House Staff Raises Coming In Early June
All staff members in the House of Representatives will see pay bumps of at least 6 percent starting next month, House Speaker Ronald Mariano said in a branch-wide email Wednesday afternoon.
The raises apply to the House’s nearly 500 employees, according to the speaker’s office. It comes at a total cost of around $2.8 million, the speaker said, adding that the adjustments are covered by existing appropriations.
“If, after receiving the minimum 6% salary adjustment, an employee is still not at their appropriate compensation rate within their salary range based on the employee’s experience and equity, that employee will receive an additional adjustment,” Mariano wrote. “As a result, most employees will receive an adjustment that is greater than 6% — the overall average being 8.75% — in order to account for any additional House experience employees may have accrued since November 2022.”
A self-evaluation under the Mass. Equal Pay Act completed in November of 2022 resulted in a new “classification and compensation plan” for House staff aimed at salary equity. The branch’s MEPA plan resulted in the House’s first-ever minimum base salaries and, at the time, House employees saw raises of at least 8 percent.
The speaker on Wednesday directed employees to keep an eye on their inboxes this week for information about their latest salary changes. The raises take effect June 3.
“These adjustments reflect our recognition of your hard work and commitment to serving the House and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,” Mariano said in his email to aides.
