The Pennsylvania Capitol in downtown Harrisburg on Dec. 2, 2025. (Photo by Tim Lambert/Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
An automatic cost of living adjustment bumped state lawmakers’ salaries to $113,000 per year, for rank and file members.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Pennsylvania legislators are among the highest paid in the country. The average pay for a state lawmaker nationally is $47,904, but that includes part-time legislatures…