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In 1865, United States Senators made an annual salary of $5000, which was increased to $7500 a year in 1871. Currently, it is $165,000.

The $7500 probably bought more, but adjusting for inflation from 1872 is difficult because inflation statistics were only tracked from 1913.

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In 1872, the annual salary of senators and congressmen in the United States was $5,000 per year. This was the amount set by the Salary Act of 1871, which increased their pay from $5,000 to $7,500 but was later reversed to the original amount.

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