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Rhode Island · 2025 pay · 7 people

How much does a legislative assistant make in Rhode Island?

$47,711typical pay for a legislative assistant in 2025

$40,383 – $62,960what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 18.2% from 2024.

✓ Official data from RI Transparency Portal · Matches the agency's latest release · admin.ri.gov ↗

Where legislative assistants work

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

Highest-paid legislative assistants, 2025

  1. 1Maria J LopesLegislative Assistant · Rhode Island General Assembly$77,938
  2. 2Keith E AndersonLegislative Assistant · Rhode Island General Assembly$64,855
  3. 3Michael LivingstonLegislative Assistant · Rhode Island General Assembly$61,064
  4. 4Heather H SavoieLegislative Assistant · Rhode Island General Assembly$47,711
  5. 5Meghan A ConnorsLegislative Assistant · Rhode Island General Assembly$44,127

Common questions

How much does a legislative assistant make in Rhode Island?

The typical legislative assistant was paid $47,711 in 2025; most earned between $40,383 and $62,960. This counts all 7 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"). 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