Michael Bloomberg's campaign is paying organizers nearly double his 2020 competitors

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last updated 9 December 2019

Michael Bloomberg's billions are showing.

The former New York City mayor made a late entry to the 2020 race at the end of November, and some of his first job postings are making it clear he's willing to spend a lot to make up for lost time. Field organizers are a typically low-paid piece of a campaign's staff, but Bloomberg is offering his $6,000 a month — the equivalent of $72,000 a year.

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Before Bloomberg debuted his salaries, former Vice President Joe Biden's $38,700 salary per year after taxes and benefits was at the top of the pile, per The Atlantic. On the other side of the political spectrum, Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-Vt.) field organizers unionized and reached a deal to up their salaries to $42,000 over the summer, and that's also what Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D-Mass.) campaign pays. And at the bottom of the pile was Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), who's paying $14,664 per year after taxes.

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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.

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