Minnesota / Governors Office

Agency file

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

Sasha Bergman

Governors Staff Mngrl/Governors Office

2025 total comp

$128,332

Sub-department: Policy Manager
Base pay: $128,332
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $128,332
Hire date: 2011-08-27
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

Sasha Bergman holds the role of Governors Staff Mngrl at Governors Office within Policy Manager. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 14 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $128,332. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Claire Lancaster

Governors Staff Mngrl/Governors Office

2025 total comp

$127,836

Sub-department: Press Secretary
Base pay: $125,196
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,640
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,836
Hire date: 2020-03-17
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

Claire Lancaster works as a Governors Staff Mngrl for Governors Office within Press Secretary. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years) as a full-time employee. Claire earned $127,836 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Timothy Walz

Governor/Governors Office

2025 total comp

$127,150

Sub-department: Governor's Office
Base pay: $127,150
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,150
Hire date: 1997-10-03
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

At Governors Office, Timothy Walz serves as a Governor within Governor's Office. Hired in 1997, they have about 28 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $127,150. Union affiliation: Manager.

Ellen Anderson

Governors Staff Mngrl/Governors Office

2024 total comp

$125,728

Sub-department: Communications Director
Base pay: $122,772
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,956
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,728
Hire date: 2014-12-08
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, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: G39
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Ellen Anderson is a Governors Staff Mngrl at Governors Office within Communications Director. Hired in 2014, they have about 10 years of service, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $125,728. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Theodore Tschann Ii

Governors Staff Mngrl Oper/Governors Office

2025 total comp

$122,356

Sub-department: COS Leadership Team
Base pay: $118,660
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,696
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,356
Hire date: 2019-01-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 2
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

Theodore Tschann Ii works as a Governors Staff Mngrl Oper for Governors Office within Cos Leadership Team. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years as a full-time employee. Theodore earned $122,356 in 2025. They are represented by Manager.