Minnesota / Administrative Hearings

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Administrative Hearings

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

The Administrative Hearings provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2025, this agency had 85 employees with median total compensation of $80,929; the highest distinct record was $195,460.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $8.3M
Employees: 85
Median total: $80,929
Highest record: $195,460

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$902$189,943+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 85 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($80,929) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $96,859 (99%)
Overtime — $11 (0%)
Other — $1,271 (1%)
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

$10,929

$52,961

$80,929

$186,355

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $186,355 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $10,929. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Comp Judge

19 · $186,355

Administrative Law Judge

11 · $186,355

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior

11 · $57,343

Legal Administrative Assistant

7 · $52,961

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior

6 · $1,966

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	$8.1M —	72 —	$91,277 —
2025	$8.3M ▲ 2.8%	85 ▲ 18.1%	$80,929 ▼ 11.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Grant Hartman

Comp Judge/Administrative Hearings

2025 total comp

$87,108

Sub-department: Judge Group 2
Base pay: $55,752
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,356
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,108
Hire date: 2016-06-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 3
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: G9K
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Grant Hartman works as a Comp Judge for Administrative Hearings within Judge Group 2. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years as a full-time employee. Grant earned $87,108 in 2025. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Cari Snaza

State Program Administrative Supervisor Principal/Administrative Hearings

2025 total comp

$86,967

Sub-department: Administrative Services
Base pay: $86,967
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,967
Hire date: 2005-07-01
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: G9K
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Cari Snaza works as a State Program Administrative Supervisor Principal for Administrative Hearings within Administrative Services. Hired in 2005, they have about 20 years of service as a full-time employee. Cari earned $86,967 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Jack Zustiak

Staff Attorney 1/Administrative Hearings

2025 total comp

$84,912

Sub-department: OAH Staff Attorneys
Base pay: $84,912
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,912
Hire date: 2024-06-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 16
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: G9K
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Administrative Hearings, Jack Zustiak serves as a Staff Attorney 1 within Oah Staff Attorneys. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,912. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Kendra Schmit

State Program Administrative Principal/Administrative Hearings

2024 total comp

$84,891

Sub-department: Office of Admin Hearings
Base pay: $84,891
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,891
Hire date: 2013-05-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
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: Yes
Agency Number: G9K
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Administrative Hearings, Kendra Schmit serves as a State Program Administrative Principal within Office of Administrative Hearings. Hired in 2013, they have about 11 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $84,891. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Starlene Holman

State Program Administrative Senior/Administrative Hearings

2025 total comp

$84,793

Sub-department: WC Legal Support
Base pay: $84,793
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,793
Hire date: 1979-05-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
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: G9K
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Administrative Hearings, Starlene Holman serves as a State Program Administrative Senior within Wc Legal Support. They have served since 1979 (about 46 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,793. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Kelly Sullivan

State Program Administrative Principal/Administrative Hearings

2025 total comp

$84,205

Sub-department: Administrative Services
Base pay: $84,205
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,205
Hire date: 2006-09-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
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: G9K
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Administrative Hearings, Kelly Sullivan serves as a State Program Administrative Principal within Administrative Services. Hired in 2006, they have about 19 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,205. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Kim Pogue

Office Services Supervisor 3/Administrative Hearings

2025 total comp

$84,087

Sub-department: Administrative Services
Base pay: $84,087
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,087
Hire date: 1991-10-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
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: G9K
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kim Pogue is a Office Services Supervisor 3 at Administrative Hearings within Administrative Services. They have served since 1991 (about 34 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $84,087. They are represented by Middle Management Association.

Leeann Cary

Management Analyst Supervisor 1/Administrative Hearings

2025 total comp

$80,929

Sub-department: Administrative Services
Base pay: $80,929
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,929
Hire date: 1989-01-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
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: G9K
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Leeann Cary works as a Management Analyst Supervisor 1 for Administrative Hearings within Administrative Services. They have served since 1989 (about 36 years) as a full-time employee. Leeann earned $80,929 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.