Minnesota / Bureau of Mediation Services

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Bureau of Mediation Services

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

The Bureau of Mediation Services is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 18 employees with median total compensation of $123,881; the highest distinct record was $172,296.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $1.9M
Employees: 18
Median total: $123,881
Highest record: $172,296

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$10,108$172,296+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 18 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($123,881) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $99,544 (96%)
Overtime — $504 (0%)
Other — $4,149 (4%)
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

$53,673

$69,840

$123,881

$140,041

$144,327

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $144,327 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $53,673. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Mediator

9 · $139,765

Executive 2

2 · $67,464

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior

2 · $31,891

Executive Director Perb

1 · $144,327

General Counsel 1

1 · $112,242

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	$1.5M —	13 —	$129,182 —
2025	$1.9M ▲ 28.6%	18 ▲ 38.5%	$123,881 ▼ 4.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Sandra Blaeser

Mediator/Bureau of Mediation Services

2025 total comp

$139,765

Sub-department: Labor Mediators
Base pay: $139,765
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,765
Hire date: 1996-03-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 24
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: G45
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Bureau of Mediation Services, Sandra Blaeser serves as a Mediator within Labor Mediators. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 29 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $139,765. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Serena Vergin

Mediator/Bureau of Mediation Services

2025 total comp

$139,552

Sub-department: Labor Mediators
Base pay: $136,868
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,684
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,552
Hire date: 2021-04-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 24
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: G45
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Bureau of Mediation Services, Serena Vergin serves as a Mediator within Labor Mediators. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $139,552. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Roxanne Traxler

Mediator/Bureau of Mediation Services

2025 total comp

$135,519

Sub-department: Labor Mediators
Base pay: $135,519
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,519
Hire date: 2019-04-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 24
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: G45
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Roxanne Traxler holds the role of Mediator at Bureau of Mediation Services within Labor Mediators. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $135,519. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Marshall Thompson

Mediator/Bureau of Mediation Services

2025 total comp

$135,519

Sub-department: Labor Mediators
Base pay: $135,519
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,519
Hire date: 2006-06-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 24
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: G45
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Marshall Thompson works as a Mediator for Bureau of Mediation Services within Labor Mediators. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 19 years as a full-time employee. Marshall earned $135,519 in 2025. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Michael Stockstead

Labor Mediation Manager/Bureau of Mediation Services

2024 total comp

$134,340

Sub-department: Labor Mediators
Base pay: $134,340
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,340
Hire date: 2007-07-02
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, 2024: No
Agency Number: G45
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Bureau of Mediation Services, Michael Stockstead serves as a Labor Mediation Manager within Labor Mediators. They have served since 2007 (about 17 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $134,340. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Marcia Cordes

General Counsel 1/Bureau of Mediation Services

2025 total comp

$112,242

Sub-department: Admin Lead
Base pay: $112,242
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,242
Hire date: 2001-01-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 21
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: G45
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Marcia Cordes holds the role of General Counsel 1 at Bureau of Mediation Services within Administrative Lead. Hired in 2001, they have about 24 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $112,242. They are represented by Manager.

Michael Stockstead

Mediator/Bureau of Mediation Services

2025 total comp

$91,250

Sub-department: Labor Mediators
Base pay: $28,379
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $62,871
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,250
Hire date: 2007-07-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 24
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: G45
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Michael Stockstead holds the role of Mediator at Bureau of Mediation Services within Labor Mediators. They have served since 2007 (about 18 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,250. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Thomas Shoemaker

State Program Administrative Coordinator/Bureau of Mediation Services

2025 total comp

$77,484

Sub-department: Admin Lead
Base pay: $77,484
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,484
Hire date: 2024-03-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 18
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: G45
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Thomas Shoemaker holds the role of State Program Administrative Coordinator at Bureau of Mediation Services within Administrative Lead. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,484. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Jack Kall

Investigator Senior/Bureau of Mediation Services

2025 total comp

$74,092

Sub-department: PERB Administrative Staff
Base pay: $74,092
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,092
Hire date: 2024-07-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
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: G45
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jack Kall is a Investigator Senior at Bureau of Mediation Services within Perb Administrative Staff. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $74,092. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Taylor Lebsock

Executive 2/Bureau of Mediation Services

2025 total comp

$69,840

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $61,925
Overtime: $6,915
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,840
Hire date: 2019-05-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 70
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: G45
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Bureau of Mediation Services, Taylor Lebsock serves as a Executive 2 within Administrative. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,840. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.