State money
State pay
How many people each state agency pays, and what it pays them, year by year. Pick an agency to see its jobs by title. Only totals and averages for groups of at least 5 people are shown, never one person’s pay.1
Agency
Legislature
541 people in FY24, paid $24.5M in all, an average of $45,352.
People
656
611
| Fiscal year | People |
|---|---|
| FY26 | 611 |
| FY25 | 607 |
| FY24 | 541 |
| FY23 | 606 |
| FY22 | 556 |
| FY21 | 568 |
| FY20 | 591 |
| FY19 | 602 |
| FY18 | 598 |
| FY17 | 604 |
| FY16 | 586 |
| FY15 | 612 |
| FY14 | 600 |
| FY13 | 624 |
| FY12 | 619 |
| FY11 | 656 |
| FY10 | 599 |
| FY09 | 641 |
| FY08 | 615 |
| FY07 | 649 |
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | People |
|---|---|
| FY26 | 611 |
| FY25 | 607 |
| FY24 | 541 |
| FY23 | 606 |
| FY22 | 556 |
| FY21 | 568 |
| FY20 | 591 |
| FY19 | 602 |
| FY18 | 598 |
| FY17 | 604 |
| FY16 | 586 |
| FY15 | 612 |
| FY14 | 600 |
| FY13 | 624 |
| FY12 | 619 |
| FY11 | 656 |
| FY10 | 599 |
| FY09 | 641 |
| FY08 | 615 |
| FY07 | 649 |
Total pay
$26.5M
| Fiscal year | Total pay |
|---|---|
| FY26 | $26.5M |
| FY25 | $26.1M |
| FY24 | $24.5M |
| FY23 | $25.0M |
| FY22 | $23.4M |
| FY21 | $20.3M |
| FY20 | $20.6M |
| FY19 | $20.4M |
| FY18 | $20.4M |
| FY17 | $20.1M |
| FY16 | $20.0M |
| FY15 | $19.9M |
| FY14 | $19.6M |
| FY13 | $19.6M |
| FY12 | $19.7M |
| FY11 | $18.9M |
| FY10 | $18.4M |
| FY09 | $19.9M |
| FY08 | $19.2M |
| FY07 | $18.3M |
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Total pay |
|---|---|
| FY26 | $26.5M |
| FY25 | $26.1M |
| FY24 | $24.5M |
| FY23 | $25.0M |
| FY22 | $23.4M |
| FY21 | $20.3M |
| FY20 | $20.6M |
| FY19 | $20.4M |
| FY18 | $20.4M |
| FY17 | $20.1M |
| FY16 | $20.0M |
| FY15 | $19.9M |
| FY14 | $19.6M |
| FY13 | $19.6M |
| FY12 | $19.7M |
| FY11 | $18.9M |
| FY10 | $18.4M |
| FY09 | $19.9M |
| FY08 | $19.2M |
| FY07 | $18.3M |
Jobs by title, FY24
Titles held by fewer than 5 people here are combined into “Other titles”2.
| Title | People | Average pay | Average base salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | 96 | $48,651 | $25,000 |
| Legislative Employees-Session | 91 | $7,638 | $35,990 |
| Other titles | 86 | $72,389 | $81,682 |
| Legislative Employees-Full Time | 53 | $80,607 | $92,324 |
| Senator | 46 | $47,996 | $25,000 |
| Legislative Committee Secretary | 24 | $7,585 | $35,295 |
| Legislative Secretary | 24 | $7,753 | $34,553 |
| Capitol Tour Guide | 23 | $6,782 | $37,101 |
| Admin Services Officer I | 14 | $50,597 | $57,762 |
| Legislative Employees-Pages | 12 | $6,164 | – |
| Admin Services Officer | 11 | $48,198 | $51,662 |
| Division Editor/Supervisor | 8 | $99,545 | $108,341 |
| Fiscal Legislative Analyst 1 | 8 | $46,877 | $62,962 |
| Research Analyst | 8 | $48,779 | $61,152 |
| Page | 7 | $6,115 | $22,422 |
| Assistant III Citizens Aide | 5 | $98,427 | $103,064 |
| Fiscal Legislative Analyst | 5 | $40,610 | $55,449 |
| Senior Legal Counsel | 5 | $111,117 | – |
| Senior Research Analyst | 5 | $123,366 | $127,254 |
| SR Admin Asst to Leader II | 5 | $142,361 | $146,349 |
| SR Admin Services Officer | 5 | $88,846 | $93,912 |
69,436
people paid in FY24$4.19B
total pay in FY24, $3.14B in FY1465%
of it paid by the three state universities and their hospitalsState payroll over time
Total pay for everyone in the salary book, each fiscal year, not adjusted for inflation.
| Fiscal year | People | Total pay |
|---|---|---|
| FY26 | 68,019 | $4.69B |
| FY25 | 70,390 | $4.49B |
| FY24 | 69,436 | $4.19B |
| FY23 | 61,110 | $3.97B |
| FY22 | 65,312 | $3.85B |
| FY21 | 63,829 | $3.69B |
| FY20 | 63,896 | $3.61B |
| FY19 | 60,445 | $3.48B |
| FY18 | 59,867 | $3.44B |
| FY17 | 59,400 | $3.41B |
| FY16 | 58,988 | $3.29B |
| FY15 | 60,138 | $3.21B |
| FY14 | 59,859 | $3.14B |
| FY13 | 59,488 | $3.08B |
| FY12 | 59,929 | $3.02B |
| FY11 | 60,125 | $2.88B |
| FY10 | 59,113 | $2.86B |
| FY09 | 60,328 | $2.92B |
| FY08 | 60,262 | $2.75B |
| FY07 | 67,695 | $2.65B |
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | People | Total pay |
|---|---|---|
| FY26 | 68,019 | $4.69B |
| FY25 | 70,390 | $4.49B |
| FY24 | 69,436 | $4.19B |
| FY23 | 61,110 | $3.97B |
| FY22 | 65,312 | $3.85B |
| FY21 | 63,829 | $3.69B |
| FY20 | 63,896 | $3.61B |
| FY19 | 60,445 | $3.48B |
| FY18 | 59,867 | $3.44B |
| FY17 | 59,400 | $3.41B |
| FY16 | 58,988 | $3.29B |
| FY15 | 60,138 | $3.21B |
| FY14 | 59,859 | $3.14B |
| FY13 | 59,488 | $3.08B |
| FY12 | 59,929 | $3.02B |
| FY11 | 60,125 | $2.88B |
| FY10 | 59,113 | $2.86B |
| FY09 | 60,328 | $2.92B |
| FY08 | 60,262 | $2.75B |
| FY07 | 67,695 | $2.65B |
By agency, FY24
Average pay is total pay divided by people, so part-time and part-year workers pull it down.
A dash: fewer than 5 people, so pay isn’t shown.
See also what each agency does, what agencies paid out and the state budget.