Workforce Development Specialist 3

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

39 employees hold this title in Employ & Econ Development Department. Median total compensation for the role is $82,785, above the department median of $76,816.

Employees: 39
Total payroll: $2.9M
Role median: $82,785
Agency median: $76,816
Comparison: Above

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Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$4,588$98,728+

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How total compensation varies among the 39 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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Workforce Development Specialist beyond Minnesota

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In Minnesota, the median of $76,459 ranks #2 of 3. See Workforce Development Specialist across all of Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

District of Columbia

$79,705 · 81

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$75,877 · 7

Median total compensation for comparable Workforce Development Specialistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

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Employees with this title

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Linda Skogen

Workforce Development Specialist 3/Employ & Econ Development Department

2025 total comp

$15,836

Sub-department: WFD Workforce Dev Dir
Base pay: $14,378
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,457
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,836
Hire date: 2012-06-11
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: No
Agency Number: B22
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Linda Skogen works as a Workforce Development Specialist 3 for Employ & Econ Development Department within Wfd Workforce Development Director. Hired in 2012, they have about 13 years of service as a full-time employee. Linda earned $15,836 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.