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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2024
$17.4M
—
264
—
$62,145
—
2025
$19.8M
▲ 14.0%
295
▲ 11.7%
$60,939
▼ 1.9%

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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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Darren Hoff

Director of Human Resources/Senate

2025 total comp
$156,129
Sub-department
Secretary of the Senate
Base pay
$156,129
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$156,129
Hire date
1998-10-05
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay grade
14
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

At Senate, Darren Hoff serves as a Director of Human Resources within Secretary of the Senate. Hired in 1998, they have about 27 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $156,129. Their bargaining unit is Non-Employee.

Carlon Fontaine

Lead Counsel/Senate

2025 total comp
$152,250
Sub-department
Counsel
Base pay
$148,669
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,581
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$152,250
Hire date
2008-02-08
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay grade
13
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

Carlon Fontaine works as a Lead Counsel for Senate within Counsel. They have served since 2008 (about 17 years) as a full-time employee. Carlon earned $152,250 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Non-Employee.