{
  "slug": "legislator-pay",
  "title": "The $100 Legislature",
  "metric": "Base pay for state legislators",
  "unit": "annual salary tier (rate-paid states flagged separately)",
  "year": "2025",
  "source": {
    "name": "National Conference of State Legislatures",
    "url": "https://www.ncsl.org/about-state-legislatures/2025-legislator-compensation"
  },
  "values": {
    "AK": "50k-plus",
    "AL": "50k-plus",
    "AR": "under-50k",
    "AZ": "under-50k",
    "CA": "50k-plus",
    "CO": "under-50k",
    "CT": "under-50k",
    "DE": "50k-plus",
    "FL": "under-50k",
    "GA": "under-50k",
    "HI": "50k-plus",
    "IA": "under-50k",
    "ID": "under-50k",
    "IL": "50k-plus",
    "IN": "under-50k",
    "KS": "under-50k",
    "KY": "per-diem",
    "LA": "under-50k",
    "MA": "50k-plus",
    "MD": "50k-plus",
    "ME": "under-50k",
    "MI": "50k-plus",
    "MN": "50k-plus",
    "MO": "under-50k",
    "MS": "under-50k",
    "MT": "per-diem",
    "NC": "under-50k",
    "ND": "per-diem",
    "NE": "under-50k",
    "NH": "token",
    "NJ": "under-50k",
    "NM": "token",
    "NV": "per-diem",
    "NY": "50k-plus",
    "OH": "50k-plus",
    "OK": "under-50k",
    "OR": "under-50k",
    "PA": "50k-plus",
    "RI": "under-50k",
    "SC": "under-50k",
    "SD": "under-50k",
    "TN": "under-50k",
    "TX": "under-50k",
    "UT": "per-diem",
    "VA": "under-50k",
    "VT": "per-diem",
    "WA": "50k-plus",
    "WI": "50k-plus",
    "WV": "under-50k",
    "WY": "per-diem"
  }
}