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

Linda Maher

Manager Ols/Legislature

2024 total comp

$138,994

Sub-department: Office of Legislative Services - Administration
Base pay: $138,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,994
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Maher, Linda P
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 16572
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $141,548
Year-to-Date Earnings: $138,994

Linda Maher works as a Manager Ols for Legislature within Office of Legislative Services - Administration. Their hire date on record is null. Linda earned $138,994 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Exempt - Unit X.

Robert Rizzo

Manager Ols/Legislature

2024 total comp

$138,150

Sub-department: Office of Legislative Services - Administration
Base pay: $138,150
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,150
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Rizzo, Robert
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 101564
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $140,688
Year-to-Date Earnings: $138,150

Robert Rizzo holds the role of Manager Ols at Legislature within Office of Legislative Services - Administration. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $138,150. They are represented by Exempt - Unit X.

Gregory Williams

Principal Research Analyst, Ols/Legislature

2024 total comp

$138,071

Sub-department: Office of Legislative Services - Administration
Base pay: $138,071
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,071
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Williams, Gregory L
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 102671
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $140,608
Year-to-Date Earnings: $138,071

Gregory Williams holds the role of Principal Research Analyst, Ols at Legislature within Office of Legislative Services - Administration. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $138,071. Union affiliation: Exempt - Unit X.

Christophe Jewett

Prncpl Cnsl Ols/Legislature

2024 total comp

$138,071

Sub-department: Office of Legislative Services - Administration
Base pay: $138,071
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,071
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Jewett, Christophe
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 110770
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $140,608
Year-to-Date Earnings: $138,071

Christophe Jewett works as a Prncpl Cnsl Ols for Legislature within Office of Legislative Services - Administration. Their hire date on record is null. Christophe earned $138,071 in 2024. Union affiliation: Exempt - Unit X.

Richard Diaconu

Principal Research Analyst, Ols/Legislature

2024 total comp

$138,071

Sub-department: Office of Legislative Services - Administration
Base pay: $138,071
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,071
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Diaconu, Richard
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 111500
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $140,608
Year-to-Date Earnings: $138,071

Richard Diaconu works as a Principal Research Analyst, Ols for Legislature within Office of Legislative Services - Administration. Their hire date on record is null. Richard earned $138,071 in 2024. Union affiliation: Exempt - Unit X.

Ross Dammer

Director of Policy and Planning General Assembly Majority/Legislature

2024 total comp

$135,909

Sub-department: General Assembly Staff
Base pay: $123,192
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,717
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,909
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Dammer, Ross W
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 138882
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $132,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $135,909

Ross Dammer is a Director of Policy and Planning General Assembly Majority at Legislature within General Assembly Staff. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $135,909. Their bargaining unit is Exempt - Unit X.

Catherine Suarez

Legislative Aide - Assembly/Legislature

2024 total comp

$133,500

Sub-department: Legislative General Assembly Members, Staff Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $133,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $133,500
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: N/A
Pay basis: Not listed
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Suarez, Catherine M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 117769
Record Type: Master
Year-to-Date Earnings: $133,500

At Legislature, Catherine Suarez serves as a Legislative Aide - Assembly within Legislative General Assembly Members, Staff Services. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $133,500. Their bargaining unit is N/A.