$30,000 Annual salary of lawmakers, which went into effect in 1999. Lawmakers receive $2,500 monthly.
$45 Daily per diem the 57 metro area lawmakers receive during the 120-day legislative session.
$150 Daily per diem the outlying 43 lawmakers receive during the session.
2009 session
Lawmakers are allowed to charge diem for all 120 days, even though some of those days include weekends and days when they are not in session, such as Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday or Good Friday. Here’s a look at how much per diem the 35 senators and 65 representatives collected during this session.
The Senate
Metro area
120 days: $5,400
Mary Hodge, D-Brighton
Moe Keller, D-Wheat Ridge
Nancy Spence, R-Centennial
119 days: $5,355
Shawn Mitchell, R-Broomfield
111 days: $ $4,995
Betty Boyd, D-Lakewood
106 days: $4,770
Mike Kopp, R-Littleton
97 days: $4,365
Evie Hudak, D-Arvada
89 days: $4,005
Mark Scheffel, R-Parker
86 days: $3,870
Rollie Heath, D-Boulder
Suzanne Williams, D-Aurora
84 days: $3,780
Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora
Linda Newell, D-Littleton
Brandon Shaffer, D-Longmont
Lois Tochtrop, D-Thornton
Jennifer Veiga, D-Denver
83 days: $3,735
Joyce Foster, D-Denver
Chris Romer, D-Denver
81 days: $3,645
Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch
79 days: $3,555
Peter Groff, D-Denver
16 days: $720
Paula Sandoval, D-Denver
Other senators
120 days: $18,000
Bob Bacon, D-Fort Collins
Jim Isgar, D-Hesperus
John Morse, D-Colorado Springs
Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud
Dave Schultheisg, R-Colorado Springs
Al White, R-Hayden
119 days: $17,850
Greg Brophy, R-Wray
Keith King, R-Colorado Springs
118 days: $17,700
Dan Gibbs, D-Silverthorne
Ken Kester, R-Las Animas
Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction
117 days: $17,550
Abel Tapia, D-Pueblo
116 days: $17,400
Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs
104 days $15,600
Gail Schwartz, D-Snowmass Village
83 days $12,450
Scott Renfroe
The House
Metro area*
117 days $5,265
Edward Casso, D-Commerce City
115 days $5,175
Joe Miklosi, D-Denver
111 days $4,995
Terrance Carroll, D-Denver
Jack Pommer, D-Boulder
108 $4,860
Ken Summers, R-Lakewood
107 days $4,815
David Balmer, R-Centennial
105 days $4,725
Claire Levy, D-Boulder
104 days $4,680
Nancy Todd, D-Aurora
100 days $4,500
Sara Gagliardi, D-Arvada
98 days $4,410
Debbie Benefield, D-Arvada
Andy Kerr, D-Lakewood
95 days $4,275
Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch
Kevin Priola , R-Henderson
93 days $4,185
Carole Murray, R-Castle Rock
Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver
92 days $4,140
Joe Rice, D-Littleton
91 days $4,095
Paul Weissmann, D-Louisville
90 days $3,645
John Soper, D-Thornton
87 days $3,915
Dianne Primavera, D-Broomfield
86 days $3,870
Sue Schafer, D-Wheat Ridge
84 days $3,780
Joel Judd, D-Denver
Spencer Swalm, R-Centennial
82 days $3,690
Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, D-Boulder
Gwyn Green, D-Golden
81 days $3,645
Cindy Acree, R-Aurora
Jerry Frangas, D-Denver
Cheri Gerou, R-Evergreen
Jim Kerr, R-Littleton
Jeanne Labuda, D-Denver
Karen Middleton, D-Aurora
Cherylin Peniston, D-Westminster
Judy Solano, D-Brighton
79 days $3,555
Mike May, R-Parker
77 days $3,465
Beth McCann, D-Denver
65 days $2,925
Lois Court, D-Denver
38 days $1,710
Su Ryden, D-Aurora
Outside metro area
120 days $18,000
Ellen Roberts, R-Cortez
Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling
119 days $17,850
Randy Baumgardner, R-Hot Sulphur Springs
Larry Liston, R-Colorado Springs
Jim Riesberg, D-Greeley
118 days $17,700
Dennis Apuan, R-Colorado Springs
Tom Massey, R-Poncha Springs
Amy Stephens, R-Monument
Scott Tipton, R-Cortez
117 days $17,550
Steve King, R-Grand Junction
Buffie McFadyen, D-Pueblo West
Michael Merrifield, D-Colorado Springs
Wes McKinley, D-Walsh
116 days $17,400
Kent Lambert, R-Colorado Springs
115 days $17,250
Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs
John Kefalas, D-Fort Collins
114 days $17,100
Mark Waller, R-Colorado Springs
Glenn Vaad, R-Mead
112 days $16,800
Laura Bradford, R-Collbran
Cory Gardner, R-Yuma
Sal Pace, D-Pueblo
110 days $16,500
Kathleen Curry, D-Gunnison
109 days, $16,350
Ed Vigil, D-Fort Garland
106 days $15,900
Marsha Looper, R-Calhan
93 days $13,950
B.J. Nikkel, R-Loveland**
88 days $13,200
Randy Fischer, D-Fort Collins
85 days $12,750
Christine Scanlan, D-Dillon
84 days $12,600
Don Marostica , R-Loveland
* These figures do not include per diem for Rep. Anne McGihon, D-Denver, who resigned in March, and Rep. Daniel Kagan, D-Cherry Hills Village, who was appointed to her seat.
** Rep. Nikkel was sworn in on Jan. 22; the legislature opened on Jan. 7.
Mileage
Lawmakers are also allowed to collect mileage, based on their distance from the Capitol and the type of vehicle they charge.
Four Democrats — Sen. Paula Sandoval, and Reps. Lois Court and Jerry Frangas, all of of Denver, and Rep. Sara Gagliardi, of Arvada — did not charge for mileage.
