Minnesota / Senate / Legislative Assistant I

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Legislative Assistant I

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

72 employees hold this title in Senate. Median total compensation for the role is $26,155, below the department median of $60,939.

Employees: 72
Total payroll: $2.2M
Role median: $26,155
Agency median: $60,939
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$4,424$59,794+

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How total compensation varies among the 72 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compare jurisdictions

Legislative Assistant beyond Minnesota

This role is reported in 14 jurisdictions. In Minnesota, the median of $43,711 ranks #8 of 14. See Legislative Assistant across all of Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles

$180,205 · 10

City and County of San Francisco

$168,705 · 80

$113,963 · 31

$86,520 · 21

$83,112 · 73

$73,374 · 84

$55,163 · 11

$41,883 · 18

Median total compensation for comparable Legislative Assistantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Sebastian Stoss

Legislative Assistant I/Senate

2025 total comp

$7,188

Sub-department: Minority General Admin
Base pay: $7,188
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,188
Hire date: 2025-04-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 3
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Employee
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: L11
Bargaining Unit Number: 223
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Sebastian Stoss is a Legislative Assistant I at Senate within Minority General Administrative. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $7,188. Their bargaining unit is Non-Employee.

Ella Steen

Legislative Assistant I/Senate

2024 total comp

$6,205

Sub-department: Journal
Base pay: $6,205
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,205
Hire date: 2024-02-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 2
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Employee
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: L11
Bargaining Unit Number: 223
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Ella Steen works as a Legislative Assistant I for Senate within Journal. They have served since 2024 (under a year) as a full-time employee. Ella earned $6,205 in 2024. Union affiliation: Non-Employee.

Lamont Pyykkonen

Legislative Assistant I/Senate

2024 total comp

$4,983

Sub-department: Minority General Admin
Base pay: $1,978
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,005
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,983
Hire date: 2021-01-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 3
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Employee
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: L11
Bargaining Unit Number: 223
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Lamont Pyykkonen works as a Legislative Assistant I for Senate within Minority General Administrative. They have served since 2021 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. Lamont earned $4,983 in 2024. Union affiliation: Non-Employee.

Andrew Tulenchik

Legislative Assistant I/Senate

2025 total comp

$4,424

Sub-department: Minority General Admin
Base pay: $3,906
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $518
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,424
Hire date: 2022-01-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 3
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Employee
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: L11
Bargaining Unit Number: 223
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Senate, Andrew Tulenchik serves as a Legislative Assistant I within Minority General Administrative. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $4,424. Union affiliation: Non-Employee.