Job outlook for legislative aides in the United States

Legislative aide job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected legislative aide job growth rate is 8% from 2018-2028.

• About 22,300 new jobs for legislative aides are projected over the next decade.

• Legislative aide salaries have increased 9% for legislative aides in the last 5 years.

• There are over 44,267 legislative aides currently employed in the United States.

• There are 40,281 active legislative aide job openings in the US.

• The average legislative aide salary is $34,528.

Compare the number of legislative aide jobs and the average legislative aide salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of legislative aide job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where legislative aides earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.