AWOL status, or other dishonorable status while on active military service is not eligible for Differential Pay. PERF means the Public Employees' Retirement Fund. SPD means the State Personnel Department. State Pay means the employee's current wages. TRF means the Teachers' Retirement Fund.
And while Americans' median wealth is down 43% since 2007, Congress members' net worth has jumped 28%. (Some of the lawmakers in Congress change from year to year. Congress also has some uber-wealthy members. Representative Darrell Issa once again topped the charts with a net worth of $448.4 million in 2013.
Biden makes $230,700 as the vice president, and his estimated net worth is between $39,000 to $800,000, according to ABC News. The median net worth for a member of Congress was $442,000 in 2012. Despite what may seem like meager earnings for Biden â at least in comparison to the Clintons â The Washington Post notes that he isn't just scraping by.