Learn all about Argus in our Patch 7.3 - Week 1 Survival Guide and the Comprehensive Argus Guide. 1  Level: 31. 2  Requires level 27. 3  Loremaster: Desolace. 4  Side: Horde. 5  Start: Ancient Vortex Runestone. 6  End: Cerelia. 7  Not sharable. 8  Difficulty: 27 29 34 39. 9  Added in patch 4.0.3.13277.
So a congressman with 22 years of service and whose average salary for the top three years was $153,900 gets $84,645. A current congressman ending up with six years of service (it's two-year terms, after all) would get at least $16,503 (at age 62, of course). In actuality, the average congressional pension payment ranges between $41,000 and $55,000, based on 2002 data from the Congressional Research Service. Now, a retiring congressman isn't allowed to get more than 80 percent of their salary upon retirement.
That, too, is wrong. Salaries and benefits of members of the U.S. Congress have been the source of taxpayer unhappiness and myths over the years. Here are some facts for your consideration. As of 2015, the base salary for all rank-and-file members of the U.S. House and Senate is $174,000 per year, plus benefits. Salaries have not been increased since 2009. Compared to private-sector salaries, the salaries of members of Congress is lower than many mid-level executives and managers. Rank-and-File Members: The current salary (2017) for rank-and-file members of the House and Senate is $174,000 per year. Members are free to turn down pay increase and some choose to do so. In a complex system of calculations, administered by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, congressional pay rates also affect the salaries for federal judges and other senior government executives.