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Administration Department

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Administration Department provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2025, this agency had 608 employees with median total compensation of $71,002; the highest distinct record was $178,228.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$44.4M
Employees
608
Median total
$71,002
Highest record
$178,228

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 608 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($71,002) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $71,197 (97%)
  • Overtime — $334 (0%)
  • Other — $1,517 (2%)
  • Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$34,932
$53,531
$71,002
$92,349
$113,418

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $113,418 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $34,932. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

General Maintenance Worker
101 · $46,054
State Program Administrative Coordinator
31 · $104,174
Acquisition Management Specialist
26 · $88,365
State Program Administrative Principal
24 · $87,418
State Program Administrative Senior
23 · $73,000

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2024
$39.7M
—
550
—
$70,363
—
2025
$44.4M
▲ 11.9%
608
▲ 10.5%
$71,002
▲ 0.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jedd Prokash

State Program Administrative Manager Principal/Administration Department

2025 total comp
$146,411
Sub-department
Property & Risk Svcs
Base pay
$144,327
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,084
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$146,411
Hire date
2008-06-26
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay grade
20
Union / bargaining unit
Manager
Pay basis
Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Work county
Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025
Yes
Agency Number
G02
Bargaining Unit Number
220
Branch
Executive
Branch Code
Executive
Classified Code
Classified
Classified Status
Classified
Compensation Frequency Code
Hourly

At Administration Department, Jedd Prokash serves as a State Program Administrative Manager Principal within Property & Risk Services. They have served since 2008 (about 17 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $146,411. They are represented by Manager.

Colleen Siegel

Human Resources Consultant 1/Administration Department

2025 total comp
$145,443
Sub-department
MMB HR Support
Base pay
$87,693
Overtime
$152
Other pay
$57,598
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$145,443
Hire date
1984-09-10
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay grade
16
Union / bargaining unit
Confidential
Pay basis
Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Work county
Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025
No
Agency Number
G02
Bargaining Unit Number
217
Branch
Executive
Branch Code
Executive
Classified Code
Classified
Classified Status
Classified
Compensation Frequency Code
Hourly

At Administration Department, Colleen Siegel serves as a Human Resources Consultant 1 within Mmb HR Support. Their tenure dates to 1984, about 41 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $145,443. They are represented by Confidential.

Mary Schmidt

State Program Administrative Manager Principal/Administration Department

2025 total comp
$144,327
Sub-department
Procurement & Community Svcs
Base pay
$144,327
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$144,327
Hire date
2007-03-01
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay grade
20
Union / bargaining unit
Manager
Pay basis
Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Work county
Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025
Yes
Agency Number
G02
Bargaining Unit Number
220
Branch
Executive
Branch Code
Executive
Classified Code
Classified
Classified Status
Classified
Compensation Frequency Code
Hourly

Mary Schmidt works as a State Program Administrative Manager Principal for Administration Department within Procurement & Community Services. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service as a full-time employee. Mary earned $144,327 in 2025. Union affiliation: Manager.