Days Congress Worked in 2015
DOES THIS MAKE ANYONE ELSE ANGRY? IN THE YEAR 2015: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SENATE Worked 154 days Worked 164 days. AVERAGE AMERICAN WORKED 239 DAYS . AVERAGE SALARY FOR CONGRESS: $140,000 AVERAGE SALARY FOR THE AMERICAN WORKERS: $51,000 These are averages. Some Congressional figures make more and some make less. And we all are aware that many, many people make a lot less than $51,000, and a lot make more than that. But for this purpose, we'll go with these figures. Based on the 239 work days, (holidays and 2 weeks vacation not included), the AVERAGE AMERICAN earns $213.39 a workday b...