DC Council Ranks 2nd In Members' Salaries

WASHINGTON - A new report says members of the D.C. Council are the second-highest paid among their counterparts in major cities.

The report by the Pew Charitable Trust released Wednesday studied city councils in 15 cities nationwide, including the 10 largest. It said Los Angeles city council members get about $179,000 a year, while council members in Washington average about $131,000 a year. New York council members came in third, with an average yearly salary of $122,000.

Unlike lawmakers from other cities, however, D.C. Council members are both the state and local government.

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