Minnesota / Employ & Econ Development Department

Agency file

Employ & Econ Development Department

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

The Employ & Econ Development Department is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 1,728 employees with median total compensation of $76,816; the highest distinct record was $188,878.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $132.4M
Employees: 1,728
Median total: $76,816
Highest record: $188,878

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$124$139,543+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,728 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($76,816) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $74,865 (98%)
Overtime — $371 (0%)
Other — $1,361 (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

$36,537

$61,652

$76,816

$95,843

$113,540

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $113,540 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $36,537. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Rehabilitation Counselor Career

158 · $95,720

Unemployment Ins Oper Analyst

133 · $62,966

Workforce Development Representative

96 · $65,480

Vocational Rehab Technician Senior

88 · $64,831

Rehabilitation Representative

55 · $69,781

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	$112.7M —	1,541 —	$71,853 —
2025	$132.4M ▲ 17.5%	1,728 ▲ 12.1%	$76,816 ▲ 6.9%

Record list

Employees

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Avangeline Mcknight

Workforce Development Specialist 3/Employ & Econ Development Department

2025 total comp

$87,787

Sub-department: WFD Workforce Dev Dir
Base pay: $87,287
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,787
Hire date: 2009-04-08
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: B22
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Employ & Econ Development Department, Avangeline Mcknight serves as a Workforce Development Specialist 3 within Wfd Workforce Development Director. They have served since 2009 (about 16 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,787. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Bobbie Miller Thomas

Investigator Senior/Employ & Econ Development Department

2025 total comp

$87,739

Sub-department: Paid Leave-Fraud Risk - Audit
Base pay: $87,739
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,739
Hire date: 2019-02-28
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: -

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B22
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Bobbie Miller Thomas works as a Investigator Senior for Employ & Econ Development Department within Paid Leave-Fraud Risk - Audit. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years as a full-time employee. Bobbie earned $87,739 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Melissa Ball-Warriner

Workforce Development Supervisor/Employ & Econ Development Department

2025 total comp

$87,708

Sub-department: WFD Job Seeker Services X
Base pay: $87,708
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,708
Hire date: 2014-04-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 18
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Kandiyohi

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B22
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Melissa Ball-Warriner is a Workforce Development Supervisor at Employ & Econ Development Department within Wfd Job Seeker Services X. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $87,708. Union affiliation: Middle Management Association.

Cody Wilking

Workforce Development Specialist 2/Employ & Econ Development Department

2025 total comp

$87,654

Sub-department: WFD Job Seekers Services X
Base pay: $87,654
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,654
Hire date: 2009-05-13
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: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B22
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Cody Wilking holds the role of Workforce Development Specialist 2 at Employ & Econ Development Department within Wfd Job Seekers Services X. Hired in 2009, they have about 16 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,654. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Abdiqasim Salad

Accounting Officer Principal/Employ & Econ Development Department

2025 total comp

$87,654

Sub-department: CO Fiscal Management
Base pay: $87,654
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,654
Hire date: 2023-07-19
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: B22
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Abdiqasim Salad is a Accounting Officer Principal at Employ & Econ Development Department within Co Fiscal Management. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $87,654. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Shane Desantis

Rehabilitation Program Specialist 3/Employ & Econ Development Department

2025 total comp

$87,542

Sub-department: Ssb Wfd Pre-Ets
Base pay: $87,542
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,542
Hire date: 2018-10-22
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: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B22
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Shane Desantis works as a Rehabilitation Program Specialist 3 for Employ & Econ Development Department within Ssb Wfd Pre-Ets. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. Shane earned $87,542 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Daniel Krall

Management Analyst 3/Employ & Econ Development Department

2025 total comp

$87,526

Sub-department: CO Fiscal Management
Base pay: $87,419
Overtime: $107
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,526
Hire date: 2019-02-20
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: No
Agency Number: B22
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Employ & Econ Development Department, Daniel Krall serves as a Management Analyst 3 within Co Fiscal Management. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,526. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Anna Nelson

Rehabilitation Counselor Career/Employ & Econ Development Department

2025 total comp

$87,303

Sub-department: Ssb Wfd Pre-Ets
Base pay: $87,303
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,303
Hire date: 2014-08-08
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: Blue Earth

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B22
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Anna Nelson works as a Rehabilitation Counselor Career for Employ & Econ Development Department within Ssb Wfd Pre-Ets. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service as a full-time employee. Anna earned $87,303 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Bailey Gauger

Unemployment Ins Supervisor/Employ & Econ Development Department

2025 total comp

$87,284

Sub-department: UI CSC St Paul X
Base pay: $83,423
Overtime: $3,861
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,284
Hire date: 2014-11-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 21
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B22
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Bailey Gauger works as a Unemployment Ins Supervisor for Employ & Econ Development Department within Ui Csc St Paul X. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service as a full-time employee. Bailey earned $87,284 in 2025. They are represented by Middle Management Association.