Minnesota / Administration Department

Agency file

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

$163$160,151+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$39.7M —	550 —	$70,363 —
2025	$44.4M ▲ 11.9%	608 ▲ 10.5%	$71,002 ▲ 0.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Don Bredenberg

General Maintenance Worker/Administration Department

2024 total comp

$6,464

Sub-department: FM Capitol Bldg
Base pay: $6,081
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $383
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,464
Hire date: 2021-08-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 56
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: G02
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Administration Department, Don Bredenberg serves as a General Maintenance Worker within Fm Capitol Building. They have served since 2021 (about 3 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $6,464. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Daniel Hagen

Carpenter/Administration Department

2025 total comp

$6,311

Sub-department: Carpenters
Base pay: $6,311
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,311
Hire date: 1997-12-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 90
Union / bargaining unit: Craft, Maintenance, Labor
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: 202
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Daniel Hagen works as a Carpenter for Administration Department within Carpenters. They have served since 1997 (about 28 years) as a full-time employee. Daniel earned $6,311 in 2025. Union affiliation: Craft, Maintenance, Labor.

Abinadab Tesfahunen

General Maintenance Worker/Administration Department

2025 total comp

$5,814

Sub-department: PM Whitewater Stream Janitor
Base pay: $5,659
Overtime: $121
Other pay: $34
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,814
Hire date: 2025-04-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
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: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Administration Department, Abinadab Tesfahunen serves as a General Maintenance Worker within Pm Whitewater Stream Janitor. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $5,814. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Katheryn Mohn

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Administration Department

2024 total comp

$5,324

Sub-department: Financial Mgmt &Administration
Base pay: $5,324
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,324
Hire date: 2023-02-13
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: G02
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Administration Department, Katheryn Mohn serves as a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior within Financial Management &Administration. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year, working part-time, 0.5 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $5,324. Union affiliation: Technical.

Navaiah Santora

Management Analyst 4/Administration Department

2025 total comp

$4,898

Sub-department: Occup Sfty & Indust Hygiene
Base pay: $4,898
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,898
Hire date: 2025-05-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
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: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Navaiah Santora works as a Management Analyst 4 for Administration Department within Occup Safety & Indust Hygiene. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service as a full-time employee. Navaiah earned $4,898 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Joseph Akoh

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Administration Department

2024 total comp

$4,636

Sub-department: FMR Services
Base pay: $4,636
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,636
Hire date: 2023-05-24
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: G02
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Joseph Akoh holds the role of Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior at Administration Department within Fmr Services. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $4,636. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.

Shanique Ruohomaki

State Program Administrative Intermediate/Administration Department

2024 total comp

$4,287

Sub-department: Prof / Tech Contracting
Base pay: $4,182
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $105
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,287
Hire date: 2018-06-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: G02
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Shanique Ruohomaki holds the role of State Program Administrative Intermediate at Administration Department within Professional / Technician Contracting. Hired in 2018, they have about 6 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $4,287. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Roger Maldonado Romero

Student Worker Custodial/Maint/Administration Department

2025 total comp

$3,236

Sub-department: Painters
Base pay: $3,236
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,236
Hire date: 2024-06-17
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 48
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: G02
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Roger Maldonado Romero is a Student Worker Custodial/Maint at Administration Department within Painters. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working part-time, 0.75 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $3,236. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.

Meng Vang

Student Worker Custodial/Maint/Administration Department

2025 total comp

$3,009

Sub-department: Carpentry-Paint Shop
Base pay: $3,009
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,009
Hire date: 2024-06-17
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 48
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: G02
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Meng Vang is a Student Worker Custodial/Maint at Administration Department within Carpentry-Paint Shop. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working part-time, 0.75 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $3,009. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.

Robert Lee

Carpenter Supervisor/Administration Department

2025 total comp

$3,008

Sub-department: Carpentry-Paint Shop
Base pay: $3,008
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,008
Hire date: 2025-06-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 18
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
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: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Robert Lee is a Carpenter Supervisor at Administration Department within Carpentry-Paint Shop. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $3,008. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Bethany Ledel

Accounting Officer Inter/Administration Department

2025 total comp

$2,734

Sub-department: RMD Business/Support Services
Base pay: $2,734
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,734
Hire date: 2025-06-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
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: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Bethany Ledel is a Accounting Officer Inter at Administration Department within Rmd Business/Support Services. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $2,734. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Tanise Schaumburg

General Maintenance Worker/Administration Department

2024 total comp

$2,651

Sub-department: PM Even Janit Andersen Admin
Base pay: $2,554
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,651
Hire date: 1999-04-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: G02
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Administration Department, Tanise Schaumburg serves as a General Maintenance Worker within Pm Even Janit Andersen Administrative. Hired in 1999, they have about 25 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $2,651. Union affiliation: Service.

Joseph Hertenstein

State Program Administrative Intermediate/Administration Department

2025 total comp

$2,382

Sub-department: Enterprise Sustainability
Base pay: $2,382
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,382
Hire date: 2025-06-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
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: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Joseph Hertenstein holds the role of State Program Administrative Intermediate at Administration Department within Enterprise Sustainability. They have served since 2025 (under a year) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $2,382. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Gabriel Johnson

Comp Attorney Princ/Administration Department

2025 total comp

$2,339

Sub-department: WC Supvs & Legal Services
Base pay: $2,339
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,339
Hire date: 2025-06-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 20
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
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: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Administration Department, Gabriel Johnson serves as a Comp Attorney Princ within Wc Supvs & Legal Services. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $2,339. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Molly Grooters

Central Services Administrative Specialist Inter/Administration Department

2025 total comp

$1,987

Sub-department: Central Mail
Base pay: $1,987
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,987
Hire date: 2013-01-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Molly Grooters works as a Central Services Administrative Specialist Inter for Administration Department within Central Mail. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years) as a full-time employee. Molly earned $1,987 in 2025. They are represented by Clerical.

Jonah Cotter

Student Worker Clerical/Administration Department

2024 total comp

$1,950

Sub-department: STAR Program
Base pay: $1,950
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,950
Hire date: 2023-06-21
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 54
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: G02
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jonah Cotter holds the role of Student Worker Clerical at Administration Department within Star Program. They have served since 2023 (about a year) as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $1,950. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Brian Do

Central Services Administrative Specialist Inter/Administration Department

2025 total comp

$1,309

Sub-department: Central Mail
Base pay: $1,309
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,309
Hire date: 2025-02-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Brian Do is a Central Services Administrative Specialist Inter at Administration Department within Central Mail. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $1,309. They are represented by Clerical.

Noel Krum

General Maintenance Worker/Administration Department

2025 total comp

$1,035

Sub-department: PM Evening Janitorial History
Base pay: $970
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $65
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,035
Hire date: 2025-01-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
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: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Noel Krum holds the role of General Maintenance Worker at Administration Department within Pm Evening Janitorial History. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $1,035. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Elizabeth Mcgowan

General Maintenance Worker/Administration Department

2024 total comp

$811

Sub-department: PM Evening Janitorial History
Base pay: $780
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $811
Hire date: 2023-08-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: G02
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Administration Department, Elizabeth Mcgowan serves as a General Maintenance Worker within Pm Evening Janitorial History. They have served since 2023 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $811. Union affiliation: Service.

Savannah Klein

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Administration Department

2025 total comp

$672

Sub-department: Financial Mgmt &Administration
Base pay: $672
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $672
Hire date: 2023-02-08
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 58
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G02
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Savannah Klein works as a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior for Administration Department within Financial Management &Administration. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. Savannah earned $672 in 2025. Union affiliation: Technical.

Albert Garcia

General Maintenance Worker/Administration Department

2025 total comp

$173

Sub-department: PM Evening Janitorial History
Base pay: $162
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173
Hire date: 1999-03-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
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: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Administration Department, Albert Garcia serves as a General Maintenance Worker within Pm Evening Janitorial History. They have served since 1999 (about 26 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $173. They are represented by Service.

Ladawnyseca Green

General Maintenance Worker/Administration Department

2025 total comp

$171

Sub-department: PM Evening Janitorial COB
Base pay: $162
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $171
Hire date: 2024-09-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
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: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Ladawnyseca Green holds the role of General Maintenance Worker at Administration Department within Pm Evening Janitorial Cob. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $171. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Jakote St. James

Student Worker Custodial/Maint/Administration Department

2025 total comp

$163

Sub-department: Carpentry-Paint Shop
Base pay: $163
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163
Hire date: 2025-06-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 48
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G02
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jakote St. James is a Student Worker Custodial/Maint at Administration Department within Carpentry-Paint Shop. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working part-time, 0.75 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $163. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Taw Hser

Student Worker Custodial/Maint/Administration Department

2025 total comp

$163

Sub-department: Painters
Base pay: $163
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163
Hire date: 2025-06-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 48
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G02
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Taw Hser is a Student Worker Custodial/Maint at Administration Department within Painters. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working part-time, 0.75 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $163. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.