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

Kimberly Vicars

Health Program Representative Inter/Cannabis Management Office

2025 total comp

$68,507

Sub-department: Registry Staff
Base pay: $68,268
Overtime: $239
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,507
Hire date: 2009-11-09
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: B10
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kimberly Vicars works as a Health Program Representative Inter for Cannabis Management Office within Registry Staff. They have served since 2009 (about 16 years) as a full-time employee. Kimberly earned $68,507 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Jacob Pleschourt

Human Resources Specialist 2/Cannabis Management Office

2024 total comp

$66,637

Sub-department: HR Staff
Base pay: $66,523
Overtime: $114
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,637
Hire date: 2021-05-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Confidential
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: 217
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jacob Pleschourt works as a Human Resources Specialist 2 for Cannabis Management Office within HR Staff. They have served since 2021 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. Jacob earned $66,637 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Confidential.

Nicole Jensen

Executive 2/Cannabis Management Office

2024 total comp

$65,058

Sub-department: OCM Director Staff
Base pay: $62,220
Overtime: $2,838
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,058
Hire date: 2014-09-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 70
Union / bargaining unit: Confidential
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: 217
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Nicole Jensen is a Executive 2 at Cannabis Management Office within Ocm Director Staff. They have served since 2014 (about 10 years), working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $65,058. Union affiliation: Confidential.

Kirk Johnson

State Program Administrative Director/Cannabis Management Office

2025 total comp

$64,992

Sub-department: Compliance Manager Staff
Base pay: $64,992
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,992
Hire date: 1995-06-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 21
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

Kirk Johnson is a State Program Administrative Director at Cannabis Management Office within Compliance Manager Staff. They have served since 1995 (about 30 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $64,992. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Brandon Crooks

Office Services Supervisor 3/Cannabis Management Office

2025 total comp

$64,763

Sub-department: Medical Cannabis Staff
Base pay: $61,307
Overtime: $3,123
Other pay: $333
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,763
Hire date: 2023-07-05
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: B10
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Brandon Crooks is a Office Services Supervisor 3 at Cannabis Management Office within Medical Cannabis Staff. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $64,763. They are represented by Middle Management Association.