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Legislature

Source file: Missouri Accountability Portal — State Employee Pay / ingested Jun 18, 2026

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

In 2025, this agency had 832 employees with median total compensation of $41,316; the highest distinct record was $159,961.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $36.8M
Employees: 832
Median total: $41,316
Highest record: $159,961

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$63$132,758+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 832 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($41,316) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $44,186 (100%)
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

$1,750

$15,302

$41,316

$58,146

$91,201

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $91,201 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,750. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

State Representative

213 · $39,680

Legislator Assistant (Rng 12)

112 · $48,516

Senators' Staff

104 · $47,910

Senator

37 · $41,391

Clerk Steno I

16 · $2,427

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 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$33.6M —	820 —	$38,385 —
2024	$35.3M ▲ 5.1%	703 ▼ 14.3%	$40,279 ▲ 4.9%
2025	$36.8M ▲ 4.1%	832 ▲ 18.3%	$41,316 ▲ 2.6%

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.

House of Representatives Vermont70% match
Maine State Legislators Maine68% match

Record list

Employees

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Tracy Mccreery

Senator/Legislature

2025 total comp

$41,391

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41,391
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,391

At Legislature, Tracy Mccreery serves as a Senator. Their 2025 pay totaled $41,391.

James Black

Senator/Legislature

2025 total comp

$41,391

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41,391
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,391

James Black holds the role of Senator at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $41,391.

Benjamin Brown

Senator/Legislature

2025 total comp

$41,391

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41,391
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,391

Benjamin Brown works as a Senator for Legislature. Benjamin earned $41,391 in 2025.

Jill Carter

Senator/Legislature

2025 total comp

$41,391

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41,391
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,391

Jill Carter holds the role of Senator at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $41,391.

Sandra Crawford

Senator/Legislature

2025 total comp

$41,391

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41,391
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,391

Sandra Crawford works as a Senator for Legislature. Sandra earned $41,391 in 2025.

Travis Fitzwater

Senator/Legislature

2025 total comp

$41,391

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41,391
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,391

Travis Fitzwater works as a Senator for Legislature. Travis earned $41,391 in 2025.

Karla May

Senator/Legislature

2025 total comp

$41,391

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41,391
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,391

Karla May holds the role of Senator at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $41,391.

Chris Moon

Senator/Legislature

2025 total comp

$41,391

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41,391
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,391

Chris Moon is a Senator at Legislature. 2025 total compensation came to $41,391.

Nicholas Schroer

Senator/Legislature

2025 total comp

$41,391

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41,391
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,391

Nicholas Schroer holds the role of Senator at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $41,391.

Brian Williams

Senator/Legislature

2025 total comp

$41,391

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41,391
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,391

Brian Williams works as a Senator for Legislature. Brian earned $41,391 in 2025.

Barbara Washington

Senator/Legislature

2025 total comp

$41,391

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41,391
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,391

Barbara Washington holds the role of Senator at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $41,391.

Alex Riley

State Representative-Leadershp/Legislature

2025 total comp

$41,337

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41,337
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,337

At Legislature, Alex Riley serves as a State Representative-Leadershp. Their 2025 pay totaled $41,337.

Anton Luetkemeyer

Senate Floor Leader/Legislature

2025 total comp

$41,337

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41,337
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,337

Anton Luetkemeyer holds the role of Senate Floor Leader at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $41,337.

Ashley Aune

State Representative-Leadershp/Legislature

2025 total comp

$41,337

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41,337
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,337

Ashley Aune works as a State Representative-Leadershp for Legislature. Ashley earned $41,337 in 2025.

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