Top-paying job titles in Minnesota state government
Which state job titles pay the most? Titles are ranked by what the people who hold them earn, for the fiscal year you choose. Open a title to see everyone who holds it.
992 job titles with at least 5 employees · FY 2026 · annual base rate
| # | Job title | Employees | Total | Median | Average | Highest | Highest paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psychiatrist 3 | 7 | $2.8M | $395,574 | $395,574 | $395,574 | Ahmed, Shabeer Direct Care and Treatment |
| 2 | Psychiatrist 2 | 12 | $4.5M | $379,059 | $378,593 | $379,059 | Braus, Benjamin Robert Direct Care and Treatment |
| 3 | Psychiatrist 1 | 7 | $2.5M | $362,606 | $362,606 | $362,606 | Hart, Dionne A Direct Care and Treatment |
| 4 | MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V | 8 | $2.6M | $327,068 | $323,779 | $386,044 | Arthur, Virginia MN St Colleges & Universities |
| 5 | Medical Specialist 4 | 10 | $3.2M | $319,176 | $318,232 | $319,176 | Amsterdam, James T Corrections Dept |
| 6 | Medical Specialist 3 | 9 | $2.7M | $299,645 | $299,645 | $299,645 | Butler III, Charles R Direct Care and Treatment |
| 7 | MnSCU Vice Chancellor | 6 | $1.4M | $268,965 | $276,223 | $355,266 | Maki, William D MN St Colleges & Universities |
| 8 | Special Care Dentist | 7 | $1.7M | $246,251 | $238,650 | $265,013 | Rivas, Katie Marie Direct Care and Treatment |
| 9 | MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. IV | 13 | $3.3M | $245,555 | $251,508 | $333,805 | Hoffman, John Louis MN St Colleges & Universities |
| 10 | MnSCU President/Vice Chanc III | 5 | $1.2M | $242,719 | $232,809 | $255,778 | Gaalswyk, Terry Burdell MN St Colleges & Universities |
| 11 | MnSCU Administrator 14 | 10 | $1.9M | $236,086 | $234,909 | $265,392 | Swanson, Brian J MN St Colleges & Universities |
| 12 | Portfolio Manager | 8 | $1.9M | $234,603 | $235,097 | $244,067 | Covich, Daniel Investment Board |
| 13 | Dir Actuarial & Reg Plcy Analy | 5 | $1.1M | $230,506 | $215,916 | $230,506 | Andersen, Frederick James Commerce Dept |
| 14 | Jud SC Associate Justice | 6 | $1.3M | $214,935 | $214,935 | $214,935 | Gaitas, Theodora Karin Supreme Court |
| 15 | MnSCU Administrator 13 | 7 | $1.1M | $211,356 | $188,096 | $234,683 | Bach, Seung MN St Colleges & Universities |
| 16 | MnSCU Administrator 12 | 17 | $3.1M | $208,809 | $206,010 | $235,266 | Simonsen, Jaime L MN St Colleges & Universities |
| 17 | Jud Court of Appeals Judge | 19 | $3.8M | $202,528 | $202,528 | $202,528 | Beane, Lisa Louise Court of Appeals |
| 18 | Public Defense Chief Publ Def | 10 | $2.1M | $199,680 | $206,120 | $221,146 | Lew, Daniel K Public Defense Board |
| 19 | Jud District Court Chief Judge | 10 | $2M | $199,622 | $199,622 | $199,622 | Austad, Jana Marie Trial Courts |
| 20 | M4 (Attorney General's Office) | 7 | $1.4M | $199,264 | $197,921 | $200,512 | Keller, John C Attorney General's Office |
| 21 | Jud District Administrator B | 6 | $1.2M | $198,890 | $195,454 | $212,077 | Lindahl-Pfieffer, Sarah R Trial Courts |
| 22 | MnSCU Administrator 11 | 22 | $3.9M | $195,236 | $192,861 | $219,446 | Haugo, Gary James MN St Colleges & Universities |
| 23 | Psych Adv Practice Reg Nurse | 37 | $7.1M | $194,210 | $191,148 | $194,210 | Carleton, Bryan Ricardo Direct Care and Treatment |
| 24 | DHS Direct Care Executive Dir | 7 | $1.4M | $194,064 | $193,654 | $194,064 | Brost, Wade R Direct Care and Treatment |
| 25 | Jud Assistant Chief Judge | 10 | $1.9M | $190,117 | $190,117 | $190,117 | Adam, Matti Rein Trial Courts |
| 26 | Jud District Court Judge | 287 | $54.6M | $190,117 | $190,117 | $190,117 | Aanes, Patricia Alander Trial Courts |
| 27 | Investment Officer | 11 | $2.1M | $189,280 | $191,267 | $217,173 | Bruggeman, Sara Lommel Investment Board |
| 28 | General Counsel 3 | 10 | $1.8M | $187,356 | $183,972 | $187,450 | Klitzke, Dale B Direct Care and Treatment |
| 29 | MNIT Executive Manager | 14 | $2.6M | $186,618 | $186,176 | $186,618 | Ady, Wendy Minnesota IT Services |
| 30 | Admin Law Judge | 14 | $2.6M | $186,576 | $186,576 | $186,576 | Bialick, Steven M Administrative Hearings |
| 31 | Comp Judge | 19 | $3.5M | $186,576 | $186,576 | $186,576 | Bateson, David M Administrative Hearings |
| 32 | Jud Crt Of Appeals Senior Jdge | 12 | $2.2M | $182,270 | $182,270 | $182,270 | Chutich, Margaret H Trial Courts |
| 33 | Assistant Commissioner DCYF | 5 | $903,053 | $181,147 | $180,611 | $181,147 | Moore, Shaneen D. Children Youth & Families Dept |
| 34 | Asst Commr Human Services | 8 | $1.4M | $181,147 | $178,412 | $181,147 | Conover, De Anna Corliss Human Services Dept |
| 35 | Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget | 8 | $1.4M | $181,147 | $180,812 | $181,147 | Corey, Margaret Leah Mn Management & Budget |
| 36 | Asst Commr Revenue | 6 | $1.1M | $181,147 | $181,147 | $181,147 | Bronson, Sarah Catherine Revenue Dept |
| 37 | Dir Care & Treatment Mgr 5 Unc | 7 | $1.3M | $181,147 | $181,147 | $181,147 | Carey, Terra J Direct Care and Treatment |
| 38 | Governors Staff Mngrl Oper | 13 | $2.2M | $181,147 | $168,886 | $193,981 | Schmitter, Christopher L Governors Office |
| 39 | Housing Finance Agency Exec | 9 | $1.6M | $181,147 | $180,029 | $181,147 | Dieveney, Matthew M Housing Finance Agency |
| 40 | Information Syst Director | 14 | $2.5M | $180,315 | $175,549 | $180,315 | Allie, Brian R Minnesota IT Services |
| 41 | MNIT Division Manager 2 | 14 | $2.5M | $180,315 | $179,354 | $186,618 | Kuntz, Daniel J Minnesota IT Services |
| 42 | Pharmacist Senior | 15 | $2.6M | $175,469 | $174,900 | $175,469 | Drake, Aaron Evan Human Services Dept |
| 43 | Pharmacy Surveyor | 8 | $1.4M | $175,469 | $173,280 | $175,469 | Bistodeau, Andrea Lynn Pharmacy Board |
| 44 | MnSCU Administrator 10 | 32 | $5M | $175,120 | $173,833 | $189,272 | Munson, Craig A MN St Colleges & Universities |
| 45 | Asst Commr Health | 5 | $875,264 | $175,053 | $175,053 | $175,053 | Backstrom, Carol S Health Department |
| 46 | Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt | 10 | $1.8M | $175,053 | $175,053 | $175,053 | Beltz, Tracy S Corrections Dept |
| 47 | Transp Asst Div Dir | 7 | $1.2M | $175,053 | $175,053 | $175,053 | Bartelt, Nicole Annette Transportation Dept |
| 48 | Commissioner-Public Utilities | 5 | $874,224 | $174,845 | $174,845 | $174,845 | Ham, Hwikwon Public Utilities Comm |
| 49 | Public Defense Managing Attrny | 66 | $11M | $173,680 | $167,114 | $183,560 | Brown, Edith M Public Defense Board |
| 50 | M3 (Attorney General's Office) | 20 | $3.5M | $173,545 | $175,506 | $185,037 | Behrens, Angela M Attorney General's Office |
| 51 | Registered Nurse Advanced Prac | 31 | $5.3M | $172,661 | $170,204 | $172,661 | Anderson, Joel Justin Direct Care and Treatment |
| 52 | Human Resources Director 5 | 5 | $864,989 | $172,474 | $172,998 | $175,053 | Jandro, Laurie A Corrections Dept |
| 53 | Jud Dist Court Senior Judge | 90 | $15.4M | $171,080 | $171,080 | $171,080 | Abrams, Jerome B Trial Courts |
| 54 | Jud Child Support Magistrate | 27 | $4.6M | $170,435 | $170,877 | $178,963 | Prohofsky, Jill Ellsworth Supreme Court |
| 55 | Jud Referee | 22 | $3.7M | $170,435 | $170,435 | $170,435 | Bergstrom, Kathryn J Trial Courts |
| 56 | Dir Care & Treatment Mgr 4 Unc | 19 | $3.2M | $168,875 | $167,648 | $168,875 | Baker, Daniel Jeffrey Direct Care and Treatment |
| 57 | Engineer Princ Admin Transp | 21 | $3.5M | $168,875 | $168,609 | $168,875 | Anderson, John Thomas Transportation Dept |
| 58 | General Counsel 2 | 26 | $4.3M | $168,875 | $165,164 | $168,875 | Chantry, Amy Jo Direct Care and Treatment |
| 59 | MNIT Division Manager 1 | 40 | $6.7M | $168,064 | $167,688 | $168,064 | Ahmed, Sohail Minnesota IT Services |
| 60 | Transp Operations Manager | 8 | $1.3M | $167,877 | $165,984 | $175,053 | Walker, Catherine Margaret Transportation Dept |
| 61 | S4 (Attorney General's Office) | 7 | $1.1M | $166,546 | $159,064 | $169,312 | Welle, Adam Hoiland Attorney General's Office |
| 62 | Senior Admin Officer | 11 | $1.8M | $166,379 | $164,602 | $168,875 | Archbold, Nicole Louise Public Safety Dept |
| 63 | Legis Com/Ofc Executives | 11 | $1.9M | $166,130 | $171,738 | $215,613 | Yurich, Michelle M Legislative Coordinating Comm |
| 64 | Dentist | 28 | $5M | $164,705 | $179,219 | $242,715 | Ramotar, Robert N. Corrections Dept |
| 65 | State Patrol Major | 7 | $1.2M | $164,403 | $165,173 | $168,750 | Dwyer, Joseph J Public Safety Dept |
| 66 | MnSCU Administrator 9 | 64 | $9.9M | $164,097 | $164,179 | $183,421 | O'Kane, Gail Catherine MN St Colleges & Universities |
| 67 | Agency Div Director Sr | 9 | $1.5M | $163,114 | $162,783 | $163,114 | Dahl, Bryan M Mn Management & Budget |
| 68 | Communications Manager 3 | 7 | $1.1M | $163,114 | $163,114 | $163,114 | Bergstrom, Greta Ann Human Services Dept |
| 69 | Human Services Manager 5 | 14 | $2.2M | $163,114 | $157,911 | $163,114 | Elnabarawy, Tamir Alexander Human Services Dept |
| 70 | Information Syst Manager | 64 | $10.3M | $162,074 | $161,081 | $162,074 | Abela, Louis Carmel Minnesota IT Services |
| 71 | Jud Deputy District Admin B | 5 | $815,797 | $161,949 | $163,159 | $169,853 | Renn, Carolyn M Trial Courts |
| 72 | Pharmacist | 28 | $4.4M | $158,288 | $157,612 | $158,288 | Ball, Jennifer Direct Care and Treatment |
| 73 | Agency Chief Financial Officer | 22 | $3.4M | $157,373 | $155,962 | $157,373 | Bunker, Joshua L Health Department |
| 74 | Dir Governmental Relations Unc | 5 | $744,494 | $157,373 | $148,899 | $157,373 | Sommerfeld, Jennifer J Children Youth & Families Dept |
| 75 | Engineer Senior Administrative | 57 | $9M | $157,373 | $157,553 | $168,875 | Briese, Marc Transportation Dept |
| 76 | Enterprise Director | 12 | $1.9M | $157,373 | $156,891 | $157,373 | Benshoof, Galen Mn Management & Budget |
| 77 | Human Resources Director 4 | 8 | $1.3M | $157,373 | $156,702 | $157,373 | Feaman, Ann Administration Dept |
| 78 | Pollution Cont Division Dir | 8 | $1.2M | $157,373 | $153,715 | $157,373 | Anderson, Pamela Marie Skon Pollution Control Agency |
| 79 | Transp Planning Dir | 17 | $2.6M | $157,373 | $155,197 | $168,584 | Olds, Tara Elizabeth Wendling Transportation Dept |
| 80 | NR Prog Mgr 2 - Enforcement | 10 | $1.5M | $154,814 | $154,814 | $154,814 | Block, Adam S Natural Resources Dept |
| 81 | State Patrol Captain | 18 | $2.7M | $154,814 | $151,329 | $157,310 | Bartell, Jason D Public Safety Dept |
| 82 | Jud Appellate Courts Attorney | 12 | $1.8M | $154,482 | $148,316 | $162,677 | Doely, Peter Haldor Kleven Court of Appeals |
| 83 | Admin Svcs Dir | 12 | $1.8M | $151,902 | $148,136 | $151,902 | Baron, Elizabeth A Labor & Industry Dept |
| 84 | Dir Care and Treatment Mgr 3 | 41 | $6.1M | $151,902 | $149,453 | $151,902 | Adolphson, Erik Direct Care and Treatment |
| 85 | Education Director 1 | 15 | $2.3M | $151,902 | $150,761 | $151,902 | Keith, Gregory B Education Department |
| 86 | Health Asst Div Director | 18 | $2.7M | $151,902 | $151,152 | $151,902 | Barenok, Tara Dawn Health Department |
| 87 | Human Services Manager 4 | 43 | $6.5M | $151,902 | $150,983 | $163,114 | Dotson, Alyssa M Human Services Dept |
| 88 | Revenue Tax System Dir 3 | 9 | $1.4M | $151,902 | $151,902 | $151,902 | Amacher, Gina Marie Mazzola Revenue Dept |
| 89 | Veterans Home Admin | 9 | $1.3M | $151,902 | $146,136 | $151,902 | Bormann, Ashley Marie Veterans Affairs Dept |
| 90 | MnSCU Administrator 8 | 51 | $7.3M | $151,715 | $152,767 | $176,307 | Hagen, Dara Lea MN St Colleges & Universities |
| 91 | Systems Architect | 95 | $14.3M | $151,570 | $150,778 | $151,570 | Abrahamson, Todd William Minnesota IT Services |
| 92 | M2 (Attorney General's Office) | 7 | $1M | $151,029 | $149,427 | $167,794 | Smith, Raymond L Attorney General's Office |
| 93 | Systems Supervisor | 154 | $23.1M | $151,029 | $150,009 | $162,074 | Millam, Dean L Public Employees Retire Assoc |
| 94 | General Counsel 1 | 36 | $5.3M | $150,904 | $147,707 | $187,450 | Oberg, Corrie A B Education Department |
| 95 | Director, Budget Policy and An | 5 | $756,850 | $149,178 | $151,370 | $156,603 | Kalish, Marianne Conboy Mn Management & Budget |
| 96 | Counsel IV | 6 | $915,886 | $148,210 | $152,648 | $177,819 | Backhus, Kenneth P Senate |
| 97 | Engineer Administrative Mgt | 5 | $733,408 | $146,682 | $146,682 | $146,682 | Dehler, Robert F Health Department |
| 98 | Human Resources Director 3 | 33 | $4.8M | $146,682 | $144,459 | $157,373 | Shobe, Tonika Children Youth & Families Dept |
| 99 | Pollution Cont Asst Div Dir | 5 | $720,096 | $146,682 | $144,019 | $146,682 | Blomgren, Vickie L Pollution Control Agency |
| 100 | Registered Nurse Admin-Supv | 41 | $5.9M | $146,682 | $145,057 | $146,682 | Anderson, Jana L Veterans Affairs Dept |
Each person counts once per fiscal year, agency and county, under the job title of their highest-paid record. Employee counts include only people with a pay figure for the chosen measure. “Annual base rate” is the full-time rate: hourly × 2,080 hours or biweekly × 26 pay periods. Small groups are hidden by default because a median of two people says little. Figures are raw and not adjusted for hours, seniority or inflation.