# The Technology 202: Silicon Valley always poaches Hill tech staff. A pay hike could help even the odds.

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-technology-202-silicon-valley-always-poaches-hill-tech-staff-a-pay-hike-could-help-even-the-odds-3/
- Published: 2021-08-25T09:30:36-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo: © Al Drago/Bloomberg. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday announced that the maximum salary for staffers in the chamber will be raised up to $199,300. Article by Cristiano Lima with Aaron Schaffer. The Washington Post – MSN – August 18, 2021. Tech companies are notorious in Washington for using their ample resources to lure politically savvy congressional staffers away from cash-strapped offices on Capitol Hill. But a recent hike in the salary cap for House staffers will give lawmakers more of a fighting chance to keep that talent. That could, in turn, make regulation easier by boosting the level of tech policy expertise in Congress. […] Click here to view original web page at www.msn.com