Wisconsin State Senate

The salary of all legislators serving in the 2025 Wisconsin Legislature is $60,924, which is an increase of 6.12% from the previous biennium. The speaker of the assembly also receives an additional $25 monthly stipend. In addition to salaries, senators outside Madison, Wisconsin may receive a per diem up to $115 to cover living expenses while they are in Madison on state business. Members of the Dane County delegation may receive a per diem of half the amount to cover expenses. ==Current session==

Composition Senate officers Members ==Notable past members==

• C. Latham Sholes (1848–1850; 1856–1858), invented the QWERTY keyboard • Angus Cameron (1863–1864; 1871–1872), former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (1875–1885) • Gaylord Nelson (1949–1958), former Governor of Wisconsin (1959–1963) and U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (1963–1981) • Henry Maier (1951–1960), former Mayor of Milwaukee (1960–1988) • James B. Brennan (1959–1962), former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (1962–1969) and Milwaukee City Attorney (1972–1984) • William Bablitch (1972–1983), former Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (1983–2003) • Tom Petri (1973–1979), former U.S. House Representative (1979–2015) • Jim Sensenbrenner (1975–1979), former U.S. House Representative (1979–2021) • Russ Feingold (1983–1993), former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (1993–2011) • John Norquist (1983–1988), former Mayor of Milwaukee (1988–2004) • Tom Barrett (1989–1993), former U.S. House Representative (1993–2003) and former Mayor of Milwaukee (2004–2021) • Gwen Moore (1993–2005), current U.S. House Representative (2005–present) • Glenn Grothman (2005–2015), current U.S. House Representative (2015–present) • Tom Tiffany (2012–2020), current U.S. House Representative (2020–present) • Fred Risser (1962-2021), longest-serving state legislator in American history • Scott Fitzgerald (1995–2021), current U.S. House Representative (2021–present) ==List of senate presidents (since 1979)==

== Past composition of the Senate ==