Minnesota / Explore Minnesota Tourism

Agency file

Explore Minnesota Tourism

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

The Explore Minnesota Tourism is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 47 employees with median total compensation of $74,697; the highest distinct record was $156,794.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $3.5M
Employees: 47
Median total: $74,697
Highest record: $156,794

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$11,968$144,193+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 47 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($74,697) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $72,996 (99%)
Overtime — $123 (0%)
Other — $720 (1%)
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

$21,826

$45,317

$74,697

$97,734

$125,092

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $125,092 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $21,826. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Customer Services Specialist

8 · $22,978

Communications Supervisor

3 · $117,373

Communications Specialist 3

3 · $91,553

Communications Specialist 2

3 · $73,959

Tourism Travel Information Center Sup

3 · $70,986

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	$2.7M —	39 —	$71,022 —
2025	$3.5M ▲ 27.1%	47 ▲ 20.5%	$74,697 ▲ 5.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Janice Eppler

Customer Services Specialist/Explore Minnesota Tourism

2025 total comp

$21,826

Sub-department: Tourism-Beaver Creek
Base pay: $21,293
Overtime: $533
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,826
Hire date: 2016-06-02
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.6
Work county: Rock

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B20
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Janice Eppler is a Customer Services Specialist at Explore Minnesota Tourism within Tourism-Beaver Creek. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years), working part-time, 0.6 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $21,826. They are represented by Clerical.

Jenny Mckinley

Customer Services Specialist/Explore Minnesota Tourism

2025 total comp

$21,153

Sub-department: Tourism-Albert Lea
Base pay: $20,607
Overtime: $546
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,153
Hire date: 2024-08-29
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Freeborn

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B20
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jenny Mckinley works as a Customer Services Specialist for Explore Minnesota Tourism within Tourism-Albert Lea. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. Jenny earned $21,153 in 2025. They are represented by Clerical.

Cynthia Calderon

Customer Services Specialist/Explore Minnesota Tourism

2024 total comp

$20,375

Sub-department: Tourism-Albert Lea
Base pay: $19,829
Overtime: $546
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,375
Hire date: 2023-08-23
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 58
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Freeborn

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: B20
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Cynthia Calderon holds the role of Customer Services Specialist at Explore Minnesota Tourism within Tourism-Albert Lea. They have served since 2023 (about a year) as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $20,375. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Ruth Olson

Customer Services Specialist/Explore Minnesota Tourism

2025 total comp

$18,629

Sub-department: Tourism-Dresbach
Base pay: $18,118
Overtime: $510
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,629
Hire date: 2018-07-30
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.4
Work county: Houston

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B20
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Ruth Olson works as a Customer Services Specialist for Explore Minnesota Tourism within Tourism-Dresbach. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service as a part-time, 0.4 FTE employee. Ruth earned $18,629 in 2025. They are represented by Clerical.