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

Joshua Ney

Governors Staff-Professional/Governors Office

2024 total comp

$29,276

Sub-department: Policy Staff
Base pay: $19,313
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,963
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,276
Hire date: 2013-06-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 2
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

At Governors Office, Joshua Ney serves as a Governors Staff-Professional within Policy Staff. Hired in 2013, they have about 11 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $29,276. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Margaret Engel

Governors Staff-Support/Governors Office

2025 total comp

$27,868

Sub-department: Scheduling Staff
Base pay: $27,868
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,868
Hire date: 2025-01-28
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

Margaret Engel works as a Governors Staff-Support for Governors Office within Scheduling Staff. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service as a full-time employee. Margaret earned $27,868 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Luis Guerrero Lopez

Governors Staff Mngrl Oper/Governors Office

2025 total comp

$24,837

Sub-department: COS Leadership Team
Base pay: $24,837
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,837
Hire date: 2025-04-21
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

Luis Guerrero Lopez is a Governors Staff Mngrl Oper at Governors Office within Cos Leadership Team. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $24,837. Union affiliation: Manager.

Holland Griffin

Governors Staff-Support/Governors Office

2025 total comp

$23,844

Sub-department: Communications Staff
Base pay: $15,152
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,692
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,844
Hire date: 2020-03-18
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: No
Agency Number: G39
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Holland Griffin holds the role of Governors Staff-Support at Governors Office within Communications Staff. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $23,844. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.