Open Secrets has data on members of the House and Senate in relation to their net worth. Here are some descriptive statistics: Democrats & Republicans: 25th percentile = $228,006 Median = $791,004 75thth percentile = $2,962,519 Mean = $6,438,210 Republicans: 25th percentile = $269,007 Median = $999,381 75thth percentile = $3,421,512 Mean = $6,010,456 Democrats: 25th percentile = $217,001 Median = $718,756 75thth percentile = $2,516,033 Mean = $6,731952 Let's limit to those who have positive net worth (greater than zero) and less than $50,000,000. This is about two standard deviations above the median, so it removes the top ~2% who tend to skew the results. Democrats & Republicans: 25th percentile = $299,756 Median = $803,507 75thth percentile = $2,829,274 Mean = $3,134,246 Republicans: 25th percentile = $301,129 Median = $984,694 75thth percentile = $3,284,281 Mean = $3,540,125 Democrats: 25th percentile = $299,756 Median = $777,009 75thth percentile = $2,496,290 Mean = $2,835,933
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