Minnesota / Corrections Department

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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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Todd Johnson

Correctional Officer 3/Corrections Department

2025 total comp

$48,683

Sub-department: RC Detailed Lieutenant 8
Base pay: $33,281
Overtime: $939
Other pay: $14,463
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,683
Hire date: 2000-04-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 3
Union / bargaining unit: Corrections Officers
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Chisago

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: P78
Bargaining Unit Number: 208
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Todd Johnson holds the role of Correctional Officer 3 at Corrections Department within Rc Detailed Lieutenant 8. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 25 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $48,683. They are represented by Corrections Officers.

Trevor Mielke

Correctional Officer 2/Corrections Department

2024 total comp

$48,681

Sub-department: FRB Lieutenant-Visiting Segreg
Base pay: $48,550
Overtime: $5
Other pay: $126
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,681
Hire date: 2009-05-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 2
Union / bargaining unit: Corrections Officers
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: P78
Bargaining Unit Number: 208
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Corrections Department, Trevor Mielke serves as a Correctional Officer 2 within Frb Lieutenant-Visiting Segreg. They have served since 2009 (about 15 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $48,681. They are represented by Corrections Officers.

Christopher Nelson

Correctional Officer 1/Corrections Department

2025 total comp

$48,674

Sub-department: STW Lieutenant-B West
Base pay: $45,643
Overtime: $1,488
Other pay: $1,544
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,674
Hire date: 2024-09-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Corrections Officers
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Washington

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

At Corrections Department, Christopher Nelson serves as a Correctional Officer 1 within Stw Lieutenant-B West. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $48,674. Their bargaining unit is Corrections Officers.

Bryan Vernon

Correctional Officer 1/Corrections Department

2025 total comp

$48,643

Sub-department: STW Lieutenant-B West
Base pay: $45,643
Overtime: $728
Other pay: $2,272
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,643
Hire date: 2024-09-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Corrections Officers
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Washington

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

Bryan Vernon works as a Correctional Officer 1 for Corrections Department within Stw Lieutenant-B West. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. Bryan earned $48,643 in 2025. Union affiliation: Corrections Officers.

Tanner Schlueter

Correctional Officer 1/Corrections Department

2025 total comp

$48,641

Sub-department: FRB Lieutenant-WC 2nd Watch-D
Base pay: $43,578
Overtime: $4,902
Other pay: $161
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,641
Hire date: 2022-09-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Corrections Officers
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Rice

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

Tanner Schlueter works as a Correctional Officer 1 for Corrections Department within Frb Lieutenant-Wc 2Nd Watch-D. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. Tanner earned $48,641 in 2025. Union affiliation: Corrections Officers.

Idowu Oriri

Correctional Officer 1/Corrections Department

2025 total comp

$48,620

Sub-department: RW Lieut-Unit Supv-Brown
Base pay: $37,766
Overtime: $6,059
Other pay: $4,795
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,620
Hire date: 2024-03-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Corrections Officers
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Goodhue

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: P78
Bargaining Unit Number: 208
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Idowu Oriri holds the role of Correctional Officer 1 at Corrections Department within Rw Lieut-Unit Supv-Brown. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $48,620. Union affiliation: Corrections Officers.

Weston Fausch

Correctional Officer 2/Corrections Department

2024 total comp

$48,431

Sub-department: OPH Lieutenant-ACU
Base pay: $45,690
Overtime: $1,241
Other pay: $1,499
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,431
Hire date: 2017-11-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 2
Union / bargaining unit: Corrections Officers
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Washington

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: P78
Bargaining Unit Number: 208
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Corrections Department, Weston Fausch serves as a Correctional Officer 2 within Oph Lieutenant-Acu. They have served since 2017 (about 7 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $48,431. Union affiliation: Corrections Officers.

Karla Johnson

Correctional Teaching Assistant/Corrections Department

2025 total comp

$48,418

Sub-department: FRB Education Asst Director
Base pay: $48,418
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,418
Hire date: 2009-05-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P78
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Corrections Department, Karla Johnson serves as a Correctional Teaching Assistant within Frb Education Assistant Director. They have served since 2009 (about 16 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $48,418. Their bargaining unit is Technical.

Victoria Carpenter

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Corrections Department

2025 total comp

$48,399

Sub-department: DOC Field Sv Supv - Moorhead
Base pay: $48,399
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,399
Hire date: 2024-04-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Clay

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P78
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Victoria Carpenter works as a Office & Administrative Specialist Int for Corrections Department within Doc Field Sv Supervisor - Moorhead. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. Victoria earned $48,399 in 2025. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Madison Snyder

Correctional Officer 2/Corrections Department

2024 total comp

$48,381

Sub-department: RC Security Lieutenant 5
Base pay: $42,353
Overtime: $2,381
Other pay: $3,647
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,381
Hire date: 2020-11-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 2
Union / bargaining unit: Corrections Officers
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Chisago

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: P78
Bargaining Unit Number: 208
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Madison Snyder holds the role of Correctional Officer 2 at Corrections Department within Rc Security Lieutenant 5. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 4 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $48,381. Union affiliation: Corrections Officers.

Gregory Huska

State Program Administrative Manager Principal/Corrections Department

2025 total comp

$48,375

Sub-department: DOC Commissioner's Staff
Base pay: $41,497
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,879
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,375
Hire date: 2023-09-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 20
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: P78
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Corrections Department, Gregory Huska serves as a State Program Administrative Manager Principal within Doc Commissioner's Staff. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $48,375. They are represented by Manager.

Courtney Braam

Correctional Officer 1/Corrections Department

2025 total comp

$48,367

Sub-department: FRB Lieutenant - K4
Base pay: $45,872
Overtime: $1,043
Other pay: $1,451
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,367
Hire date: 2022-02-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Corrections Officers
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Rice

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

Courtney Braam works as a Correctional Officer 1 for Corrections Department within Frb Lieutenant - K4. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. Courtney earned $48,367 in 2025. Union affiliation: Corrections Officers.

Alex Wolf

Correctional Officer 1/Corrections Department

2025 total comp

$48,319

Sub-department: ML Unit Lieutenant 1
Base pay: $45,872
Overtime: $860
Other pay: $1,587
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,319
Hire date: 2024-09-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Corrections Officers
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Carlton

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

Alex Wolf works as a Correctional Officer 1 for Corrections Department within Ml Unit Lieutenant 1. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. Alex earned $48,319 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Corrections Officers.

Miguel Rivera

Correctional Officer 1/Corrections Department

2025 total comp

$48,208

Sub-department: STW Lieutenant-A West
Base pay: $45,643
Overtime: $1,080
Other pay: $1,486
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,208
Hire date: 2024-09-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Corrections Officers
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Washington

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

Miguel Rivera works as a Correctional Officer 1 for Corrections Department within Stw Lieutenant-A West. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Miguel earned $48,208 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Corrections Officers.