Legislature- Senate

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

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

In 2025, this agency had 40 employees with median total compensation of $133,186; the highest distinct record was $182,499.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $5.4M
Employees: 40
Median total: $133,186
Highest record: $182,499

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$97,034$153,570+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 40 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($133,186) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $133,287 (99%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $1,790 (1%)
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

$132,703

$132,713

$133,186

$133,784

$142,656

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $142,656 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $132,703. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Legislator

40 · $133,186

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.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$5M —	40 —	$122,841 —
2024	$5.9M ▲ 17.3%	45 ▲ 12.5%	$128,574 ▲ 4.7%
2025	$5.4M ▼ 8.4%	40 ▼ 11.1%	$133,186 ▲ 3.6%

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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.

Legislature- Assembly California100% match
Legislative Management Connecticut70% match

Record list

Employees

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Dennis Kelly Seyarto

Legislator/Legislature- Senate

2025 total comp

$144,571

Base pay: $142,656
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,915
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,571
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E90
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,066
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0070300000900
Salary Total: $12,066
Total Pay: $144,571

Dennis Kelly Seyarto holds the role of Legislator at Legislature- Senate. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $144,571. They are represented by E90.