Minnesota / Corrections Department

Agency file

Corrections Department

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

The Corrections Department runs the corrections system — operating prisons and jails, supervising people in custody, and managing parole or probation.

In 2025, this agency had 4,963 employees with median total compensation of $73,261; the highest distinct record was $337,500.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $368.3M
Employees: 4,963
Median total: $73,261
Highest record: $337,500

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$278$144,064+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 4,963 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($73,261) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $69,351 (93%)
Overtime — $3,184 (4%)
Other — $1,683 (2%)
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

$31,513

$60,859

$73,261

$91,045

$110,773

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $110,773 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $31,513. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Correctional Officer 2

1,381 · $71,388

Correctional Officer 1

485 · $38,522

Correctional Officer 3

420 · $87,147

Correctional Agent Career

156 · $97,734

Correctional Lieutenant

146 · $106,411

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	$329.7M —	4,920 —	$69,309 —
2025	$368.3M ▲ 11.7%	4,963 ▲ 0.9%	$73,261 ▲ 5.7%

Record list

Employees

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Edward Hefferon

Correctional Officer 2/Corrections Department

2025 total comp

$24,386

Sub-department: SHK Lieutenant-WC 1st Watch-A
Base pay: $13,872
Overtime: $9,672
Other pay: $842
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,386
Hire date: 2005-04-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 2
Union / bargaining unit: Corrections Officers
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Scott

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P78
Bargaining Unit Number: 208
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Edward Hefferon works as a Correctional Officer 2 for Corrections Department within Shk Lieutenant-Wc 1St Watch-A. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 20 years as a full-time employee. Edward earned $24,386 in 2025. Union affiliation: Corrections Officers.

Angela Schaefer

Clinical Program Therapist 4/Corrections Department

2025 total comp

$24,331

Sub-department: SHK Corr Prog Dir-BH
Base pay: $24,331
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,331
Hire date: 2014-04-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 16
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Scott

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P78
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Angela Schaefer works as a Clinical Program Therapist 4 for Corrections Department within Shk Correctional Program Dir-Bh. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years as a full-time employee. Angela earned $24,331 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Kristy Mann

Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic/Corrections Department

2025 total comp

$24,321

Sub-department: RC Education Director's Staff
Base pay: $24,321
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,321
Hire date: 2019-11-13
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 2
Union / bargaining unit: Residential Schools Education
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.2
Work county: Chisago

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P78
Bargaining Unit Number: 215
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kristy Mann works as a Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic for Corrections Department within Rc Education Director's Staff. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service as a intermittent, 0.2 FTE employee. Kristy earned $24,321 in 2025. Union affiliation: Residential Schools Education.

Bobbie Baker

Registered Nurse/Corrections Department

2025 total comp

$24,302

Sub-department: SCL RN Supervisor A
Base pay: $23,986
Overtime: $242
Other pay: $74
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,302
Hire date: 2025-03-26
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Work county: Sherburne

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P78
Bargaining Unit Number: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Bobbie Baker holds the role of Registered Nurse at Corrections Department within Scl Registered Nurse Supervisor A. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $24,302. Their bargaining unit is MN Nurses Association.

Susan Enwright

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Corrections Department

2025 total comp

$24,265

Sub-department: DOC Field Sv Supv - New Ulm
Base pay: $24,178
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $87
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,265
Hire date: 2019-06-05
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 61
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Brown

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: P78
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Susan Enwright holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Int at Corrections Department within Doc Field Sv Supervisor - New Ulm. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $24,265. Union affiliation: Clerical.