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

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Record list

Employees

Page 1

Felicia Brown

Media Relations Specialist I/Senate

2025 total comp

$80,705

Sub-department: Majority Communications
Base pay: $80,705
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,705
Hire date: 2023-09-05
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

Felicia Brown works as a Media Relations Specialist I for Senate within Majority Communications. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. Felicia earned $80,705 in 2025. Union affiliation: Non-Employee.

Madeline Hoy

Legislative Support Supervisor/Senate

2025 total comp

$80,041

Sub-department: Minority Leadership
Base pay: $78,617
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,424
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,041
Hire date: 2021-01-04
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: Yes
Agency Number: L11
Bargaining Unit Number: 223
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Madeline Hoy is a Legislative Support Supervisor at Senate within Minority Leadership. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $80,041. Union affiliation: Non-Employee.

Matthew Hanson

Journal Officer II/Senate

2025 total comp

$79,828

Sub-department: Journal
Base pay: $77,913
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,915
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,828
Hire date: 2022-11-28
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

Matthew Hanson works as a Journal Officer II for Senate within Journal. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. Matthew earned $79,828 in 2025. They are represented by Non-Employee.

Tyler Kline

Committee Administrator I/Senate

2025 total comp

$79,745

Sub-department: Majority Committee Admin
Base pay: $77,732
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,013
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,745
Hire date: 2016-08-01
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: Yes
Agency Number: L11
Bargaining Unit Number: 223
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Tyler Kline works as a Committee Administrator I for Senate within Majority Committee Administrative. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years as a full-time employee. Tyler earned $79,745 in 2025. They are represented by Non-Employee.

William Freeman

Researcher II/Senate

2025 total comp

$79,628

Sub-department: Majority Research
Base pay: $77,823
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,806
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,628
Hire date: 2019-03-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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

William Freeman works as a Researcher II for Senate within Majority Research. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service as a full-time employee. William earned $79,628 in 2025. They are represented by Non-Employee.

Emily Spiteri

Researcher II/Senate

2025 total comp

$79,200

Sub-department: Majority Research
Base pay: $77,288
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,912
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,200
Hire date: 2018-02-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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

Emily Spiteri works as a Researcher II for Senate within Majority Research. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years as a full-time employee. Emily earned $79,200 in 2025. Union affiliation: Non-Employee.

Hayley Peterson

Researcher II/Senate

2025 total comp

$78,451

Sub-department: Majority Research
Base pay: $78,451
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,451
Hire date: 2023-01-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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

Hayley Peterson is a Researcher II at Senate within Majority Research. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $78,451. Their bargaining unit is Non-Employee.

Tyler Gustafson

Drafting Support Speclist Supervisor/Senate

2025 total comp

$78,174

Sub-department: Counsel
Base pay: $78,174
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,174
Hire date: 2019-01-07
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: Yes
Agency Number: L11
Bargaining Unit Number: 223
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Tyler Gustafson is a Drafting Support Speclist Supervisor at Senate within Counsel. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $78,174. Their bargaining unit is Non-Employee.

Kathleen Warrick

Sergeant III/Senate

2024 total comp

$77,881

Sub-department: Sergeant at Arms
Base pay: $54,494
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $23,387
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,881
Hire date: 1996-11-16
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

Kathleen Warrick works as a Sergeant III for Senate within Sergeant at Arms. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 28 years as a full-time employee. Kathleen earned $77,881 in 2024. They are represented by Non-Employee.

Eden Teller

Media Relations Specialist II/Senate

2025 total comp

$77,756

Sub-department: Majority Communications
Base pay: $76,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,085
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,756
Hire date: 2023-01-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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

Eden Teller holds the role of Media Relations Specialist II at Senate within Majority Communications. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,756. They are represented by Non-Employee.

Jillian Reynolds

Media Relations Specialist III/Senate

2025 total comp

$77,358

Sub-department: Minority Communications
Base pay: $77,358
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,358
Hire date: 2018-12-19
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: Yes
Agency Number: L11
Bargaining Unit Number: 223
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jillian Reynolds works as a Media Relations Specialist III for Senate within Minority Communications. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. Jillian earned $77,358 in 2025. Union affiliation: Non-Employee.

Thomas Tschida

Researcher I/Senate

2025 total comp

$77,334

Sub-department: Minority Research
Base pay: $77,334
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,334
Hire date: 2018-12-26
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

Thomas Tschida works as a Researcher I for Senate within Minority Research. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. Thomas earned $77,334 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Non-Employee.

Veronica Marshall

Producer / Moderator/Senate

2025 total comp

$76,620

Sub-department: Media Services
Base pay: $76,620
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,620
Hire date: 2024-07-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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

Veronica Marshall holds the role of Producer / Moderator at Senate within Media Services. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $76,620. Union affiliation: Non-Employee.

Fabian Bean

Committee Administrator II/Senate

2025 total comp

$76,552

Sub-department: Majority Committee Admin
Base pay: $74,790
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,762
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,552
Hire date: 2020-02-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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

Fabian Bean is a Committee Administrator II at Senate within Majority Committee Administrative. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $76,552. Their bargaining unit is Non-Employee.

Rachel Carlson

Committee Administrator I/Senate

2024 total comp

$76,369

Sub-department: Majority Committee Admin
Base pay: $76,369
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,369
Hire date: 2021-01-04
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, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: L11
Bargaining Unit Number: 223
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Rachel Carlson is a Committee Administrator I at Senate within Majority Committee Administrative. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 3 years, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $76,369. Union affiliation: Non-Employee.

David Zak

Committee Administrator II/Senate

2025 total comp

$75,906

Sub-department: Majority Committee Admin
Base pay: $74,075
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,832
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,906
Hire date: 2023-01-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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 Zak is a Committee Administrator II at Senate within Majority Committee Administrative. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $75,906. Their bargaining unit is Non-Employee.

Thomas Melton

Committee Administrator II/Senate

2025 total comp

$75,759

Sub-department: Majority Committee Admin
Base pay: $75,759
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,759
Hire date: 2023-01-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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

Thomas Melton is a Committee Administrator II at Senate within Majority Committee Administrative. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $75,759. Union affiliation: Non-Employee.

Sam Parmekar

Committee Administrator II/Senate

2025 total comp

$75,121

Sub-department: Majority Committee Admin
Base pay: $73,301
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,820
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,121
Hire date: 2023-01-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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

Sam Parmekar holds the role of Committee Administrator II at Senate within Majority Committee Administrative. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $75,121. They are represented by Non-Employee.

Karen Johnson

Legislative Assistant IV/Senate

2025 total comp

$75,084

Sub-department: Minority General Admin
Base pay: $75,084
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,084
Hire date: 2019-03-20
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

Karen Johnson is a Legislative Assistant IV at Senate within Minority General Administrative. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $75,084. Their bargaining unit is Non-Employee.

Jessica Yeganeh

Media Relations Specialist II/Senate

2025 total comp

$74,811

Sub-department: Majority Communications
Base pay: $74,811
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,811
Hire date: 2020-12-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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

Jessica Yeganeh is a Media Relations Specialist II at Senate within Majority Communications. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $74,811. Their bargaining unit is Non-Employee.

Amanda Pedersen

Researcher II/Senate

2025 total comp

$74,790

Sub-department: Majority Research
Base pay: $74,790
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,790
Hire date: 2020-02-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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

Amanda Pedersen holds the role of Researcher II at Senate within Majority Research. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $74,790. They are represented by Non-Employee.

Steven Lashomb

Printing Technician/Senate

2025 total comp

$74,604

Sub-department: Printing
Base pay: $74,604
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,604
Hire date: 2022-12-07
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: Yes
Agency Number: L11
Bargaining Unit Number: 223
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Steven Lashomb holds the role of Printing Technician at Senate within Printing. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $74,604. They are represented by Non-Employee.