Minnesota / Governors Office

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Governors Office

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

The Governors Office is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 82 employees with median total compensation of $73,470; the highest distinct record was $195,451.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $6.6M
Employees: 82
Median total: $73,470
Highest record: $195,451

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$95$182,518+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 82 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($73,470) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $79,532 (98%)
Overtime — $31 (0%)
Other — $1,253 (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

$17,372

$49,376

$73,470

$109,679

$153,550

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $153,550 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $17,372. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Governors Staff-Support

34 · $49,200

Gov Staff - Adv Professional

15 · $98,731

Governors Staff Mngrl Oper

12 · $156,876

Governors Staff Mngrl

11 · $127,836

Governors Staff-Professional

8 · $76,202

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	$6.2M —	80 —	$73,306 —
2025	$6.6M ▲ 6.7%	82 ▲ 2.5%	$73,470 ▲ 0.2%

Record list

Employees

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Erin Bauer

Governors Staff-Support/Governors Office

2025 total comp

$57,703

Sub-department: Legal and Appointment Staff
Base pay: $57,703
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,703
Hire date: 2023-05-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G39
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Erin Bauer holds the role of Governors Staff-Support at Governors Office within Legal and Appointment Staff. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $57,703. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Kathleen Funk

Governors Staff-Support/Governors Office

2025 total comp

$57,703

Sub-department: Legal and Appointment Staff
Base pay: $57,703
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,703
Hire date: 2023-02-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G39
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Governors Office, Kathleen Funk serves as a Governors Staff-Support within Legal and Appointment Staff. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $57,703. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Kendal Takeshita

Governors Staff-Support/Governors Office

2024 total comp

$57,134

Sub-department: Public Engagement Staff
Base pay: $55,507
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,626
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,134
Hire date: 2023-01-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: G39
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kendal Takeshita works as a Governors Staff-Support for Governors Office within Public Engagement Staff. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year as a full-time employee. Kendal earned $57,134 in 2024. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Riley Roberts

Governors Staff-Support/Governors Office

2025 total comp

$57,104

Sub-department: Legal and Appointment Staff
Base pay: $57,104
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,104
Hire date: 2024-05-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G39
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Governors Office, Riley Roberts serves as a Governors Staff-Support within Legal and Appointment Staff. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $57,104. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Magdalyn Wick

Governors Staff-Support/Governors Office

2025 total comp

$54,860

Sub-department: Press Staff
Base pay: $54,860
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,860
Hire date: 2019-10-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G39
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Magdalyn Wick holds the role of Governors Staff-Support at Governors Office within Press Staff. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,860. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Gregory Gardner

Governors Staff-Support/Governors Office

2024 total comp

$53,795

Sub-department: Legal and Appointment Staff
Base pay: $53,795
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,795
Hire date: 2023-06-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: G39
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Gregory Gardner works as a Governors Staff-Support for Governors Office within Legal and Appointment Staff. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Gregory earned $53,795 in 2024. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Elizabeth Vue

Governors Staff-Support/Governors Office

2025 total comp

$50,775

Sub-department: Constituent Services Staff
Base pay: $50,775
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,775
Hire date: 2024-01-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G39
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Elizabeth Vue works as a Governors Staff-Support for Governors Office within Constituent Services Staff. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Elizabeth earned $50,775 in 2025. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Zachary Johnson

Governors Staff-Support/Governors Office

2025 total comp

$49,376

Sub-department: Constituent Services Staff
Base pay: $49,376
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,376
Hire date: 2023-05-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G39
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Zachary Johnson holds the role of Governors Staff-Support at Governors Office within Constituent Services Staff. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $49,376. They are represented by Excluded All Others.