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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Christine Mcvey

Director Employment Programs/Employ & Econ Development Department

2025 total comp

$139,196

Sub-department: RS Director X
Base pay: $139,196
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,196
Hire date: 1993-09-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Employ & Econ Development Department, Christine Mcvey serves as a Director Employment Programs within Rs Director X. They have served since 1993 (about 32 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $139,196. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Jeanna Fortney

State Program Administrative Manager Principal/Employ & Econ Development Department

2025 total comp

$139,129

Sub-department: WFD Workforce Dev Dir
Base pay: $139,129
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,129
Hire date: 2018-05-16
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: Yes
Agency Number: B22
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jeanna Fortney is a State Program Administrative Manager Principal at Employ & Econ Development Department within Wfd Workforce Development Director. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $139,129. They are represented by Manager.

Meredith Udoibok

State Program Administrative Manager Principal/Employ & Econ Development Department

2024 total comp

$138,077

Sub-department: CO Commissioners Office
Base pay: $138,077
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,077
Hire date: 1994-03-14
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, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: B22
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Meredith Udoibok holds the role of State Program Administrative Manager Principal at Employ & Econ Development Department within Co Commissioners Office. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 30 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $138,077. They are represented by Manager.

Sara Reller

Unemployment Ins Program Director/Employ & Econ Development Department

2025 total comp

$137,009

Sub-department: UI Director X
Base pay: $134,461
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,548
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,009
Hire date: 2011-03-31
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: Yes
Agency Number: B22
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Sara Reller holds the role of Unemployment Ins Program Director at Employ & Econ Development Department within Ui Director X. They have served since 2011 (about 14 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $137,009. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Milla Kokotovich

Disability Determ Service Assistant Director/Employ & Econ Development Department

2025 total comp

$135,767

Sub-department: DDS Disability Determination
Base pay: $129,646
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,121
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,767
Hire date: 2001-09-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Milla Kokotovich works as a Disability Determ Service Assistant Director for Employ & Econ Development Department within Dds Disability Determination. They have served since 2001 (about 24 years) as a full-time employee. Milla earned $135,767 in 2025. Union affiliation: Manager.

Christine Steffen

Attorney 4/Employ & Econ Development Department

2025 total comp

$134,377

Sub-department: UI Legal Affairs
Base pay: $134,377
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,377
Hire date: 2007-11-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 18
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Christine Steffen is a Attorney 4 at Employ & Econ Development Department within Ui Legal Affairs. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $134,377. They are represented by Manager.

Brianna Holeman

Fiscal & Administrative Service Manager/Employ & Econ Development Department

2025 total comp

$134,377

Sub-department: SSB AdministrativeSVS X
Base pay: $134,377
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,377
Hire date: 2014-10-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 18
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Brianna Holeman is a Fiscal & Administrative Service Manager at Employ & Econ Development Department within Ssb Administrativesvs X. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $134,377. They are represented by Manager.

Sasha Mackin

Attorney 4/Employ & Econ Development Department

2025 total comp

$134,377

Sub-department: Paid Leave-Operations
Base pay: $134,377
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,377
Hire date: 2008-01-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 18
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Sasha Mackin is a Attorney 4 at Employ & Econ Development Department within Paid Leave-Operations. They have served since 2008 (about 17 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $134,377. Union affiliation: Manager.

Abdiwahab Mohamed

International Trade Representative/Employ & Econ Development Department

2025 total comp

$134,251

Sub-department: MN Trade Office
Base pay: $131,039
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,213
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,251
Hire date: 2017-02-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
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, Abdiwahab Mohamed serves as a International Trade Representative within MN Trade Office. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $134,251. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.