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Benson, Marissa

Legislative Assistant IISenateRamsey CountyFull-time

Minority General Admin. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$92,743
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$47,618
FY 2024
Highest year
$47,618
FY 2024
Yearly average
$46,372
across years on record
Change since first year
+6%
FY 2023 to FY 2024 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.

$0$20K$40K$60K$45,1262023$47,6182024
Paid in yearFY 2023 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2023 to FY 2024, pay went up 6% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 2% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2024$47,618+5.5%+3.3%+2.2%
FY 2023$45,126———

Each change compares a year with the one before. Large swings usually come from a partial year, extra hours or a change of job rather than a raise. Prices: Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, U.S. city average) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged July to June; FY 2026 uses 11 months because October 2025 was not published.

Compared with the same job title

FY 2024 · Legislative Assistant II

Paid more than 18% of the 11 people with this job title that year. The median was $50,339.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2024Senate
Minority General Admin
Legislative Assistant II
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$26.02 /hr—$47,618
2023Senate
Minority General Admin
Legislative Assistant I
Full-time
Ramsey$20.94 /hr—$45,126

The state reports one pay total per person per year, covering all of their positions, so it appears on one of that year’s lines and the others show no separate pay.

Highest paid in Senate

FY 2024, amount paid

Highest paid as Legislative Assistant II

FY 2024, amount paid