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Legislative Department

Source file: City of Seattle — Wage Data / ingested Jun 19, 2026

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

In 2024, this agency had 100 employees with median total compensation of $126,766; the highest distinct record was $214,178.

Year
2024
Total payroll
$13.1M
Employees
100
Median total
$126,766
Highest record
$214,178

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 100 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($126,766) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$131,032 (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
$83,075
$107,910
$126,766
$165,422
$178,048

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $178,048 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $83,075. 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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Lish Whitson

Executive Manager-Legislative/Legislative Department

2024 total comp
$214,178
Base pay
$214,178
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$214,178
Hourly rate
$103

At Legislative Department, Lish Whitson serves as a Executive Manager-Legislative. Their 2024 pay totaled $214,178.

Calvin Chow

Executive Manager-Legislative/Legislative Department

2024 total comp
$204,214
Base pay
$204,214
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$204,214
Hourly rate
$98

Calvin Chow works as a Executive Manager-Legislative for Legislative Department. Calvin earned $204,214 in 2024.

Scheereen Dedman

Executive Manager-Legislative/Legislative Department

2024 total comp
$202,550
Base pay
$202,550
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$202,550
Hourly rate
$97

Scheereen Dedman is a Executive Manager-Legislative at Legislative Department. 2024 total compensation came to $202,550.