Two years have passed since the presidential elections were held in the United States and This November 8, voters return to the polls for the midterm elections, in which the future of the majority in the Congresssince different representatives and senators will be chosen, in addition to other state and local positions.
USA Midterm Elections: How Much Money Do Poll Workers Make?
Poll workers are essential to ensuring that elections are a success. With each election, thousands of Americans are dedicated to keeping the electoral process running.
How much money do poll workers make?
Each state recruits poll workers differently, so requirements vary from place to place although registration is usually done at the local or county elections office.
Poll worker pay also varies from state to state.but, in general, it is paid by the hour or by the day of work, in addition to the training courses, among other factors.
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For example, in Los Angeles County, California, pay is $80 to $100 for Election Day; $25 per training y $50 for workers who pick up and drop off election supplies.
The minimum payment per day is less than $100 in:
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Tennessee
- Virginia
The minimum payment per day is $100 or more in:
- Guam
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- New Jersey
- New York
- Oklahoma
- virgin islands
These states require that election officials be paid at least the federal or state minimum wage:
- Arkansas
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Texas
- Wyoming
Three states set an hourly rate higher than the federal minimum:
- Alaska
- Missouri
- North Dakota
Secondly, local election officials are responsible for determining compensation in these places, where there is no minimum specified by state law:
- Samoa Americana
- Connecticut
- D.C.
- Florida
- Hawaii
- Indiana
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Dakota del Sur
- Utah
- Vermont
- Washington
- Virginia Occidental
The United States Election Assistance Commission has a poll worker recruitment search tool. In this you should only select the state and county in which you are and the requirements to apply will appear, as well as the financial compensation.