Legislative aide vs law researcher

The differences between legislative aides and law researchers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a law researcher has an average salary of $44,150, which is higher than the $34,528 average annual salary of a legislative aide.

The top three skills for a legislative aide include policy issues, press releases and committee hearings. The most important skills for a law researcher are civil law, , and .

Legislative aide vs law researcher overview

	Legislative Aide	Law Researcher
Yearly salary	$34,528	$44,150
Hourly rate	$16.60	$21.23
Growth rate	8%	14%
Number of jobs	40,281	5,452
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 77%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Legislative aide vs law researcher salary

Legislative aides and law researchers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Legislative Aide	Law Researcher
Average salary	$34,528	$44,150
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $52,000	Between $26,000 And $72,000
Highest paying City	-	North Bethesda, MD
Highest paying state	-	Maine
Best paying company	-	Robert Half
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between legislative aide and law researcher education

There are a few differences between a legislative aide and a law researcher in terms of educational background:

	Legislative Aide	Law Researcher
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 77%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Political Science	Law
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Legislative aide vs law researcher demographics

Here are the differences between legislative aides' and law researchers' demographics:

	Legislative Aide	Law Researcher
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 50.6% Female, 49.4%	Male, 55.1% Female, 44.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 5.4% White, 69.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 5.4% White, 69.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between legislative aide and law researcher duties and responsibilities

Legislative aide example responsibilities.

Manage the editorial content, design and distribution of the representative's newsletter.
Manage website and social media content (Facebook) and write weekly blog for local media outlets.
Take rigorous notes during committee meetings in order to provide the caucus with a succinct breakdown of important events.
Research developing legislation on agriculture and education policy, and participate in strategy discussions regarding caucus message and legislative action.
Verify and update exiting editorial content and write new editorial for revise statutes.
Manage website and social media content (Facebook) and write weekly blog for local media outlets.

Law researcher example responsibilities.

Work with supervising attorneys handling all aspects of litigation in relation to an ongoing lawsuit regarding potential constitutional law violations.
Research proposed legislative bill allowing survivor access to a decedent s online accounts in probate proceedings.

Legislative aide vs law researcher skills

Common legislative aide skills

Policy Issues, 14%
Press Releases, 14%
Committee Hearings, 5%
Legislative Process, 5%
Constituent Services, 5%
Legislative Session, 4%

Common law researcher skills

Civil Law, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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