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Legislative

Source file: City of Memphis — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Legislative is part of the legislative branch — making laws, setting policy, and overseeing government.

In 2025, this agency had 31 employees with median total compensation of $71,000; the highest distinct record was $144,200.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$2.1M
Employees
31
Median total
$71,000
Highest record
$144,200

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 31 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($71,000) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$67,571 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$37,808
$37,808
$71,000
$80,000
$105,060

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $105,060 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $37,808. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

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Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Jb Smiley

Council Chair/Legislative

2025 total comp
$39,975
Base pay
$39,975
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$39,975

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$39,975
Category
Regular
Record ID
6,540

At Legislative, Jb Smiley serves as a Council Chair. Their 2025 pay totaled $39,975.

Chaseton Carlisle

Council Member/Legislative

2025 total comp
$37,808
Base pay
$37,808
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,808

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$37,808
Category
Regular
Record ID
1,083

At Legislative, Chaseton Carlisle serves as a Council Member. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,808.

Yolanda Cooper-Sutton

Council Member/Legislative

2025 total comp
$37,808
Base pay
$37,808
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,808

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$37,808
Category
Regular
Record ID
1,500

Yolanda Cooper-Sutton holds the role of Council Member at Legislative. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,808.

Michalyn Easter-Thomas

Council Member/Legislative

2025 total comp
$37,808
Base pay
$37,808
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,808

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$37,808
Category
Regular
Record ID
2,138

Michalyn Easter-Thomas is a Council Member at Legislative. 2025 total compensation came to $37,808.

Edmund Ford

Council Member/Legislative

2025 total comp
$37,808
Base pay
$37,808
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,808

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$37,808
Category
Regular
Record ID
2,286

At Legislative, Edmund Ford serves as a Council Member. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,808.

Jerri Green

Council Member/Legislative

2025 total comp
$37,808
Base pay
$37,808
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,808

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$37,808
Category
Regular
Record ID
2,458

Jerri Green works as a Council Member for Legislative. Jerri earned $37,808 in 2025.

Rhonda Logan

Council Member/Legislative

2025 total comp
$37,808
Base pay
$37,808
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,808

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$37,808
Category
Regular
Record ID
4,684

Rhonda Logan holds the role of Council Member at Legislative. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,808.

Philip Spinosa

Council Member/Legislative

2025 total comp
$37,808
Base pay
$37,808
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,808

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$37,808
Category
Regular
Record ID
6,644

Philip Spinosa works as a Council Member for Legislative. Philip earned $37,808 in 2025.

Jana Swearengen Washington

Council Member/Legislative

2025 total comp
$37,808
Base pay
$37,808
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,808

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$37,808
Category
Regular
Record ID
7,072

Jana Swearengen Washington works as a Council Member for Legislative. Jana earned $37,808 in 2025.

Jeffery Warren

Council Member/Legislative

2025 total comp
$37,808
Base pay
$37,808
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,808

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$37,808
Category
Regular
Record ID
7,278

Jeffery Warren works as a Council Member for Legislative. Jeffery earned $37,808 in 2025.

Pearl Walker

Council Member/Legislative

2025 total comp
$37,808
Base pay
$37,808
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,808

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$37,808
Category
Regular
Record ID
7,521

Pearl Walker works as a Council Member for Legislative. Pearl earned $37,808 in 2025.

Joseph Canale

Council Member/Legislative

2025 total comp
$37,808
Base pay
$37,808
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,808

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$37,808
Category
Regular
Record ID
1,066

Joseph Canale is a Council Member at Legislative. 2025 total compensation came to $37,808.

Janika White

Council Member/Legislative

2025 total comp
$37,808
Base pay
$37,808
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,808

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$37,808
Category
Regular
Record ID
7,808

Janika White is a Council Member at Legislative. 2025 total compensation came to $37,808.