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

Seth Hahn

Executive Director General Assembly/Legislature

2024 total comp

$208,283

Sub-department: General Assembly Staff
Base pay: $205,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,692
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $208,283
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: Hahn, Seth
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 171222
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $210,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $208,283

Seth Hahn works as a Executive Director General Assembly for Legislature within General Assembly Staff. Their hire date on record is null. Seth earned $208,283 in 2024. Union affiliation: Exempt - Unit X.

Rosa Farias

Deputy Executive Director Senate/Legislature

2024 total comp

$188,510

Sub-department: Senate Staff
Base pay: $183,895
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,615
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $188,510
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: Farias, Rosa
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 135939
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $190,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $188,510

Rosa Farias holds the role of Deputy Executive Director Senate at Legislature within Senate Staff. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $188,510. Union affiliation: Exempt - Unit X.

Christin Knox

Director of Human Resources, Ols/Legislature

2024 total comp

$173,437

Sub-department: Office of Legislative Services - Administration
Base pay: $173,437
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,437
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Knox, Christin K
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 152843
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $180,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $173,437

Christin Knox holds the role of Director of Human Resources, Ols at Legislature within Office of Legislative Services - Administration. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $173,437. Union affiliation: Exempt - Unit X.

Nicholas Behmke

Director Dmu, Ols/Legislature

2024 total comp

$173,437

Sub-department: Office of Legislative Services - Administration
Base pay: $173,437
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,437
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Behmke, Nicholas J
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 159847
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $180,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $173,437

Nicholas Behmke works as a Director Dmu, Ols for Legislature within Office of Legislative Services - Administration. Their hire date on record is null. Nicholas earned $173,437 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Exempt - Unit X.

Todd Riffle

Deputy Executive Director/Legislature

2024 total comp

$171,978

Sub-department: General Assembly Staff
Base pay: $153,170
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18,808
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $171,978
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: Riffle, Todd
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 117261
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $165,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $171,978

Todd Riffle works as a Deputy Executive Director for Legislature within General Assembly Staff. Their hire date on record is null. Todd earned $171,978 in 2024. Union affiliation: Exempt - Unit X.

C Summerhayes

Legislative Aide - Assembly/Legislature

2024 total comp

$167,000

Sub-department: Legislative General Assembly Members, Staff Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $167,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,000
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: Summerhayes, C
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 116478
Record Type: Master
Year-to-Date Earnings: $167,000

C Summerhayes is a Legislative Aide - Assembly at Legislature within Legislative General Assembly Members, Staff Services. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $167,000. Their bargaining unit is N/A.

Michael Molimock

Chief Counsel/Legislature

2024 total comp

$165,279

Sub-department: Senate Staff
Base pay: $161,390
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,889
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,279
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Molimock, Michael R
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 105517
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $172,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $165,279

Michael Molimock holds the role of Chief Counsel at Legislature within Senate Staff. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $165,279. Their bargaining unit is Exempt - Unit X.

Robert Melcher

Assistant Director/Legislature

2024 total comp

$161,678

Sub-department: Office of Legislative Services - Administration
Base pay: $161,678
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,678
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Melcher, Robert A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 101897
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $167,500
Year-to-Date Earnings: $161,678

Robert Melcher works as a Assistant Director for Legislature within Office of Legislative Services - Administration. Their hire date on record is null. Robert earned $161,678 in 2024. Union affiliation: Exempt - Unit X.

Debra Barresse

Assistant Director/Legislature

2024 total comp

$161,678

Sub-department: Office of Legislative Services - Administration
Base pay: $161,678
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,678
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: Barresse, Debra L
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 147163
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $167,500
Year-to-Date Earnings: $161,678

Debra Barresse works as a Assistant Director for Legislature within Office of Legislative Services - Administration. Their hire date on record is null. Debra earned $161,678 in 2024. They are represented by Exempt - Unit X.

Roger Lai

Assistant Leglstv Cnsl Emplmt Cnsl Ols/Legislature

2024 total comp

$159,581

Sub-department: Office of Legislative Services - Administration
Base pay: $159,581
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,581
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: Lai, Roger
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 148886
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $165,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $159,581

Roger Lai is a Assistant Leglstv Cnsl Emplmt Cnsl Ols at Legislature within Office of Legislative Services - Administration. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $159,581. They are represented by Exempt - Unit X.

Yvette Roland

Legislative Aide - Assembly/Legislature

2024 total comp

$155,544

Sub-department: Legislative General Assembly Members, Staff Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $155,544
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,544
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: N/A
Pay basis: Not listed
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Roland, Yvette F
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 150415
Record Type: Master
Year-to-Date Earnings: $155,544

Yvette Roland holds the role of Legislative Aide - Assembly at Legislature within Legislative General Assembly Members, Staff Services. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $155,544. Their bargaining unit is N/A.

Kevin Logan

Senior Policy Advisor/Legislature

2024 total comp

$153,374

Sub-department: General Assembly Staff
Base pay: $141,211
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,163
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,374
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Logan, Kevin J
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 15473
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $155,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $153,374

Kevin Logan is a Senior Policy Advisor at Legislature within General Assembly Staff. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $153,374. They are represented by Exempt - Unit X.