James Murphy
Senators' Staff/Legislature
2024 total comp
$95,730
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $95,730
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $95,730
At Legislature, James Murphy serves as a Senators' Staff. Their 2024 pay totaled $95,730.
Missouri / Legislature
Agency file
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
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
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
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% |
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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.
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- Maine State Legislators Maine68% match
Record list
Employees
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Nicholas Schmitz
Ast Director Cis/Legislature
2025 total comp
$95,674
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $95,674
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $95,674
Nicholas Schmitz works as a Ast Director Cis for Legislature. Nicholas earned $95,674 in 2025.
Michelle Pleus
Senators' Staff/Legislature
2025 total comp
$94,943
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $94,943
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $94,943
Michelle Pleus holds the role of Senators' Staff at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $94,943.
Terri Rademan
Proc Officeriii/Trn Coordinator/Legislature
2025 total comp
$94,905
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $94,905
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $94,905
At Legislature, Terri Rademan serves as a Proc Officeriii/Trn Coordinator. Their 2025 pay totaled $94,905.
Aaron Smith
Enrolling&Engrossing Coordinator/Legislature
2025 total comp
$94,895
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $94,895
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $94,895
At Legislature, Aaron Smith serves as a Enrolling&Engrossing Coordinator. Their 2025 pay totaled $94,895.
Kendra Crum
Senior Fiscal Analyst/Legislature
2025 total comp
$94,640
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $94,640
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $94,640
Kendra Crum holds the role of Senior Fiscal Analyst at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $94,640.
Adam Ford
Application Development Lead/Legislature
2025 total comp
$93,909
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $93,909
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $93,909
Adam Ford is a Application Development Lead at Legislature. 2025 total compensation came to $93,909.
Alexandria Cypert
Senators' Staff/Legislature
2025 total comp
$93,867
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $93,867
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $93,867
At Legislature, Alexandria Cypert serves as a Senators' Staff. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,867.
Jeffery Mark
Senators' Staff/Legislature
2025 total comp
$93,731
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $93,731
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $93,731
Jeffery Mark holds the role of Senators' Staff at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,731.
Sarah Juergensmeyer
Budget Research Analyst II/Legislature
2025 total comp
$92,622
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $92,622
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $92,622
Sarah Juergensmeyer holds the role of Budget Research Analyst II at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $92,622.
Beth Oetting
Senior Human Resource Analyst/Legislature
2025 total comp
$92,335
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $92,335
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $92,335
At Legislature, Beth Oetting serves as a Senior Human Resource Analyst. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,335.
Kari Hoelscher
Legislative Director/Legislature
2025 total comp
$91,201
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $91,201
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $91,201
Kari Hoelscher is a Legislative Director at Legislature. 2025 total compensation came to $91,201.
Barbara Mustoe
Senators' Staff/Legislature
2025 total comp
$90,833
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $90,833
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $90,833
At Legislature, Barbara Mustoe serves as a Senators' Staff. Their 2025 pay totaled $90,833.
Tom Estes
Senators' Staff/Legislature
2025 total comp
$90,082
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $90,082
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $90,082
Tom Estes works as a Senators' Staff for Legislature. Tom earned $90,082 in 2025.
Curtis Cunningham
Legislative Analyst III/Legislature
2025 total comp
$89,236
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $89,236
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $89,236
Curtis Cunningham is a Legislative Analyst III at Legislature. 2025 total compensation came to $89,236.
Kristal Hall
Senior Human Resource Analyst/Legislature
2025 total comp
$88,798
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $88,798
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $88,798
Kristal Hall works as a Senior Human Resource Analyst for Legislature. Kristal earned $88,798 in 2025.
Eric Michael
Senators' Staff/Legislature
2025 total comp
$88,750
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $88,750
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $88,750
Eric Michael holds the role of Senators' Staff at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,750.
Romona Wilkinson
Administrative Assistant/Legislature
2025 total comp
$88,001
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $88,001
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $88,001
Romona Wilkinson holds the role of Administrative Assistant at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,001.
Nina Medlock
Senior Fiscal Analyst/Legislature
2025 total comp
$87,941
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $87,941
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $87,941
Nina Medlock is a Senior Fiscal Analyst at Legislature. 2025 total compensation came to $87,941.
Stephen Green
Senators' Staff/Legislature
2023 total comp
$86,814
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $86,814
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $86,814
At Legislature, Stephen Green serves as a Senators' Staff. Their 2023 pay totaled $86,814.
Daniel Seitz
Senators' Staff/Legislature
2025 total comp
$86,663
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $86,663
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $86,663
Daniel Seitz is a Senators' Staff at Legislature. 2025 total compensation came to $86,663.
Ethan Strutton
Senior Application Developer/Legislature
2025 total comp
$85,982
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $85,982
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $85,982
At Legislature, Ethan Strutton serves as a Senior Application Developer. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,982.
Jodi Widhalm
Senators' Staff/Legislature
2025 total comp
$85,284
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $85,284
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $85,284
Jodi Widhalm is a Senators' Staff at Legislature. 2025 total compensation came to $85,284.
Andrew Engler
Legislative Analyst II/Legislature
2025 total comp
$84,092
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $84,092
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $84,092
Andrew Engler holds the role of Legislative Analyst II at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $84,092.
Pauline Clark
Research Staff Secretary/Legislature
2025 total comp
$83,948
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $83,948
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $83,948
Pauline Clark is a Research Staff Secretary at Legislature. 2025 total compensation came to $83,948.
Cameron Brown Britt
Drafting Attorney II/Legislature
2025 total comp
$83,841
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $83,841
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $83,841
Cameron Brown Britt works as a Drafting Attorney II for Legislature. Cameron earned $83,841 in 2025.
Samantha Green
Legislative Counsel- Min Cauc/Legislature
2025 total comp
$83,753
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $83,753
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $83,753
At Legislature, Samantha Green serves as a Legislative Counsel- Min Cauc. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,753.
Matthew Ross
Application Development Lead/Legislature
2025 total comp
$83,692
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $83,692
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $83,692
Matthew Ross works as a Application Development Lead for Legislature. Matthew earned $83,692 in 2025.
Jennifer Hueste
Database Administrator/Legislature
2025 total comp
$83,602
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $83,602
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $83,602
Jennifer Hueste holds the role of Database Administrator at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $83,602.
Cindy Winthorst
Human Resources Specialist/Legislature
2025 total comp
$83,250
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $83,250
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $83,250
At Legislature, Cindy Winthorst serves as a Human Resources Specialist. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,250.
Morgan Barton
Senior Legis Specialist - Procedures/Legislature
2025 total comp
$82,966
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $82,966
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $82,966
Morgan Barton works as a Senior Legis Specialist - Procedures for Legislature. Morgan earned $82,966 in 2025.
Timmy Bommel
Public Information Specialist III/Legislature
2025 total comp
$82,898
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $82,898
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $82,898
At Legislature, Timmy Bommel serves as a Public Information Specialist III. Their 2025 pay totaled $82,898.
Leonardo Sanchez
Comp Information Technician Sp II/Legislature
2025 total comp
$82,668
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $82,668
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $82,668
At Legislature, Leonardo Sanchez serves as a Comp Information Technician Sp II. Their 2025 pay totaled $82,668.
Lois Mumpower
Lgl Sectry/Resolution Prod Supervisor/Legislature
2025 total comp
$82,066
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $82,066
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $82,066
At Legislature, Lois Mumpower serves as a Lgl Sectry/Resolution Prod Supervisor. Their 2025 pay totaled $82,066.
Heather Mcknelly
Senators' Staff/Legislature
2025 total comp
$81,668
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $81,668
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $81,668
At Legislature, Heather Mcknelly serves as a Senators' Staff. Their 2025 pay totaled $81,668.
Emily O'Laughlin
Senators' Staff/Legislature
2025 total comp
$81,527
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $81,527
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $81,527
At Legislature, Emily O'Laughlin serves as a Senators' Staff. Their 2025 pay totaled $81,527.
Brian Quick
Security Specialist/Legislature
2025 total comp
$81,337
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $81,337
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $81,337
Brian Quick holds the role of Security Specialist at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $81,337.
Dean Emily
Ast Director Communications/Legislature
2025 total comp
$81,196
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $81,196
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $81,196
At Legislature, Dean Emily serves as a Ast Director Communications. Their 2025 pay totaled $81,196.
Deborah Duncan
Fiscal Analyst III/Legislature
2025 total comp
$81,118
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $81,118
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $81,118
Deborah Duncan holds the role of Fiscal Analyst III at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $81,118.
Alyssa Bruemmer
Senators' Staff/Legislature
2025 total comp
$81,036
- Base pay
- $0
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $81,036
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $81,036
Alyssa Bruemmer is a Senators' Staff at Legislature. 2025 total compensation came to $81,036.