Why is it there is such a
disparity in what legislators get to pay their staff?
Population of each district is
about the same and the amount of services offered should be about equal.
So why is it that freshmen get more money than some senior members?
For example:
Paul Costa only gets $91, 619
for his staff.
John Pallone only gets
$101,437.
Jake Wheatley only gets $96,487
for his.
And poor Harry Readshaw, he
only gets a mere $87,092.
While newcomers like
Is it that some staffers just
don’t deserve any more? Or is it because some constituents just don’t
deserve the same level of service? Maybe it’s because someone is being
bought off by leadership. But is that fair to all members or taxpayers?
Take a look at the following if
you are interested in learning more:
Total Salaries:
$106,054
Cost per constituent: $1.89
Biancucci, Vince (D) - District 15
Total Salaries: $128,616
Cost per constituent:
$2.13
Casorio,
James (D) - District 56
Total Salaries:
$149,370
Cost per constituent:
2.47
Costa,
Paul (D) - District 34 - Legislative Ass't
Total Salaries:
$91,619
Cost per constituent:
$1.51
Daley, Peter J. (D) - District 49
Total Salaries:
$226,430
Cost per constituent:
$3.74
DeLuca, Anthony M. (D) - District 32
Total Salaries:
$204,306
Cost per constituent:
$3.38
Dermody, Frank (D) - District 33
Total Salaries:
$259,859
Cost per constituent:
$4.30
DeWeese, William (D) - District 50
Total Salaries:
$611,084
Cost per constituent:
$10.10
Ellis, Brian (R) - District 11
Total Salaries:
$78,267
Cost per constituent:
$1.29
Frankel, Dan (D) - District 23
Total Salaries:
$230,030
Cost per constituent:
$3.80
Gergely, Marc (D) - District 35
Total Salaries:
$124,670
Cost per constituent:
$2.06
Gibbons, Jaret (D) - District 10
Total Salaries:
$201,251
Cost per constituent:
$3.33
Harhai, Ted (D) - District 58
Total Salaries:
$114,018
Cost per constituent:
$1.88
Hutchinson, Scott (R) - District 64
Total Salaries:
$79,612
Cost per constituent:
$1.32
Kortz,
William (D) - District 38
Total Salaries:
$143,955
Cost per constituent:
$2.38
Kotik,
Nick (D) - District 45
Total Salaries:
$133,146
Cost per constituent:
$2.20
Kula,
Deberah (D) - District 52
Total Salaries:
$93,612
Cost per constituent:
$1.55
Levdansky, David K. (D) - District 39
Total Salaries:
$166,988
Cost per constituent:
$2.76
Longietti, Mark (D) - District 7
Total Salaries:
$110,344
Cost per constituent:
$1.82
Maher, John (R) - District 40
Total Salaries:
$73,158
Cost per constituent:
$1.21
Mahoney, Tim (D) - District 51
Total Salaries:
$125,734
Cost per constituent:
$2.08
Markosek, Joseph (D) - District 25
Total Salaries:
$189,077
Cost per constituent:
$3.13
Marshall, Jim (R) - District 14
Total Salaries:
$55,000
Cost per constituent:
0.91
McIlhattan, Fred (R) - District 63
Total Salaries:
$111,452
Cost per constituent:
$1.84
Metcalfe, Daryl (R) - District 12
Total Salaries:
$123,131
Cost per constituent:
$2.04
Mustio, Mark (R) - District 44
Total Salaries:
$91,150
Cost per constituent:
$1.51
Pallone, John (D) - District 54
Total Salaries:
$101,439
Cost per constituent:
$1.68
Petrarca, Joseph (D) - District 55
Total Salaries:
$215,617
Cost per constituent:
$3.56
Petrone, Thomas (D) - District 27
Total Salaries:
$181,256
Cost per constituent:
$3.00
Total Salaries:
$175,000
Cost per constituent:
$2.89
Pyle,
Jeffrey (R) - District 60
Total Salaries:
$88,687
Cost per constituent:
$1.47
Ramaley, Sean (D) - District 16
Total Salaries:
$133,245
Cost per constituent:
$2.20
Readshaw, Harry (D) - District 36
Total Salaries:
$87,092
Cost per constituent:
$1.44
Reed,
Dave (R) - District 62
Total Salaries:
$103,996
Cost per constituent:
$1.72
Sainato, Chris (D) - District 9
Total Salaries:
$128,292
Cost per constituent:
$2.12
Smith, Matthew (D) - District 42
Total Salaries:
$159,092
Cost per constituent:
$2.63
Smith, Sam (R) - District 66
Total Salaries:
$1,122,171
Cost per constituent:
$18.55
Solobay, Tim (D) - District 48
Total Salaries:
$159,978
Cost per constituent:
$2.64
Stairs, Jess (R) - District
Total Salaries:
$118,508
Cost per constituent:
$1.96
Stevenson, Richard (R) - District 8
Total Salaries:
$91,477
Cost per constituent:
$1.51
Tangretti, Thomas (D) - District 57
Total Salaries:
$186,472
Cost per constituent:
$3.08
Turzai, Mike (R) - District 28
Total Salaries:
$204,698
Cost per constituent:
$3.38
Vulakovich, Randy (R) - District 30
Total Salaries:
$91,839
Cost per constituent:
$1.52
Wagner, Chelsa (D) - District 22
Total Salaries:
$105,986
Cost per constituent:
$1.75
Walko,
Don (D) - District 20
Total Salaries:
$137,742
Cost per constituent:
$2.28
Wheatley, Jake (D) - District 19
Total Salaries:
$96,847
Cost per constituent:
$1.60
White, Jesse (D) - District 46
Total Salaries:
$99,700
Cost per constituent:
$1.65
Yewcic, Tom (D) - District 72
Total Salaries:
$106,050
Cost per constituent:
$1.75