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Zender, Samuel

Legislative Assistant IIISenateRamsey CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$28,207
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$13,752
FY 2021
Highest year
$14,455
FY 2018
Yearly average
$14,104
across years on record
Change since first year
-5%
FY 2018 to FY 2021 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K$14,455201820192020$13,7522021
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2021, pay went down 5% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 10% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2021$13,752———
FY 2018$14,455———

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 2021 · Legislative Assistant III

Paid more than 0% of the 15 people with this job title that year. The median was $47,725.

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
2021Senate
Majority General Admin
Legislative Assistant III
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$22.82 /hr—$13,752
2018Trial Courts
3rd Rice
Jud Senior Court Clerk
Full-time · left during year
Rice$17.66 /hr—$14,455

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 2021, amount paid

Highest paid as Legislative Assistant III

FY 2021, amount paid