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

Page 1

Mary Xiong

Governors Staff Mngrl/Governors Office

2025 total comp

$113,418

Sub-department: Public Engagement Manager
Base pay: $113,418
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,418
Hire date: 2021-01-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
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: G39
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Mary Xiong holds the role of Governors Staff Mngrl at Governors Office within Public Engagement Manager. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $113,418. Union affiliation: Manager.

Eric Armacanqui

Gov Staff - Adv Professional/Governors Office

2025 total comp

$112,961

Sub-department: Policy Staff
Base pay: $112,961
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,961
Hire date: 2016-10-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 3
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

Eric Armacanqui holds the role of Gov Staff - Adv Professional at Governors Office within Policy Staff. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $112,961. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Martha Josephson

Governors Staff Mngrl/Governors Office

2025 total comp

$110,097

Sub-department: External Relations
Base pay: $110,097
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,097
Hire date: 2017-03-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: G39
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Martha Josephson holds the role of Governors Staff Mngrl at Governors Office within External Relations. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $110,097. Union affiliation: Manager.

Adam Miller

Gov Staff - Adv Professional/Governors Office

2025 total comp

$109,679

Sub-department: Legal and Appointment Staff
Base pay: $109,679
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,679
Hire date: 2016-05-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 3
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

Adam Miller holds the role of Gov Staff - Adv Professional at Governors Office within Legal and Appointment Staff. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $109,679. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Jill Winzenburg

Governors Staff Mngrl/Governors Office

2025 total comp

$109,679

Sub-department: Residence Manager
Base pay: $109,679
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,679
Hire date: 2009-09-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
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: G39
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jill Winzenburg is a Governors Staff Mngrl at Governors Office within Residence Manager. Hired in 2009, they have about 16 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $109,679. They are represented by Manager.

Tovah Pentelovitch

Gov Staff - Adv Professional/Governors Office

2025 total comp

$109,159

Sub-department: Legal and Appointment Staff
Base pay: $109,159
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,159
Hire date: 2021-09-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 3
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

Tovah Pentelovitch works as a Gov Staff - Adv Professional for Governors Office within Legal and Appointment Staff. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years) as a full-time employee. Tovah earned $109,159 in 2025. They are represented by Excluded All Others.