NE Valley Times

The Senate paid an average compensation of $43,907 during 2018, according to data compiled by The Arizona Republic. Arizona public employees as a whole averaged 35 percent more with a compensation of $59,597. Total compensation is made up of an employee's annual salary with the addition of any overtime pay earned throughout the year.

The highest-paid public employee working for the Senate—Wendy Baldo—earned $146,373.

When calculating average compensation, only employees categorized as full time were included.

Rank	Employee	Job title	Amount Earned
1	Wendy Baldo	--	$146,373
2	Melissa Taylor	--	$135,425
3	Norman Moore	--	$122,760
4	Jeffery Winkler	--	$117,645
5	Jacob Agron	--	$112,530
6	Carolyn Speroni	--	$111,691
7	Fletcher Montzingo	--	$110,000
8	Patricia Osmon	--	$108,438
9	Michael Philipsen	--	$106,876
10	Lisette Flores	--	$104,857
11	Kody Kelleher	--	$100,254
12	Garth Kamp	--	$100,000
13	Aaron Latham	--	$97,185
14	Joseph Kubacki	--	$91,513
15	Kathleen Knox	--	$90,000
15	Jason Fitzpatrick	--	$90,000
15	Christopher Kleminich	--	$90,000
18	Matthew Simon	--	$82,400
19	Sandy Reilly	--	$80,765
20	Grant Hanna	--	$80,000
21	William Laux	--	$74,166
22	Jenna Lyon	--	$71,610
22	Cherie Stone	--	$71,610
24	Kaitlyn Neff	--	$70,000
25	John Fetherston	--	$67,053
26	Susan Aceves	--	$66,382
27	Michael Hans	--	$65,000
28	Monica Meyers	--	$63,769
29	Selianna Robles	--	$60,850
30	Ned Anderson	--	$60,060
31	Dajana Zlaticanin	--	$60,000
31	Liam Maher	--	$60,000
33	Dora Ramirez	--	$59,943
34	Heather Fahey	--	$59,006
35	Jeffrey Ong	--	$58,000
36	Miguel Rendon	--	$53,032
37	Craig Shiffler	--	$53,000
37	Michael Shahin	--	$53,000
39	Marsha Hood	--	$52,715
40	Roxanna Pitones	--	$52,684
41	Robin Hillyard	--	$51,500
42	Sarah Griffith	--	$50,140
43	Brandi Lease	--	$50,050
44	Zachary Dean	--	$50,000
44	Vicente Reyna	--	$50,000
46	Gina Jenkins	--	$48,594
47	Lisa Altenbernd	--	$47,629
48	Denise Cortez	--	$46,468
49	Phyllis Heivilin	--	$46,059
50	Shelley Ponce	--	$45,760
51	Galen Kimmick	--	$45,500
52	Molly Graver	--	$45,000
53	Andrea Martinez	--	$43,465
54	Currie Parkin	--	$43,119
55	Helen Noah	--	$43,000
55	Laura Benitez	--	$43,000
57	Jennifer Casselman	--	$42,938
58	Tracey Gardner	--	$42,557
59	Jorge Mada	--	$42,147
60	Jennifer Benally	--	$40,026
61	Adrian Luth	--	$40,000
62	Jocelyn Rinear	--	$39,520
63	Alanna Bendel	--	$38,500
64	Barbara Phillips	--	$38,344
65	Kasandra Snow	--	$38,304
66	Francis Ruiz	--	$38,193
67	Maureen Williams	--	$37,623
68	Salvador Ponce	--	$37,337
68	Theresa Perez	--	$37,337
70	Annette Slade	--	$36,338
71	Toylana Brown	--	$36,245
72	Ryan Bunkley	--	$35,979
73	Derek Vincent	--	$35,509
73	Aaron Vietor	--	$35,509
75	Kiyahna Araza	--	$35,000
76	Cindy Narvaez	--	$34,222
77	Roberto Bravo	--	$34,113
78	Garret Schwartz	--	$34,000
79	Melissa McBurney	--	$33,684
80	Mary Peralta	--	$33,667
81	Jasmine Snipes	--	$33,348
82	Christopher Klugman	--	$32,418
83	Imelda Andrew	--	$32,218
84	Abdullah Hassan	--	$31,200
84	Kristina West	--	$31,200
86	Tyler Lopez	--	$31,120
86	Grant Packwood	--	$31,120
88	Lourdes Maytorena	--	$30,912
89	Mariajesus Moroyoqui	--	$30,684
89	Salcedo De Maria Beechum	--	$30,684
89	Jennifer Duran	--	$30,684
89	Donovan Carr	--	$30,684
89	Thomas Krepitch	--	$30,684
94	Joe Hunsaker	--	$30,300
95	Mihaila Tuba	--	$30,000
95	Rilee Rosauer	--	$30,000
95	Amanda Higby	--	$30,000
95	Cassandra Undhagen	--	$30,000
99	Joseph Murphy	--	$29,120
100	Arturo Ramirez	--	$24,960