Minnesota / Gambling Control Board

Agency file

Gambling Control Board

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

The Gambling Control Board is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 52 employees with median total compensation of $73,536; the highest distinct record was $147,694.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $3.6M
Employees: 52
Median total: $73,536
Highest record: $147,694

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$4,928$108,268+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 52 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($73,536) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $69,613 (99%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $579 (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

$37,068

$57,709

$73,536

$82,178

$94,452

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $94,452 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $37,068. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Lawful Gambling Comp Reg 2

13 · $67,477

Lawful Gambling Comp Reg 1

9 · $40,179

Lawful Gambling Comp Reg 3

8 · $80,735

Revenue Special Invest 1

4 · $92,227

Management Analyst Supervisor 2

4 · $79,290

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	$2.9M —	41 —	$71,848 —
2025	$3.6M ▲ 25.9%	52 ▲ 26.8%	$73,536 ▲ 2.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Joanna Yang Lo

Lawful Gambling Comp Reg 1/Gambling Control Board

2025 total comp

$60,899

Sub-department: Regulation Group 3
Base pay: $60,899
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,899
Hire date: 2005-10-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
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: G09
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Joanna Yang Lo is a Lawful Gambling Comp Reg 1 at Gambling Control Board within Regulation Group 3. They have served since 2005 (about 20 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $60,899. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Kimberly Lantto

Lawful Gambling Comp Reg 2/Gambling Control Board

2025 total comp

$60,729

Sub-department: Regulation Group 3
Base pay: $60,729
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,729
Hire date: 2019-02-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
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: G09
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Gambling Control Board, Kimberly Lantto serves as a Lawful Gambling Comp Reg 2 within Regulation Group 3. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $60,729. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Annika Hannon

Lawful Gambling Comp Reg 2/Gambling Control Board

2025 total comp

$58,694

Sub-department: Regulation Group 1
Base pay: $57,694
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,694
Hire date: 2023-05-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
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: G09
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Annika Hannon holds the role of Lawful Gambling Comp Reg 2 at Gambling Control Board within Regulation Group 1. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $58,694. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Sparkle Jones

Lawful Gambling Comp Reg 2/Gambling Control Board

2025 total comp

$57,709

Sub-department: Field Agents
Base pay: $57,709
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,709
Hire date: 2024-02-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
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: G09
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Sparkle Jones works as a Lawful Gambling Comp Reg 2 for Gambling Control Board within Field Agents. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. Sparkle earned $57,709 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Jessica Dwyer

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Gambling Control Board

2025 total comp

$56,703

Sub-department: Investigators
Base pay: $55,703
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,703
Hire date: 2022-02-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G09
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jessica Dwyer works as a Office & Administrative Specialist Senior for Gambling Control Board within Investigators. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. Jessica earned $56,703 in 2025. They are represented by Clerical.