Foster Youth Ombudsperson

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

The Foster Youth Ombudsperson is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 6 employees with median total compensation of $74,472; the highest distinct record was $129,641.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $443.5K
Employees: 6
Median total: $74,472
Highest record: $129,641

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$31,770$129,641+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 6 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($74,472) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $70,416 (95%)
Overtime — $3,502 (5%)
Other — $0 (0%)
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

$31,770

$32,463

$74,472

$100,688

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $100,688 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $31,770. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Community Services Program Specialist 2

2 · $32,117

Ombudsperson for Foster Youth

1 · $129,641

Executive Assistant

1 · $100,688

Investigator

1 · $81,728

State Program Administrative

1 · $67,217

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	$86.2K —	2 —	$43,121 —
2025	$443.5K ▲ 414.3%	6 ▲ 200.0%	$74,472 ▲ 72.7%

Record list

Employees

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Misty Coonce

Ombudsperson for Foster Youth/Foster Youth Ombudsperson

2025 total comp

$129,641

Sub-department: OOFY Ombudsperson
Base pay: $129,641
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,641
Hire date: 2023-10-23
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: H8A
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Misty Coonce holds the role of Ombudsperson for Foster Youth at Foster Youth Ombudsperson within Oofy Ombudsperson. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $129,641. They are represented by Manager.