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

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.

Board of Supervisors City and County of San Francisco80% match
Legislature Tennessee59% match
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

Sven Lindquist

Sergeant at Arms/Senate

2025 total comp

$147,516

Sub-department: Secretary of the Senate
Base pay: $144,042
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,474
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $147,516
Hire date: 1982-07-01
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

Sven Lindquist is a Sergeant at Arms at Senate within Secretary of the Senate. They have served since 1982 (about 43 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $147,516. They are represented by Non-Employee.

Stephen Senyk

Director of Media Services/Senate

2024 total comp

$146,150

Sub-department: Secretary of the Senate
Base pay: $93,755
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $52,395
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $146,150
Hire date: 1982-04-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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

Stephen Senyk holds the role of Director of Media Services at Senate within Secretary of the Senate. They have served since 1982 (about 42 years) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $146,150. Their bargaining unit is Non-Employee.

Anna Moorjani

Sis Supervisor/Senate

2025 total comp

$145,612

Sub-department: Information Systems(SIS)
Base pay: $138,698
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,914
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,612
Hire date: 2018-12-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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

Anna Moorjani is a Sis Supervisor at Senate within Information Systems(Sis). Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $145,612. They are represented by Non-Employee.

Edward Cook

Researcher IV/Senate

2025 total comp

$145,562

Sub-department: Minority Research
Base pay: $142,339
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,223
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,562
Hire date: 1993-02-01
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

Edward Cook holds the role of Researcher IV at Senate within Minority Research. Hired in 1993, they have about 32 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $145,562. They are represented by Non-Employee.

Dennis Vesel

Fiscal Analyst IV/Senate

2025 total comp

$144,443

Sub-department: Fiscal Analysts
Base pay: $141,046
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,397
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,443
Hire date: 1998-06-22
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

Dennis Vesel is a Fiscal Analyst IV at Senate within Fiscal Analysts. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 27 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $144,443. Their bargaining unit is Non-Employee.