Agency file

Senate

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

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

In 2025, this agency had 295 employees with median total compensation of $60,939; the highest distinct record was $226,735.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $19.8M
Employees: 295
Median total: $60,939
Highest record: $226,735

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$4,424$172,129+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 295 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($60,939) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $65,668 (98%)
Overtime — $8 (0%)
Other — $1,585 (2%)
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

$16,491

$25,434

$60,939

$94,525

$130,485

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $130,485 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $16,491. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Legislative Assistant I

55 · $24,631

Legislative Assistant II

22 · $56,255

Sergeant I

14 · $23,287

Committee Page

11 · $16,200

Committee Administrator I

10 · $62,683

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 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$17.4M —	264 —	$62,145 —
2025	$19.8M ▲ 14.0%	295 ▲ 11.7%	$60,939 ▼ 1.9%

Compare

Similar departments

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Board of Supervisors City and County of San Francisco80% match
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Legislative Department City of Seattle54% match
Metropolitan Council City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish52% match
Common Council - City Clerk City of Milwaukee48% match
Metro Council Louisville Metro, Kentucky39% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Nicole Kaplan

Committee Administrator IV/Senate

2025 total comp

$115,494

Sub-department: Majority Committee Admin
Base pay: $115,494
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,494
Hire date: 2010-01-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 9
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Employee
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: L11
Bargaining Unit Number: 223
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Nicole Kaplan is a Committee Administrator IV at Senate within Majority Committee Administrative. Hired in 2010, they have about 15 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $115,494. Union affiliation: Non-Employee.

Brittany Johnson

Deputy Chief of Staff/Senate

2025 total comp

$113,013

Sub-department: Minority Leadership
Base pay: $109,603
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,410
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,013
Hire date: 2015-05-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Employee
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: L11
Bargaining Unit Number: 223
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Brittany Johnson holds the role of Deputy Chief of Staff at Senate within Minority Leadership. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $113,013. They are represented by Non-Employee.

Gregory Marcus

Legislative Assistant IV/Senate

2025 total comp

$111,053

Sub-department: Minority General Admin
Base pay: $108,456
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,597
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,053
Hire date: 2003-03-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 6
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Employee
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: L11
Bargaining Unit Number: 223
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Gregory Marcus is a Legislative Assistant IV at Senate within Minority General Administrative. Hired in 2003, they have about 22 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $111,053. They are represented by Non-Employee.

Linnea Michaelson

Researcher IV/Senate

2025 total comp

$109,778

Sub-department: Minority Research
Base pay: $109,778
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,778
Hire date: 2006-01-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 9
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Employee
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: L11
Bargaining Unit Number: 223
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Linnea Michaelson holds the role of Researcher IV at Senate within Minority Research. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 19 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $109,778. They are represented by Non-Employee.

Salena Koster

Communications Supervisor/Senate

2025 total comp

$109,340

Sub-department: Majority Leadership
Base pay: $106,696
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,644
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,340
Hire date: 2020-01-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Employee
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: L11
Bargaining Unit Number: 223
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Salena Koster holds the role of Communications Supervisor at Senate within Majority Leadership. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $109,340. Their bargaining unit is Non-Employee.