the salary, age, education, work experience, race, and gender of staff.
Download this Report (206 KB).

purchasing CMF publications

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