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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

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
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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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.

Record list

Employees

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Tc Farrar

Senators' Staff/Legislature

2025 total comp
$80,955
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$80,955
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,955

At Legislature, Tc Farrar serves as a Senators' Staff. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,955.

Clay Brinkman

Legislative Analyst II/Legislature

2025 total comp
$80,863
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$80,863
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,863

At Legislature, Clay Brinkman serves as a Legislative Analyst II. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,863.

Jared Kesel

Comp Information Technician Sp II/Legislature

2025 total comp
$80,623
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$80,623
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,623

At Legislature, Jared Kesel serves as a Comp Information Technician Sp II. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,623.

Brian Farmer

Senators' Staff/Legislature

2025 total comp
$80,606
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$80,606
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,606

At Legislature, Brian Farmer serves as a Senators' Staff. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,606.

Adam Speak

Legislative Analyst II/Legislature

2025 total comp
$80,276
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$80,276
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,276

Adam Speak works as a Legislative Analyst II for Legislature. Adam earned $80,276 in 2025.

Nathan Elwood

Library Administrator/Legislature

2025 total comp
$80,245
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$80,245
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,245

At Legislature, Nathan Elwood serves as a Library Administrator. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,245.

Kimberly Porch

Fiscal Analyst III/Legislature

2025 total comp
$80,051
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$80,051
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,051

Kimberly Porch is a Fiscal Analyst III at Legislature. 2025 total compensation came to $80,051.

Olivia Shannon

Research Analyst/Legislature

2025 total comp
$79,159
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$79,159
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,159

At Legislature, Olivia Shannon serves as a Research Analyst. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,159.

Eric Fetes

Computer Information Technician Specialist III/Legislature

2025 total comp
$78,856
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$78,856
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,856

Eric Fetes works as a Computer Information Technician Specialist III for Legislature. Eric earned $78,856 in 2025.

Bruno Blair

Fiscal Analyst III/Legislature

2025 total comp
$78,794
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$78,794
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,794

Bruno Blair works as a Fiscal Analyst III for Legislature. Bruno earned $78,794 in 2025.

Jessica Harris

Economist/Legislature

2024 total comp
$78,701
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$78,701
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,701

Jessica Harris works as a Economist for Legislature. Jessica earned $78,701 in 2024.

Scott Bell

Chief of Staff- Spk Pro Tem/Legislature

2025 total comp
$78,133
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$78,133
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,133

Scott Bell holds the role of Chief of Staff- Spk Pro Tem at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $78,133.

April Heckman

Accounting Specialist/Legislature

2025 total comp
$78,021
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$78,021
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,021

April Heckman works as a Accounting Specialist for Legislature. April earned $78,021 in 2025.

Marla Woolstenhulme

Courtsey Resolutioncoordinator/Legislature

2025 total comp
$77,655
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$77,655
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,655

Marla Woolstenhulme holds the role of Courtsey Resolutioncoordinator at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,655.

Taylee Soukup

Senators' Staff/Legislature

2025 total comp
$77,400
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$77,400
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,400

At Legislature, Taylee Soukup serves as a Senators' Staff. Their 2025 pay totaled $77,400.

Michael Lear

Media Services Coordinator/Legislature

2025 total comp
$76,963
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$76,963
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,963

Michael Lear is a Media Services Coordinator at Legislature. 2025 total compensation came to $76,963.

Matthew Griese

Legislative Director/Legislature

2025 total comp
$76,542
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$76,542
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,542

Matthew Griese is a Legislative Director at Legislature. 2025 total compensation came to $76,542.

Michael Weaver

Senators' Staff/Legislature

2025 total comp
$76,459
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$76,459
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,459

Michael Weaver works as a Senators' Staff for Legislature. Michael earned $76,459 in 2025.

Michael Benoist

Legislative Director/Legislature

2024 total comp
$76,079
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$76,079
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,079

At Legislature, Michael Benoist serves as a Legislative Director. Their 2024 pay totaled $76,079.

Jaret Scharnhorst

Senators' Staff/Legislature

2025 total comp
$75,823
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$75,823
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,823

Jaret Scharnhorst holds the role of Senators' Staff at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $75,823.

Cathy Paschal

Index Supervisor/Legislature

2025 total comp
$75,444
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$75,444
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,444

At Legislature, Cathy Paschal serves as a Index Supervisor. Their 2025 pay totaled $75,444.

Julia Sheveleva

Research Staff Attorney/Legislature

2025 total comp
$75,293
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$75,293
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,293

Julia Sheveleva works as a Research Staff Attorney for Legislature. Julia earned $75,293 in 2025.

Morgan Tripamer

Senior Legis Specialist - Procedures/Legislature

2025 total comp
$74,925
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$74,925
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,925

Morgan Tripamer works as a Senior Legis Specialist - Procedures for Legislature. Morgan earned $74,925 in 2025.

Karlee Resler-Seek

Senators' Staff/Legislature

2025 total comp
$74,651
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$74,651
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,651

At Legislature, Karlee Resler-Seek serves as a Senators' Staff. Their 2025 pay totaled $74,651.

Rebecca Niemeier

Programmer III/Legislature

2025 total comp
$74,588
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$74,588
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,588

Rebecca Niemeier holds the role of Programmer III at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $74,588.

Alex Kelley

Budget Analyst II/Legislature

2025 total comp
$74,502
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$74,502
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,502

Alex Kelley is a Budget Analyst II at Legislature. 2025 total compensation came to $74,502.

Megan Limbach

Senior Human Resource Analyst/Legislature

2025 total comp
$74,486
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$74,486
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,486

Megan Limbach is a Senior Human Resource Analyst at Legislature. 2025 total compensation came to $74,486.

Valerie Mueller

Procurement Specialist/Legislature

2025 total comp
$74,179
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$74,179
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,179

Valerie Mueller is a Procurement Specialist at Legislature. 2025 total compensation came to $74,179.

Macalah Danielsen

Budget Analyst II/Legislature

2025 total comp
$74,146
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$74,146
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,146

Macalah Danielsen works as a Budget Analyst II for Legislature. Macalah earned $74,146 in 2025.

Sarah Schaben

Legislative Specialist II - Proc/Legislature

2025 total comp
$73,139
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$73,139
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,139

Sarah Schaben holds the role of Legislative Specialist II - Proc at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $73,139.

Timothy Burke

Legislative Director/Legislature

2025 total comp
$72,563
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$72,563
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,563

Timothy Burke holds the role of Legislative Director at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,563.

Michelle Brent

Executive I/Legislature

2025 total comp
$72,365
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$72,365
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,365

Michelle Brent holds the role of Executive I at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,365.

Shannon Smith-Webb

Comp Information Technician Sp II/Legislature

2025 total comp
$72,253
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$72,253
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,253

At Legislature, Shannon Smith-Webb serves as a Comp Information Technician Sp II. Their 2025 pay totaled $72,253.

Katherine Hoey

Drafting Attorney III/Legislature

2025 total comp
$72,058
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$72,058
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,058

Katherine Hoey is a Drafting Attorney III at Legislature. 2025 total compensation came to $72,058.

Timothy Forck

Web Developer/Legislature

2025 total comp
$71,888
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$71,888
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,888

At Legislature, Timothy Forck serves as a Web Developer. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,888.

Joseph Mclean

Director of Communications- Dem Cau/Legislature

2025 total comp
$71,875
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$71,875
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,875

At Legislature, Joseph Mclean serves as a Director of Communications- Dem Cau. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,875.

Allison Sellers

Legislative Director/Legislature

2025 total comp
$71,875
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$71,875
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,875

Allison Sellers holds the role of Legislative Director at Legislature. In 2025, their total compensation was $71,875.

Andrew Kelley

Senators' Staff/Legislature

2025 total comp
$71,875
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$71,875
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,875

Andrew Kelley works as a Senators' Staff for Legislature. Andrew earned $71,875 in 2025.

Michelle Hirschman

Enrolling & Engrossing Supervisor/Legislature

2025 total comp
$71,850
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$71,850
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,850

Michelle Hirschman is a Enrolling & Engrossing Supervisor at Legislature. 2025 total compensation came to $71,850.

Michela Birk

Policy Director/Legislature

2023 total comp
$71,615
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$71,615
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,615

Michela Birk works as a Policy Director for Legislature. Michela earned $71,615 in 2023.