Brief Facts About Congressional Pensions

CRS Report for Congress
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Brief F acts About Congressional Pensions
Patrick J. Purcell
Specialist i n Social Legislation
Domestic Social Policy Division
Summary
This report lists the n u m b e r o f r etired Members of C ongress and t he average
amount of congressional p ension they recei ve in retirement. It is updated annually.
Brief Facts About Congressional P ensions
(as o f October 1 , 2002)
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^me^mb^e^r^s^pensioⁿ^s^ervice^age^co^nt^ribut^io^ns
^Mem^b^ers^/^f^o^rm^er^Mem^b^ers^w^ith
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^Un^d^e^r^C^SR^S^...........²^g^$35,544^13.7^63.9^$36,547
^Un^d^e^r^F^ER^S^...........³^$17,592^12.9^58.7^$26,116
^Mem^b^ers^/^f^o^rm^er^Mem^b^ers^w^ith
^anⁿ^uⁱ^t^y^begⁱⁿⁿⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^F^Y²⁰⁰¹^f
^Un^d^e^r^C^SR^S^..........¹³^g^$71,112^24.3^68.2^$113,168
^Un^d^e^r^F^ER^S^..........¹⁸^$31,500^15.8^64.1^$^29,048
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^Un^d^e^r^C^SR^S^.........³⁴⁰^g^$55,788^20.0^77.0^$60,186
^Un^d^e^r^F^ER^S^..........⁷¹^$41,856^18.7^69.2^$34,341
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Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress
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