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

James Walker

Communications Specialist 3/Cannabis Management Office

2025 total comp

$79,044

Sub-department: Communications Staff
Base pay: $79,044
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,044
Hire date: 2024-08-28
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: B10
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

James Walker works as a Communications Specialist 3 for Cannabis Management Office within Communications Staff. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. James earned $79,044 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Emma Matthes

Epidemiologist Intermediate/Cannabis Management Office

2025 total comp

$78,884

Sub-department: Research
Base pay: $77,884
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,884
Hire date: 2023-11-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
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

At Cannabis Management Office, Emma Matthes serves as a Epidemiologist Intermediate within Research. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $78,884. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Erin Burdick

State Program Administrative Intermediate/Cannabis Management Office

2025 total comp

$78,286

Sub-department: Licensing Review Staff
Base pay: $75,340
Overtime: $2,946
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,286
Hire date: 2020-01-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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

At Cannabis Management Office, Erin Burdick serves as a State Program Administrative Intermediate within Licensing Review Staff. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $78,286. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Calvin Her

State Program Administrative Senior/Cannabis Management Office

2025 total comp

$77,252

Sub-department: Compliance 1
Base pay: $76,967
Overtime: $285
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,252
Hire date: 2020-05-27
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

Calvin Her works as a State Program Administrative Senior for Cannabis Management Office within Compliance 1. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years) as a full-time employee. Calvin earned $77,252 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Alexandra Stoiaken

Research Analyst Intermediate/Cannabis Management Office

2025 total comp

$76,543

Sub-department: Licensing Review Staff
Base pay: $74,732
Overtime: $1,811
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,543
Hire date: 2014-02-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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: No
Agency Number: B10
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Alexandra Stoiaken works as a Research Analyst Intermediate for Cannabis Management Office within Licensing Review Staff. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years as a full-time employee. Alexandra earned $76,543 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Roberta Suski

Accounting Officer Inter/Cannabis Management Office

2025 total comp

$75,861

Sub-department: Finance Staff
Base pay: $75,861
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,861
Hire date: 2008-02-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
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

Roberta Suski works as a Accounting Officer Inter for Cannabis Management Office within Finance Staff. They have served since 2008 (about 17 years) as a full-time employee. Roberta earned $75,861 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Danielle Devito

State Program Administrative Principal/Cannabis Management Office

2025 total comp

$75,000

Sub-department: Compliance 3
Base pay: $75,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,000
Hire date: 2011-05-18
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: B10
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Danielle Devito works as a State Program Administrative Principal for Cannabis Management Office within Compliance 3. They have served since 2011 (about 14 years) as a full-time employee. Danielle earned $75,000 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.