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List of current members of the United States Congress by wealth

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This list of members of the United States Congress by wealth includes the fifty richest members of Congress as of 2018. It displays the net worth (the difference between assets and liabilities) for the member and their immediate family, such as a spouse or dependent children. These figures offer only an estimation of wealth, as the Congressional financial disclosure rules use value ranges instead of exact amounts. As an upper range is not specified for values over $50 million (or over $1 million for a spouse), large assets are not represented accurately. Additionally, government salaries and personal residences are not typically included in disclosures. Furthermore, several members of Congress do not use a standardized electronic format, but instead file reports that range from vague to indecipherable. As of 2020, over half of the members of Congress were millionaires and the median net worth of members was approximately $1 million.

The original documents for each member's disclosure are publicly available on a database website, maintained by OpenSecrets.

Since 2009, the salaries per annum of members of the United States Congress have been as follows:

PositionSalary
Speaker of the House of Representatives$223,500
Majority leader and minority leader of the House of Representatives$193,400
President pro tempore of the Senate$193,400
Senators and representatives$174,000
Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives$174,000

The wealthiest members of the United States Congress are as follows:

NamePartyStateChamberNet worthSource of wealth
Jim JusticeRepublicanWest VirginiaSenate (since 2025)$664.2 millionOwner of The Greenbrier, owner of several coal mines
Jefferson ShreveRepublicanIndianaHouse (since 2025)$599.8 millionFounder of Storage Express
Rick ScottRepublicanFloridaSenate (since 2019)$503.2 millionCo-founder of HCA Healthcare
Darrell IssaRepublicanCaliforniaHouse (2001–2019, since 2021)Up to $460 millionFormer CEO of Directed Electronics
Kevin HernRepublicanOklahomaHouse (since 2018)$361.0 millionOwner of several McDonald's franchises, founder of KTAK Corporation, hog farm owner
Tim SheehyRepublicanMontanaSenate (since 2025)$297.06 millionFounder of Bridger Aerospace
Michael McCaulRepublicanTexasHouse (since 2005)$294 millionHis father-in-law founded iHeartMedia
Dan GoldmanDemocraticNew YorkHouse (since 2023)$64 to 253 millionHeir to Levi's
Mark WarnerDemocraticVirginiaSenate (since 2009)$214.1 millionEarly investor in Nextel, founder of Columbia Capital
Pete RickettsRepublicanNebraskaSenate (since 2023)$206.39 millionFamily owns TD Ameritrade, stake in the Chicago Cubs
Dave McCormickRepublicanPennsylvaniaSenate (since 2025)$165.3 millionFormer Co-CEO of Bridgewater
Vernon BuchananRepublicanFloridaHouse (since 2007)$157.2 millionCo-founder of American Speedy Printing, Honda distributor
April McClain DelaneyDemocraticMarylandHouse (since 2025)$152.7 millionReal estate investments, hedge fund holdings
Don BeyerDemocraticVirginiaHouse (since 2015)$124.9 millionAuto dealer
Nancy PelosiDemocraticCaliforniaHouse (since 1987)$114.7 millionInvestments
Jay ObernolteRepublicanCaliforniaHouse (since 2021)$97.76 millionFormer owner and director of FarSight Studios
Sara JacobsDemocraticCaliforniaHouse (since 2021)$87.29 millionHer grandfather founded Qualcomm
Richard BlumenthalDemocraticConnecticutSenate (since 2011)$85.2 millionSon-in-law of Peter L. Malkin
Suzan DelBeneDemocraticWashingtonHouse (since 2012)79.4Microsoft executive
Ron JohnsonRepublicanWisconsinSenate (since 2011)78.5Former CEO of Bemis Company
Markwayne MullinRepublicanOklahomaSenate (since 2023)75.6Owner of Mullin Properties, Mullin Farms, and Mullin Services
Doris MatsuiDemocraticCaliforniaHouse (since 2005)$73.8 millionHer husband founded AES Corporation
Roger WilliamsRepublicanTexasHouse (since 2013)$66.9 millionHis father's auto dealerships
Buddy CarterRepublicanGeorgiaHouse (since 2015)66.5Pharmacist, investments
Scott PetersDemocraticCaliforniaHouse (since 2013)60.5Lawyer, economist, investments
Bernie MorenoRepublicanOhioSenate (since 2025)55.6Auto dealer, investor in Ownum
Marlin StutzmanRepublicanIndianaHouse (2010–2017, since 2025)$54.3 millionStake in a farm, owner of Stutzman Farms Trucking, his wife owns a tourist attraction
Bill HagertyRepublicanTennesseeSenate (since 2021)$52.8 millionInvestment firm director
Rick W. AllenRepublicanGeorgiaHouse (since 2015)$52.1 millionFounder of R.W. Allen and Associates
Robert BresnahanRepublicanPennsylvaniaHouse (since 2025)$48 millionFormer CEO of Kuharchik Construction, owner of RPB Ventures
John HoevenRepublicanNorth DakotaSenate (since 2011)$46.6 millionShareholder in First Western Bank & Trust
Ro KhannaDemocraticCaliforniaHouse (since 2017)$45.7 millionAttorney, energy services executive
Jim RischRepublicanIdahoSenate (since 2009)41.8Lawyer, investments
Shri ThanedarDemocraticMichiganHouse (since 2023)$40.9 millionFormer owner of Chemir, founder of Avomeen
Maria CantwellDemocraticWashingtonSenate (since 2001)$40 million (peak, pre-2003)Former Vice-President and shareholder in RealNetworks
Mitch McConnellRepublicanKentuckySenate (since 1985)34.1Lawyer, investments
Steve DainesRepublicanMontanaSenate (since 2015)32.9Procter & Gamble executive
Dan MeuserRepublicanPennsylvaniaHouse (since 2019)$31.7 millionFormer President of Pride Corporation
Lloyd DoggettDemocraticTexasHouse (since 1995)29.7Lawyer, investments
Chellie PingreeDemocraticMaineHouse (since 2009)$28.58 millionEx-wife of financier Donald Sussman
Brad SchneiderDemocraticIllinoisHouse (2013–2015, since 2017)27.2Management consultant, industrial engineer
French HillRepublicanArkansasHouse (since 2015)Up to $25.7 millionFinancial services executive
John RoseRepublicanTennesseeHouse (since 2019)23.3Co-founder of Transcender Corporation
Dan NewhouseRepublicanWashingtonHouse (since 2015)21.2Farmer
Ralph NormanRepublicanSouth CarolinaHouse (since 2017)$20.6 millionConstruction executive
Cynthia LummisRepublicanWyomingSenate (since 2021)$20 to 75 million (peak in 2007)Real estate holdings, cryptocurrency, co-owner of Hammond Hardware Company

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