Minnesota / Cannabis Management Office

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Cannabis Management Office

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

The Cannabis Management Office is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 107 employees with median total compensation of $62,809; the highest distinct record was $180,867.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $6.7M
Employees: 107
Median total: $62,809
Highest record: $180,867

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$1,306$126,217+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 107 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($62,809) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $61,899 (99%)
Overtime — $348 (1%)
Other — $400 (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

$11,747

$32,305

$62,809

$96,370

$113,507

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $113,507 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $11,747. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

State Program Administrative Senior

12 · $55,372

State Program Administrative Principal

9 · $96,533

Customer Services Specialist Int

9 · $36,085

State Program Administrative Intermediate

8 · $46,019

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior

7 · $7,676

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	$1.2M —	19 —	$64,234 —
2025	$6.7M ▲ 451.2%	107 ▲ 463.2%	$62,809 ▼ 2.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Peter Raeker

Communications Specialist 4/Cannabis Management Office

2024 total comp

$103,025

Sub-department: Communications Staff
Base pay: $103,025
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,025
Hire date: 1989-01-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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: B10
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Peter Raeker holds the role of Communications Specialist 4 at Cannabis Management Office within Communications Staff. Their tenure dates to 1989, about 35 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $103,025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Kristen Jacka

State Program Administrative Supervisor Principal/Cannabis Management Office

2025 total comp

$102,678

Sub-department: Licensing Staff
Base pay: $101,078
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,678
Hire date: 1992-11-02
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: B10
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kristen Jacka holds the role of State Program Administrative Supervisor Principal at Cannabis Management Office within Licensing Staff. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 33 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $102,678. Union affiliation: Middle Management Association.

Sophie Leininger

State Program Administrative Manager Senior/Cannabis Management Office

2025 total comp

$101,133

Sub-department: Chief of Staff Reports
Base pay: $101,133
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,133
Hire date: 2018-07-02
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: B10
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Sophie Leininger works as a State Program Administrative Manager Senior for Cannabis Management Office within Chief of Staff Reports. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years as a full-time employee. Sophie earned $101,133 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Grace Christensen

Research Scientist 3/Cannabis Management Office

2025 total comp

$100,543

Sub-department: Research
Base pay: $99,543
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,543
Hire date: 2024-01-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 18
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: B10
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Grace Christensen is a Research Scientist 3 at Cannabis Management Office within Research. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $100,543. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.