Twenty-Five Largest U.S. Cities by Population: Legislative ...

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Twenty-Five Largest U.S. Cities by Population: Legislative Salaries

Legislative Salary (excluding allowances)

$112,500 $184,610 $117,333

$62,409 $127,085

$61,600 $45,722 $75,386 $60,000 $81,000 $70,075 $44,100 $108,049 $11,400 $52,585 $25,000 $18,396 $76,840 $30,450 $119,517 $83,332 $132,990 $29,070 $87,500 $15,000

Year

2015 2015 2015 2014 2014 2015 2015 2016 2016 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2015 2015 2014 2015 2015 2014 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014

Legislature Size

51 15 50 16 17

8 10

9 14 10 10 19 11 29

7 9 11 9 8 9 13 13 13 13 40

Average Number of People

Represented

166,492 261,924

54,448 139,972

91,782 192,132 143,670 153,452

91,503 101,579

91,279 44,915 77,497 29,269 119,422 90,249 73,633 75,583 84,880 74,260 51,066 50,684 50,528 50,453 16,100

C2ER Cost of Living Index, Third Quarter 2015

236.1 171.4 Manhattan Brooklyn

Legislative Salary, Legislative Salary, Adjusted (Manhattan) + Adjusted (Brooklyn) +

$302,893.82

$219,889.88

$233,774.86

$169,712.04

$152,691.86

$110,848.73

$253,418.65

$183,972.71

$149,013.93

$108,178.69

$125,668.97

$91,231.09

$119,293.80

$86,602.95

$147,408.95

$107,013.53

No Cost of Living Data

$173,243.01

$125,768.12

$107,009.35

$77,684.89

$143,236.21

$103,984.27

$29,480.18

$21,401.53

$137,034.42

$99,482.00

$57,697.95

$41,886.61

$44,776.24

$32,505.92

$188,194.23

$136,622.16

$78,915.97

$57,290.12

$193,937.89

$140,791.85

$178,536.16

$129,610.75

$210,307.70

$152,675.73

$82,791.64

$60,103.72

$141,789.64

$102,934.11

$36,623.58

$26,587.38

+ The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) does not collect data for Bronx, Queens, or Staten Island.

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Note on Cost of Living Index and Adjustments

Adjustments to annual salaries are based on Cost of Living Index: Comparative Data for 265 Urban Areas for the third quarter of 2015, published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The Cost of Living Index measures relative price levels for consumer goods and services, weighted to reflect costs for professional and executive households in the top income quartile. The "adjusted" salary values are the base salaries elected officials would need to make in Manhattan and Brooklyn in order to maintain the same lifestyle as enjoyed in their cities. C2ER does not collect data for Bronx, Queens, or Staten Island.

Index numbers for individual cities are copyrighted by C2ER and not reprinted herein.

Sources for Legislative Salary

New York City Charter Ch. 2, ? 26 Los Angeles City Controller City of Chicago Transparency Data Sets Houston: The Texas Tribune (citing City of Philadelphia, Department of Finance) Phoenix City Charter Ch. III ? 12 note San Antonio City Charter Art. II, ? 6 San Diego FY 2016 Proposed Budget Dallas City Charter Ch. III, ? 4(a) San Jose Council Salary Setting Commission Austin: The Texas Tribune Data provided by City of Jacksonville City and County of San Francisco Civil Service Commission Indianapolis: USA Today City of Columbus Fort Worth City Charter Ch. III, ? 3 Data provided by City of Charlotte Detroit: USA Today El Paso: USA Today Seattle: The News Tribune City and County of Denver Department of Law D.C. Department of Human Resources City of Memphis City of Boston: Data Boston Nashville Business Journal

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$350,000.00 $300,000.00 $250,000.00 $200,000.00 $150,000.00 $100,000.00

$50,000.00 $0.00

Legislative Base Salaries in the Twenty-Five* Largest U.S. Cities by Population Adjusted to Cost of Living in New York City +

Adjusted to Manhattan Adjusted to Brooklyn Unadjusted

* San Jose does not appear because the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) does not collect cost of living information there. + C2ER does not collect data for Bronx, Queens, or Staten Island.

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Note on Cost of Living Index and Adjustments Adjustments to annual salaries are based on Cost of Living Index: Comparative Data for 265 Urban Areas for the third quarter of 2015, published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The Cost of Living Index measures relative price levels for consumer goods and services, weighted to reflect costs for professional and executive households in the top income quartile. The "adjusted" salary values are the base salaries elected officials would need to make in Manhattan and Brooklyn in order to maintain the same lifestyle as enjoyed in their cities. C2ER does not collect data for Bronx, Queens, or Staten Island.

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Legislative Salaries and Median Household Income in the Twenty-Five Largest U.S. Cities by Population

Legislative Salary

$200,000 $190,000 $180,000 $170,000 $160,000 $150,000 $140,000 $130,000 $120,000 $110,000 $100,000

$90,000 $80,000 $70,000 $60,000 $50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $10,000

$0 $0

Los Angeles

Philadelphia

Chicago New York

Washington Seattle

R? = 0.1183 San Francisco

$10,000

Detroit

Boston Denver

Houston

Austin

Dallas

Phoenix

Columbus

Jacksonville San Antonio

San Diego

El Paso Memphis

Fort Worth

Nashville Charlotte Indianapolis

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

Median Household Income

$70,000

San Jose

$80,000

$90,000

$100,000

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$200,000 $180,000

Legislative Salaries and Average Number of People Represented

Los Angeles

$160,000

Legislative Salary

$140,000 $120,000 $100,000

Washington Chicago

Philadelphia Seattle

San Francisco

New York

R? = 0.1817

$80,000

Boston Denver

$60,000

$40,000

Jacksonville

Memphis

$20,000 Nashville Indianapolis

Detroit

San Jose Austin

San Diego

Dallas

Houston

Columbus

San Antonio

El Paso Fort Worth

Charlotte

Phoenix

$0 0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000 180,000 200,000 220,000 240,000 260,000 280,000

Average Number of People Represented

Los Angeles is excluded from the trendline because its population represented is a significant outlier (z 2.98).

Legislative Salary (Adjusted to Brooklyn)

$250,000.00

Average Number of People Represented and Legislative Base Salaries Adjusted to Cost of Living in Brooklyn +

Los Angeles

$200,000.00 $150,000.00 $100,000.00

Philadelphia

Chicago

Washington Denver

Seattle Detroit

Austin

Boston San Francisco Dallas

Jacksonville

Houston New York

Columbus San Antonio San Diego

R? = 0.0337 Phoenix

$50,000.00

Memphis

El Paso

Nashville

Fort Worth Charlotte

Indianapolis

$0.00 0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

Average Number of People Represented

250,000

Los Angeles is excluded from the trendline because its population represented is a significant outlier (z 2.98). * San Jose does not appear because the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) does not collect cost of living information there. + C2ER does not collect data for Bronx, Queens, or Staten Island.

300,000

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Note on Cost of Living Index and Adjustments Adjustments to annual salaries are based on Cost of Living Index: Comparative Data for 265 Urban Areas for the third quarter of 2015, published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The Cost of Living Index measures relative price levels for consumer goods and services, weighted to reflect costs for professional and executive households in the top income quartile. The "adjusted" salary values are the base salaries elected officials would need to make in Manhattan and Brooklyn in order to maintain the same lifestyle as enjoyed in their cities. C2ER does not collect data for Bronx, Queens, or Staten Island.

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