Minnesota / Attorney General's Office

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Attorney General's Office

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

The Attorney General's Office handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.

In 2025, this agency had 492 employees with median total compensation of $77,636; the highest distinct record was $194,428.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $41.7M
Employees: 492
Median total: $77,636
Highest record: $194,428

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$1,060$173,836+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 492 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($77,636) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $84,124 (99%)
Overtime — $204 (0%)
Other — $436 (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

$22,691

$56,335

$77,636

$118,885

$147,274

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $147,274 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $22,691. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

S3 (Attorney General's Office)

79 · $135,096

Legal Administrative Assistant

54 · $65,738

S2 (Attorney General's Office)

53 · $109,314

La6

46 · $69,680

S1 (Attorney General's Office)

36 · $80,220

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	$35.7M —	423 —	$75,718 —
2025	$41.7M ▲ 16.9%	492 ▲ 16.3%	$77,636 ▲ 2.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Christopher Kaisershot

S3 (Attorney General's Office)/Attorney General's Office

2025 total comp

$159,307

Sub-department: Commerce/Elections/Trades
Base pay: $159,307
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,307
Hire date: 1997-02-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
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: Yes
Agency Number: G06
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Christopher Kaisershot is a S3 (Attorney General's Office) at Attorney General's Office within Commerce/Elections/Trades. Hired in 1997, they have about 28 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $159,307. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Carrie Sperling

S3 (Attorney General's Office)/Attorney General's Office

2025 total comp

$158,954

Sub-department: Postconviction
Base pay: $158,954
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,954
Hire date: 2021-04-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
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: Yes
Agency Number: G06
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Carrie Sperling holds the role of S3 (Attorney General's Office) at Attorney General's Office within Postconviction. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $158,954. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Raymond Smith

M2 (Attorney General's Office)/Attorney General's Office

2025 total comp

$157,633

Sub-department: Consumer Protection
Base pay: $157,633
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,633
Hire date: 1999-06-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 16
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: G06
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Attorney General's Office, Raymond Smith serves as a M2 (Attorney General's Office) within Consumer Protection. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 26 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $157,633. They are represented by Manager.

John Gross

S3 (Attorney General's Office)/Attorney General's Office

2025 total comp

$157,633

Sub-department: Criminal
Base pay: $157,633
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,633
Hire date: 2007-09-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
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: Yes
Agency Number: G06
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

John Gross holds the role of S3 (Attorney General's Office) at Attorney General's Office within Criminal. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $157,633. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Hans Anderson

S4 (Attorney General's Office)/Attorney General's Office

2025 total comp

$156,447

Sub-department: Health&TeacherLicensing
Base pay: $156,447
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,447
Hire date: 2008-06-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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: Yes
Agency Number: G06
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Attorney General's Office, Hans Anderson serves as a S4 (Attorney General's Office) within Health&Teacherlicensing. Hired in 2008, they have about 17 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $156,447. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Martha Casserly

S3 (Attorney General's Office)/Attorney General's Office

2025 total comp

$156,343

Sub-department: Education
Base pay: $156,343
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,343
Hire date: 1982-06-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
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: Yes
Agency Number: G06
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Martha Casserly works as a S3 (Attorney General's Office) for Attorney General's Office within Education. Hired in 1982, they have about 43 years of service as a full-time employee. Martha earned $156,343 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Eric Kolbeck

M3 (Attorney General's Office)/Attorney General's Office

2025 total comp

$155,646

Sub-department: Consumer Protection
Base pay: $155,646
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,646
Hire date: 2015-07-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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: G06
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Eric Kolbeck is a M3 (Attorney General's Office) at Attorney General's Office within Consumer Protection. Hired in 2015, they have about 10 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $155,646. They are represented by Manager.

Adam Welle

S4 (Attorney General's Office)/Attorney General's Office

2025 total comp

$154,802

Sub-department: ConsumerDivision
Base pay: $154,802
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $154,802
Hire date: 2009-08-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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: Yes
Agency Number: G06
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Adam Welle is a S4 (Attorney General's Office) at Attorney General's Office within Consumerdivision. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 16 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $154,802. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Susan Gretz

S3 (Attorney General's Office)/Attorney General's Office

2025 total comp

$154,180

Sub-department: Employment/Tort/PUC
Base pay: $154,180
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $154,180
Hire date: 1990-06-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
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: Yes
Agency Number: G06
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Attorney General's Office, Susan Gretz serves as a S3 (Attorney General's Office) within Employment/Tort/Puc. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 35 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $154,180. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Peter Magnuson

S3 (Attorney General's Office)/Attorney General's Office

2025 total comp

$154,066

Sub-department: Appeals
Base pay: $154,066
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $154,066
Hire date: 2005-03-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
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: Yes
Agency Number: G06
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Attorney General's Office, Peter Magnuson serves as a S3 (Attorney General's Office) within Appeals. Hired in 2005, they have about 20 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $154,066. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.