How a ballot question would change pay in the Mass. Senate

Combined base pay and leadership stipends under current law, and projected pay if the reforms proposed in a ballot question were in effect for the 2025-2026 term.

Larger circles reflect more lawmakers at that level of pay.

Analysis omits travel and office stipends, which are worth either $22,431 per year or $29,908 per year depending on how far a lawmaker lives from the State House.
Chart: Chris Lisinski/CommonWealth BeaconSource: Mass. Treasurer's Office; Coalition to Reform Our Legislature Created with Datawrapper