Elections#60 of 102 · Added August 27, 2026
The $100 Legislature
Annual base pay for state legislators
Data: National Conference of State Legislatures, 2025 ↗nhmaps.com/97
Nobody in New Hampshire is in office for the money.
Base pay for state legislators (annual salary tier (rate-paid states flagged separately))
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire | Token pay, $100 or less |
| 2 | New Mexico | Token pay, $100 or less |
| 3 | Kentucky | Daily or weekly rate |
| 4 | Montana | Daily or weekly rate |
| 5 | Nevada | Daily or weekly rate |
| 6 | North Dakota | Daily or weekly rate |
| 7 | Utah | Daily or weekly rate |
| 8 | Vermont | Daily or weekly rate |
| 9 | Wyoming | Daily or weekly rate |
| 10 | Arizona | Salary under $50,000 |
| 11 | Arkansas | Salary under $50,000 |
| 12 | Colorado | Salary under $50,000 |
| 13 | Connecticut | Salary under $50,000 |
| 14 | Florida | Salary under $50,000 |
| 15 | Georgia | Salary under $50,000 |
| 16 | Idaho | Salary under $50,000 |
| 17 | Indiana | Salary under $50,000 |
| 18 | Iowa | Salary under $50,000 |
| 19 | Kansas | Salary under $50,000 |
| 20 | Louisiana | Salary under $50,000 |
| 21 | Maine | Salary under $50,000 |
| 22 | Mississippi | Salary under $50,000 |
| 23 | Missouri | Salary under $50,000 |
| 24 | Nebraska | Salary under $50,000 |
| 25 | New Jersey | Salary under $50,000 |
| 26 | North Carolina | Salary under $50,000 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | Salary under $50,000 |
| 28 | Oregon | Salary under $50,000 |
| 29 | Rhode Island | Salary under $50,000 |
| 30 | South Carolina | Salary under $50,000 |
| 31 | South Dakota | Salary under $50,000 |
| 32 | Tennessee | Salary under $50,000 |
| 33 | Texas | Salary under $50,000 |
| 34 | Virginia | Salary under $50,000 |
| 35 | West Virginia | Salary under $50,000 |
| 36 | Alabama | Salary $50,000 and up |
| 37 | Alaska | Salary $50,000 and up |
| 38 | California | Salary $50,000 and up |
| 39 | Delaware | Salary $50,000 and up |
| 40 | Hawaii | Salary $50,000 and up |
| 41 | Illinois | Salary $50,000 and up |
| 42 | Maryland | Salary $50,000 and up |
| 43 | Massachusetts | Salary $50,000 and up |
| 44 | Michigan | Salary $50,000 and up |
| 45 | Minnesota | Salary $50,000 and up |
| 46 | New York | Salary $50,000 and up |
| 47 | Ohio | Salary $50,000 and up |
| 48 | Pennsylvania | Salary $50,000 and up |
| 49 | Washington | Salary $50,000 and up |
| 50 | Wisconsin | Salary $50,000 and up |