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

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Patricia Michel

Legislative Aide - Senate/Legislature

2023 total comp

$7,526

Sub-department: Legislative-Senate Members, Staff Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,526
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,526
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: N/A
Pay basis: Not listed
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2023
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Michel, Patricia
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 1295
Record Type: Master
Year-to-Date Earnings: $7,526

Patricia Michel is a Legislative Aide - Senate at Legislature within Legislative-Senate Members, Staff Services. Records show a hire date of null. 2023 total compensation came to $7,526. They are represented by N/A.

Betty Walton

Legislative Aide - Senate/Legislature

2024 total comp

$7,000

Sub-department: Legislative-Senate Members, Staff Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,000
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: N/A
Pay basis: Not listed
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Walton, Betty
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 131201
Record Type: Master
Year-to-Date Earnings: $7,000

Betty Walton works as a Legislative Aide - Senate for Legislature within Legislative-Senate Members, Staff Services. Their hire date on record is null. Betty earned $7,000 in 2024. They are represented by N/A.