Details of office salaries for the nation's senators will not be published for several months.

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The Politico newspaper notes that former presidents are allowed a variety of benefits, from a pension to staff salaries to office supplies.

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And emphasize your thriftiness: angels don't want to see the money being used for big salaries or fancy office space.

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The list of organisations was drawn from the information available in the public domain, also including the recently released information relating to top public sector salaries released by the cabinet office.

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Federal workers or applicants can easily find U.S. government salaries around the country at the website of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

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Some 20 states allow government workers, if elected to office, to retire from their previous jobs and start collecting pensions while also collecting their legislative salaries.

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