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Minnesota · 2025 pay · 93 people

How much does a legislative assistant make in Minnesota?

$39,792typical pay for a legislative assistant in 2025

$21,762 – $56,588what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 19.6% from 2024.

✓ Official data from Minnesota Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · mn.gov ↗

Where legislative assistants work

Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).

Pay by level

Levels with 5 or more people.

  • Legislative Assistant I55 people$24,631
  • Legislative Assistant III8 people$54,265
  • Legislative Assistant II22 people$56,255
  • Legislative Assistant IV8 people$85,405

Highest-paid legislative assistants, 2025

  1. 1Gregory L MarcusLegislative Assistant IV · Senate$111,053
  2. 2Wendy HaavistoLegislative Assistant IV · Senate$107,127
  3. 3Maureen Lee WatsonLegislative Assistant IV · Senate$99,319
  4. 4Angela Marie CookLegislative Assistant IV · Senate$95,726
  5. 5Karen M JohnsonLegislative Assistant IV · Senate$75,084

Common questions

How much does a legislative assistant make in Minnesota?

The typical legislative assistant was paid $39,792 in 2025; most earned between $21,762 and $56,588. This counts all 93 people paid, including part-year workers.

How much of the pay is overtime?

Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for legislative assistants in 2025.

Which job titles are included?

Everyone whose payroll title is Legislative Assistant, at any level (for example "Legislative Assistant I"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.

Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this