I wouldn’t mind having a fixed salary of $174,000 a year.
I favor a stipend paid by each state, who will set the amount, along with staffing provided and paid for by each state. Further, I favor each state putting up an embassy-like compound that provides housing for the congress critters and staff. In this digital age, there is no reason the congress critters can’t stay home in their districts for the majority of the time, and just have an occasional meeting in Washington. We need term limits, we need to ensure our elections are honest. We also need to be able recall these people. Serving in congress should be an honor but it should be about as desirable and as profitable as jury duty.
AND that’s the same amount they get in retirement!