Minnesota / Commerce Department

Agency file

Commerce Department

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

The Commerce Department regulates industry and protects consumers — licensing, oversight, and enforcement of standards.

In 2025, this agency had 474 employees with median total compensation of $84,542; the highest distinct record was $232,253.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $39.8M
Employees: 474
Median total: $84,542
Highest record: $232,253

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$117$174,262+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 474 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($84,542) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $82,849 (99%)
Overtime — $64 (0%)
Other — $1,037 (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

$35,619

$65,054

$84,542

$103,779

$120,895

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $120,895 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $35,619. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

State Program Administrative Principal

37 · $90,630

Commerce Analyst 3

22 · $91,025

State Program Administrative Intermediate

22 · $75,440

State Program Administrative Senior

20 · $84,622

Financial Inst Examiner Senior

19 · $102,356

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	$34.2M —	413 —	$81,364 —
2025	$39.8M ▲ 16.2%	474 ▲ 14.8%	$84,542 ▲ 3.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Kellye Rose

Planning Director State/Commerce Department

2025 total comp

$14,128

Sub-department: Resource Acquisition & Distrib
Base pay: $14,128
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,128
Hire date: 2018-05-16
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: No
Agency Number: B13
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Commerce Department, Kellye Rose serves as a Planning Director State within Resource Acquisition & Distrib. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $14,128. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Lionel Wichman

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Commerce Department

2024 total comp

$11,942

Sub-department: Affordability Section
Base pay: $11,942
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,942
Hire date: 2023-07-05
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: B13
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Lionel Wichman is a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior at Commerce Department within Affordability Section. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year, working part-time. 2024 total compensation came to $11,942. Union affiliation: Technical.

Georgia Barnes

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Commerce Department

2025 total comp

$11,377

Sub-department: Utility Regulation
Base pay: $11,064
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $314
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,377
Hire date: 2024-05-29
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 58
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.2
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: B13
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Georgia Barnes works as a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior for Commerce Department within Utility Regulation. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a part-time, 0.2 FTE employee. Georgia earned $11,377 in 2025. Union affiliation: Technical.

Aishik Das

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Commerce Department

2025 total comp

$11,117

Sub-department: FI Securities Supervision
Base pay: $11,117
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,117
Hire date: 2024-05-29
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 58
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: B13
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Aishik Das works as a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior for Commerce Department within Fi Securities Supervision. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. Aishik earned $11,117 in 2025. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.

Jonathan Barcenas

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Commerce Department

2025 total comp

$10,678

Sub-department: Clean Technology Deployment
Base pay: $10,573
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $105
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,678
Hire date: 2022-01-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 58
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: B13
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jonathan Barcenas is a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior at Commerce Department within Clean Technology Deployment. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $10,678. They are represented by Technical.

Jackson Savre

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Commerce Department

2024 total comp

$10,509

Sub-department: Ins Health Actuaries
Base pay: $10,262
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $247
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,509
Hire date: 2023-07-05
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: B13
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jackson Savre is a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior at Commerce Department within Ins Health Actuaries. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year, working part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $10,509. Union affiliation: Technical.

Doua Lee

Commerce Analyst 2/Commerce Department

2024 total comp

$10,138

Sub-department: Ins Product Filing
Base pay: $10,138
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,138
Hire date: 2003-02-18
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, 2024: No
Agency Number: B13
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Doua Lee is a Commerce Analyst 2 at Commerce Department within Ins Product Filing. They have served since 2003 (about 21 years), working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $10,138. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Joseph Ramlet

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Commerce Department

2024 total comp

$9,075

Sub-department: Legislative Affairs
Base pay: $9,075
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,075
Hire date: 2023-08-30
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: B13
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Commerce Department, Joseph Ramlet serves as a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior within Legislative Affairs. They have served since 2023 (about a year), working part-time, 0.5 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $9,075. They are represented by Technical.

Alex Delmore

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Commerce Department

2024 total comp

$8,034

Sub-department: EERA Staff
Base pay: $8,034
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,034
Hire date: 2023-08-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: B13
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Alex Delmore holds the role of Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior at Commerce Department within Eera Staff. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $8,034. Union affiliation: Technical.

Noah Becker

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Commerce Department

2024 total comp

$7,879

Sub-department: Emerging Energy Technologies
Base pay: $7,879
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,879
Hire date: 2023-08-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: B13
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Noah Becker holds the role of Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior at Commerce Department within Emerging Energy Technologies. They have served since 2023 (about a year) as a part-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $7,879. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.

Robin Brown

State Program Administrative Senior/Commerce Department

2024 total comp

$7,812

Sub-department: FE Licensing
Base pay: $7,812
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,812
Hire date: -
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.63
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: B13
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Robin Brown works as a State Program Administrative Senior for Commerce Department within Fe Licensing. Their hire date on record is - as a part-time, 0.63 FTE employee. Robin earned $7,812 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.

Gavin Johnson

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Commerce Department

2024 total comp

$7,519

Sub-department: Ins Health Forms
Base pay: $7,459
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $59
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,519
Hire date: 2023-07-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: B13
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Commerce Department, Gavin Johnson serves as a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior within Ins Health Forms. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $7,519. Union affiliation: Technical.

Huy Nguyen

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Commerce Department

2025 total comp

$7,431

Sub-department: Energy Market Transformation
Base pay: $7,431
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,431
Hire date: 2024-05-29
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 58
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: B13
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Huy Nguyen is a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior at Commerce Department within Energy Market Transformation. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service, working part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $7,431. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.