Pay of Presidents and Members of Congress
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- Presidential Pay 1789 to 2012, in current and constant (2012) dollars
- Average Pay of Each President George Washington to Barack Obama, in current and constant (2012) dollars [Note: prints best in portrait format]
- Ranked Average Pay of Each President George Washington to Barack Obama, in constant (2012) dollars [Note: prints best in portrait format]
- Presidential Pay in Dollars of 2012 and Ratio of CEO Compensation to Presidential Pay, selected years 1960 to 2004 (comparable CEO pay data are not available for later years)
- Ratio of presidential pay to median family income, 1948 to 2011
- Pay of Members of Congress 1789 to 2012, in current and constant (2012) dollars
- Ratio of the Pay of Members of Congress to Median Family Income, 1948 to 2012
- Ratio of Top 500 CEO compensation to Pay of Members of Congress and Median Family Income, 1960 to 2004
- Summary pdf file with all charts in this pay of presidents and members of Congress section