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

Emma Zellmer

Legislative Assistant I/Senate

2024 total comp

$38,606

Sub-department: Majority General Admin
Base pay: $38,606
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,606
Hire date: 2023-09-14
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, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: L11
Bargaining Unit Number: 223
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Emma Zellmer holds the role of Legislative Assistant I at Senate within Majority General Administrative. They have served since 2023 (about a year) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $38,606. Their bargaining unit is Non-Employee.

Amy Linden

Legislative Assistant I/Senate

2025 total comp

$36,751

Sub-department: Minority General Admin
Base pay: $33,183
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,568
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,751
Hire date: 2024-01-22
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

Amy Linden works as a Legislative Assistant I for Senate within Minority General Administrative. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. Amy earned $36,751 in 2025. They are represented by Non-Employee.

Olivia Osgerby

Leadership Assistant I/Senate

2025 total comp

$35,959

Sub-department: Minority General Admin
Base pay: $35,959
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,959
Hire date: 2023-12-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 4
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, Olivia Osgerby serves as a Leadership Assistant I within Minority General Administrative. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $35,959. Their bargaining unit is Non-Employee.

Alexis Varner

Legislative Assistant I/Senate

2025 total comp

$35,947

Sub-department: Majority General Admin
Base pay: $28,652
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,295
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,947
Hire date: 2023-01-03
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

Alexis Varner is a Legislative Assistant I at Senate within Majority General Administrative. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $35,947. Their bargaining unit is Non-Employee.

Elizabeth Johnston

Executive Assistant/Senate

2025 total comp

$35,860

Sub-department: Majority Leadership
Base pay: $7,665
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $28,195
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,860
Hire date: 2015-06-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
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, Elizabeth Johnston serves as a Executive Assistant within Majority Leadership. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $35,860. Union affiliation: Non-Employee.

Thomas Brennan

Legislative Assistant III/Senate

2025 total comp

$35,573

Sub-department: Minority General Admin
Base pay: $35,573
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,573
Hire date: 2015-02-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
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

Thomas Brennan is a Legislative Assistant III at Senate within Minority General Administrative. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $35,573. Their bargaining unit is Non-Employee.

Abdihamid Badri

Legislative Assistant I/Senate

2024 total comp

$34,897

Sub-department: Majority General Admin
Base pay: $28,465
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,432
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,897
Hire date: 2022-12-22
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

Abdihamid Badri is a Legislative Assistant I at Senate within Majority General Administrative. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $34,897. Their bargaining unit is Non-Employee.

David Raisanen

Legislative Assistant IV/Senate

2025 total comp

$34,163

Sub-department: Minority General Admin
Base pay: $34,163
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,163
Hire date: 2008-02-08
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

David Raisanen works as a Legislative Assistant IV for Senate within Minority General Administrative. Hired in 2008, they have about 17 years of service as a full-time employee. David earned $34,163 in 2025. Union affiliation: Non-Employee.

Stephen Olwell

Tv / Editor/Senate

2025 total comp

$32,734

Sub-department: Media Production
Base pay: $3,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29,448
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,734
Hire date: 1998-10-01
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: No
Agency Number: L11
Bargaining Unit Number: 223
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Stephen Olwell is a Tv / Editor at Senate within Media Production. Hired in 1998, they have about 27 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $32,734. Their bargaining unit is Non-Employee.