Agency file

Legislature

Source file: New Jersey — YourMoney State Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

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

In 2024, this agency had 458 employees with median total compensation of $65,000; the highest distinct record was $208,283.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $31.8M
Employees: 458
Median total: $65,000
Highest record: $208,283

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$250$159,580+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 458 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($65,000) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $45,459 (65%)
Overtime — $301 (0%)
Other — $23,684 (34%)
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

$10,000

$46,923

$65,000

$99,392

$122,500

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $122,500 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $10,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Legislative Aide - Assembly

131 · $40,650

Legislative Aide - Senate

50 · $45,294

Assembly Member

32 · $49,000

Principal Auditor Ols

16 · $112,205

Senator

14 · $49,000

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
2023	$32.4M —	514 —	$56,429 —
2024	$31.8M ▼ 1.7%	458 ▼ 10.9%	$65,000 ▲ 15.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Alexander Keiser

Legislative Aide - Assembly/Legislature

2024 total comp

$119,300

Sub-department: Legislative General Assembly Members, Staff Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $119,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,300
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: N/A
Pay basis: Not listed
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Keiser, Alexander R
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 130706
Record Type: Master
Year-to-Date Earnings: $119,300

At Legislature, Alexander Keiser serves as a Legislative Aide - Assembly within Legislative General Assembly Members, Staff Services. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $119,300. Union affiliation: N/A.

Liza Ackerman

Senior Rsrch Anlt 2 Ols/Legislature

2024 total comp

$117,892

Sub-department: Office of Legislative Services - Administration
Base pay: $117,892
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,892
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: A

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Ackerman, Liza A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 141572
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $120,058
Year-to-Date Earnings: $117,892

Liza Ackerman is a Senior Rsrch Anlt 2 Ols at Legislature within Office of Legislative Services - Administration. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $117,892. Union affiliation: Exempt - Unit X.

Jesskim So

Principal Auditor Ols/Legislature

2024 total comp

$117,365

Sub-department: Office of Legislative Services - Administration
Base pay: $117,365
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,365
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: So, Jesskim
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 102970
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $119,521
Year-to-Date Earnings: $117,365

Jesskim So is a Principal Auditor Ols at Legislature within Office of Legislative Services - Administration. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $117,365. Union affiliation: Exempt - Unit X.

Vishal Jhaveri

Principal Auditor Ols/Legislature

2024 total comp

$117,365

Sub-department: Office of Legislative Services - Administration
Base pay: $117,365
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,365
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: P

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Jhaveri, Vishal P
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 104503
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $119,521
Year-to-Date Earnings: $117,365

Vishal Jhaveri holds the role of Principal Auditor Ols at Legislature within Office of Legislative Services - Administration. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $117,365. Union affiliation: Exempt - Unit X.

Smaragda Ng

Principal Auditor Ols/Legislature

2024 total comp

$116,720

Sub-department: Office of Legislative Services - Administration
Base pay: $116,720
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,720
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Ng, Smaragda
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 15727
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $118,864
Year-to-Date Earnings: $116,720

Smaragda Ng is a Principal Auditor Ols at Legislature within Office of Legislative Services - Administration. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $116,720. Their bargaining unit is Exempt - Unit X.

Matthew Peterson

Staff Counsel/Legislature

2024 total comp

$116,350

Sub-department: Senate Staff
Base pay: $112,504
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,846
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,350
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Part-Time
Middle name: null

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Peterson, Matthew
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 129609
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $46,500
Year-to-Date Earnings: $116,350

Matthew Peterson holds the role of Staff Counsel at Legislature within Senate Staff. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $116,350. Their bargaining unit is Exempt - Unit X.

Chadd Lackey

Executive Director State Commission of Investigation/Legislature

2024 total comp

$115,927

Sub-department: State Commission of Investigation
Base pay: $98,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,003
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,927
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: W

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Lackey, Chadd W
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 100571
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $175,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $115,927

Chadd Lackey is a Executive Director State Commission of Investigation at Legislature within State Commission of Investigation. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $115,927. They are represented by Exempt - Unit X.

Ian Siracusa

Senior Cnsl 2 Ols/Legislature

2024 total comp

$115,172

Sub-department: Office of Legislative Services - Administration
Base pay: $113,445
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,727
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,172
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: H

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Siracusa, Ian H
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 139272
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $120,058
Year-to-Date Earnings: $115,172

At Legislature, Ian Siracusa serves as a Senior Cnsl 2 Ols within Office of Legislative Services - Administration. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $115,172. Union affiliation: Exempt - Unit X.

Christophe Myles

Senior Fscl Anlt 2 Ols/Legislature

2024 total comp

$114,491

Sub-department: Office of Legislative Services - Administration
Base pay: $109,568
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,923
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,491
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: T

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Myles, Christophe T
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 156731
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $120,058
Year-to-Date Earnings: $114,491

Christophe Myles is a Senior Fscl Anlt 2 Ols at Legislature within Office of Legislative Services - Administration. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $114,491. Their bargaining unit is Exempt - Unit X.

Colin Keiffer

Counsel I State Commission of Investigation/Legislature

2024 total comp

$114,386

Sub-department: State Commission of Investigation
Base pay: $114,114
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $272
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,386
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Keiffer, Colin
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 128069
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $120,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $114,386

Colin Keiffer is a Counsel I State Commission of Investigation at Legislature within State Commission of Investigation. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $114,386. Union affiliation: Exempt - Unit X.

Eric Hansen

Senior Rsrch Anlt 2 Ols/Legislature

2024 total comp

$114,152

Sub-department: Office of Legislative Services - Administration
Base pay: $112,034
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,117
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,152
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: L

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Hansen, Eric L
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 156474
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $120,058
Year-to-Date Earnings: $114,152

At Legislature, Eric Hansen serves as a Senior Rsrch Anlt 2 Ols within Office of Legislative Services - Administration. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $114,152. They are represented by Exempt - Unit X.

Christine Dobisch

Senior Policy Analyst/Legislature

2024 total comp

$114,062

Sub-department: Senate Staff
Base pay: $110,310
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,751
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,062
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: A

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Dobisch, Christine A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 159876
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $116,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $114,062

At Legislature, Christine Dobisch serves as a Senior Policy Analyst within Senate Staff. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $114,062. Their bargaining unit is Exempt - Unit X.

Aislinn Brennan

Research Director Senate/Legislature

2024 total comp

$113,670

Sub-department: Senate Staff
Base pay: $109,161
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,508
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,670
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: M

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Brennan, Aislinn M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 153165
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $115,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $113,670

Aislinn Brennan holds the role of Research Director Senate at Legislature within Senate Staff. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $113,670. Union affiliation: Exempt - Unit X.