House/Senate members receive $174,000 a year . The speaker of the House makes $223,000 a year . Majority/Minority leaders make $193,400 a year. U.S. Presidents receive $450,000 a year. Meanwhile the average soldier deployed in Afghanistan makes $38,000 a year risking their life for our freedom everyday. The average income for seniors on social security is $12,000 a year. And for some reason can't find any way to make spending cuts to save the country money....Just saying.