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Governors Staff-Support salaries

What the State of Minnesota pays people with the job title “Governors Staff-Support” in fiscal year 2026, across all agencies.

Employees
31
FY 2026
Total paid
$836,394
in FY 2026
Median paid
$6,467
base rate median $54,974
Average paid
$26,980
across 31 with pay
Highest paid
$73,114
Patterson, Paige

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Agencies with this job title

FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year

Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
Employees, FY 2026
NameAgencyBase payPaid ▼Overtime
Patterson, PaigeGovernors Office
LG Staff
$36.06 /hr$73,114—
Rice, EmmetGovernors Office
Press Staff
$36.24 /hr$72,071—
Scovil, Julianna R.Governors Office
Operations Staff
$31.21 /hr$63,276—
Bauer, ErinGovernors Office
Legal and Appointment Staff
$30.52 /hr$61,884—
Funk, KathleenGovernors Office
Appointment Team Staff
$30.52 /hr$61,884—
Vue, ElizabethGovernors Office
External Relations Staff
$31.11 /hr$59,711—
Cook, Heather ErinGovernors Office
Policy Staff
$30.52 /hr$59,431—
Roberts, RileyGovernors Office
Boards and Commissions Staff
$28.88 /hr$58,551—
Johnson, Zachary ThomasGovernors Office
Constituent Services Staff
$26.43 /hr$51,452—
Nair, JudeGovernors Office
Public Engagement Staff
$27.61 /hr$50,128—
Lanigan, Kennedy SheaGovernors Office
Residence Intermittent Staff
$27.75 /hr$46,581—
Sylvain, Will ArthurGovernors Office
Scheduling Staff
$31.59 /hr$46,387—
Shafranski, Leo JamesGovernors Office
Press Staff
$27.75 /hr$37,905—
Martinek, JordanGovernors Office
Executive Operations
$36.50 /hr$32,787—
Gjerde, MikaylaGovernors Office
Residence Staff
$24.04 /hr$25,694—
Sullivan, TaylorGovernors Office
Legal Staff
$28.26 /hr$6,467—
Fuller, Emily Grace MarieGovernors Office
Residence Intermittent Staff
$24.04 /hr$6,034—
Lurken-Tvrdik, Maxwell CGovernors Office
Tribal State Relations Staff
$23.68 /hr$4,795—
Capra, EllieGovernors Office
Executive Operations
$24.04 /hr$4,039—
Hortman, SophiaGovernors Office
Operations Staff
$26.90 /hr$3,638—
Morse, GabrielleGovernors Office
Residence Intermittent Staff
$24.04 /hr$3,269—
Schons, KyraGovernors Office
Constituent Services Staff
$24.79 /hr$2,380—
Quam, Erik JohnGovernors Office
External Relations Staff
$25.67 /hr$1,232—
Komoda, Amando PatrickGovernors Office
Residence Intermittent Staff
$26.30 /hr$1,065—
Garvey, MayGovernors Office
Residence Intermittent Staff
$24.04 /hr$837—
Emslander, AbigailGovernors Office
Residence Intermittent Staff
$24.04 /hr$611—
Zeleny, MaureenGovernors Office
Residence Intermittent Staff
$24.04 /hr$529—
Heagney, AlyssaGovernors Office
Residence Intermittent Staff
$24.04 /hr$264—
Nord, TayanaGovernors Office
Residence Intermittent Staff
$24.04 /hr$180—
Church, Aja TiaraGovernors Office
Residence Intermittent Staff
$24.04 /hr$108—
Nerdahl, Julia RaeGovernors Office
Residence Intermittent Staff
$24.04 /hr$90—

Each person counts once per fiscal year, agency and county (multiple positions combined, shown as “+ more”). “Paid” is the total paid during the fiscal year, including overtime and other pay; it is lower than the base rate for anyone who started, left or worked part time. “Base pay” is the rate on record.