Missouri · 2025 pay
How much do Missouri General Assembly employees make?
$41,316typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$29,054 – $64,895what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.
Missouri Office of Administration publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.
Common jobs: State RepresentativeLegislator Assistant Rng 12Senators' Staff
✓ Official data from Missouri Office of AdministrationMatches the agency's latest releaseoa.mo.gov ↗
Is pay going up?
Yes. Typical pay went from $35,915 in 2016 to $41,316 in 2025 (+15%).
What changed since 2024
- −1.6%Typical pay went down from $41,997 to $41,316.
- +84763 people were paid in 2025, compared with 679 in 2024.
- +15%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $35,915 to $41,316, while the number of people paid went up from 716 to 763.
The next update is expected in January 2027.
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Representative | 205 | $39,680 | $40k – $41k | ▲ 1.1% |
| Legislator Assistant Rng 12 | 101 | $52,446 | $34k – $55k | ▲ 1.0% |
| Senators' Staff | 99 | $49,616 | $14k – $82k | ▼ 16.4% |
| Senator | 36 | $41,391 | $41k – $41k | ▲ 3.2% |
| Clerk Steno I | 14 | $3,047 | $1k – $5k | ▲ 203.8% |
| Legislator Assistant | 12 | $12,930 | $1k – $19k | ▼ 32.2% |
| Doorkeeper | 9 | $13,668 | $13k – $14k | ▲ 1.7% |
| Security Specialist | 7 | $59,612 | $30k – $62k | ▲ 20.1% |
| Legislative Director | 6 | $83,871 | $75k – $102k | ▲ 1.2% |
| Legislative Analyst II | 6 | $80,569 | $79k – $84k | new |
| Administrative Assistant | 6 | $50,549 | $35k – $58k | new |
| Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk | 6 | $43,543 | $43k – $44k | ▲ 28.2% |
| Fiscal Analyst III | 5 | $81,118 | $80k – $82k | ▲ 6.4% |
| Computer Information Technology Sp II | 5 | $78,856 | $72k – $81k | new |
| Majority Caucus Staff | 5 | $67,083 | $19k – $100k | new |
| Executive I | 5 | $65,522 | $60k – $69k | new |
| Research Staff Secretary | 5 | $17,955 | $11k – $65k | new |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k125
- $10k – $30k69
- $30k – $50k268
- $50k – $70k133
- $70k – $90k80
- $90k – $110k48
- $110k – $150k34
- $150k or more6
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at General Assembly in 2025
- 1Cindy S. KadlecLegislative Counsel Majority Caucus$167,714▲ $29,846 vs 2024
- 2Joseph EnglerChief Clerk$164,990▲ $46,303 vs 2024
- 3Ryan M. ClearwaterChief of Staff Majority$152,811▲ $41,689 vs 2024
- 4Christopher M SchappeGeneral Counsel$152,090▲ $14,222 vs 2024
- 5Emily WhiteDirector Procedures-Assistant CF Clerk$150,995▲ $13,135 vs 2024
- 6James O. ErtleDirector of Research$150,227▲ $13,736 vs 2024
- 7Adam Charles KoenigsfeldDirector of Appropriations$147,410▲ $21,474 vs 2024
- 8Glenn Edward FitzgeraldDirector of Appropriations$147,089▲ $13,548 vs 2024
- 9Anne E. EdgingtonDirector of House Drafting$147,089▲ $13,548 vs 2024
- 10Patrick A. BakerAdministrator$147,063▲ $8,198 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Missouri General Assembly employee make?
The typical employee was paid $41,316 in 2025: half of the 763 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $29,054 and $64,895.
Why do so many people earn very little?
The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 125 people (16.4%) were paid under $10,000.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is gross pay as published; the source does not split it into regular pay and overtime.
Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?
From Missouri Office of Administration (oa.mo.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected in January 2027.
"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 0 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals