Members of Congress make $174,000/year [1]. That is about 3x the median household (not individual) income in the US [2]. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salar

Members of Congress make $174,000/year [1]. That is about 3x the median household (not individual) income in the US [2]. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salaries_of_members_of_the_United_States_Congress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salaries_of_members_of_the_Uni... 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United...