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Skills Development Specialist salaries

What the State of Minnesota pays people with the job title “Skills Development Specialist” in fiscal year 2026, across all agencies.

Employees
207
FY 2026
Total paid
$13.5M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$70,476
base rate median $72,155
Average paid
$65,432
across 207 with pay
Highest paid
$94,970
Baalson, Heather L

Median pay by fiscal year

Paid in year and annual base rate

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Employees by fiscal year

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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

Employees, FY 2026
NameAgencyBase payPaid ▼Overtime
Baalson, Heather LDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Pine Island
$34.69 /hr$94,970$22,246
Tompkins, JodiDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Park Rapids
$32.40 /hr$87,098$19,005
Mishler, Misty MarieDirect Care and Treatment
CSS Hermantown Crisis Home
$34.69 /hr$86,254$16,306
Larson, Talia RDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Redwood Falls
$34.69 /hr$85,547$12,087
Johnson, Kristie LynDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Biwabik
$34.69 /hr$84,564$9,268
Champagne, RobertDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC 32nd Ave
$34.69 /hr$84,358$10,630
Ehrich, Ruth DDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Moorhead
$34.69 /hr$83,100$12,957
Bergren, Ryan LDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS DT&H Northern VoctnlOpps
$34.69 /hr$82,900$13,481
Schwanke, Elizabeth CarolDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Rose Garden
$34.69 /hr$82,653$8,992
Jimmy, RyanDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Westfield
$34.69 /hr$81,923$9,344
Hansen, Amber NicholeDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Blooming Prairie
$34.69 /hr$80,892$8,289
Agunbiade, Diana OnatemowoDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Moorhead
$34.69 /hr$80,505$10,539
Cook, Jocelyn Rae HoffarthDirect Care and Treatment
MLB Stratton Lake
$34.69 /hr$80,053$6,566
Willett, Roy AllenDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Morristown
$34.69 /hr$79,791$3,430
Van Straten, AdamDirect Care and Treatment
CSS Hermantown Crisis Home
$34.69 /hr$79,386$8,739
Kugler, Tammy KDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Fir Ave
$34.69 /hr$79,339$5,425
Germain, ShaLea JeanDirect Care and Treatment
MLB Brobergs Lake
$34.69 /hr$78,861$7,122
Anderson, DeNisha JeanetteDirect Care and Treatment
CAS Nicollet
$34.69 /hr$78,808$6,089
Tokpah, Jesse MDirect Care and Treatment
CAS Bridgeview
$34.69 /hr$78,636$2,817
Kommer, Krista MarieDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Pickeral Lake
$34.69 /hr$78,440$5,926
Ohenzuwa, Mike ODirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Ilex Street
$34.69 /hr$78,353$4,457
Leider, Rosemary LDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Park Ave
$34.69 /hr$78,252$5,616
Harne, Brandon MichaelDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Pillager Creek
$34.69 /hr$78,088$7,180
Colley, Shannon NicholeDirect Care and Treatment
CSS Becker Crisis
$34.69 /hr$77,271$3,096
Naatz, RachaelDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Austin
$34.69 /hr$77,132$4,957
Mairura, JuneDirect Care and Treatment
CAS Bridgeview
$34.69 /hr$76,959$3,413
Jones, Orlando SDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Ilex Street
$34.69 /hr$76,958$2,749
Curtis, Jennifer RDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Knotting Hill
$34.69 /hr$76,511$3,959
Thompson, Christina RDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Blaine
$34.69 /hr$76,193$5,268
Millerbernd, LeviDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Little Crow
$33.48 /hr$76,026$5,817
Schouweiler, Katherine DawnDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Kasson
$34.69 /hr$75,990$4,320
Guyer, Joshua WilliamDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Rose Garden
$34.69 /hr$75,700$5,772
Johnson, Jennifer LynnDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Parkside
$34.69 /hr$75,548$2,866
Kitchenmaster, Kayla MarieDirect Care and Treatment
MLB Brobergs Lake
$34.69 /hr$75,485$3,460
Peterson, Sara SuAnneDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Edge of 17
$34.69 /hr$75,477$4,888
Schultz, Json LeeDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Portage Lake
$34.69 /hr$75,351$937
Hofschulte, Amy LynnDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Rochester
$34.69 /hr$75,175$2,604
Johnson, Shannon LeoneDirect Care and Treatment
CAS Cedar River
$33.48 /hr$75,009$9,388
Connors, Stacy LDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Ableman
$34.69 /hr$74,978$2,492
Sokolofsky, Nicole MarieDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Blooming Prairie
$34.69 /hr$74,921$2,393
Whaley, HeatherDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC T.M.P.
$34.69 /hr$74,766$3,331
Knopf, Patricia MDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Forest Lake
$34.69 /hr$74,747$1,745
Keefer, KathrynDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Gustavus
$32.40 /hr$74,612$7,954
Brandenburg, Samantha JDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Akeley Crossing
$34.69 /hr$74,414$2,935
Lureen, Katie RDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Gustavus
$34.69 /hr$74,120$1,507
Wartsbaugh, Keith BDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Pine Island
$34.69 /hr$73,997$12,694
Hutchinson, Samantha JoDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Windsor Place
$34.69 /hr$73,954$1,479
Holtz, KirstenDirect Care and Treatment
MSOP SP Vocational
$34.69 /hr$73,929—
Gauthier, JonDirect Care and Treatment
MSOCS FC Ridge Place
$34.69 /hr$73,899$1,665
Kindschy, KarolynDirect Care and Treatment
CSS Region 10 Crisis Home
$34.69 /hr$73,837$413

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.