Minnesota / Housing Finance Agency

Agency file

Housing Finance Agency

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

The Housing Finance Agency supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.

In 2025, this agency had 348 employees with median total compensation of $94,456; the highest distinct record was $187,439.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $33.5M
Employees: 348
Median total: $94,456
Highest record: $187,439

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$1,914$178,451+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 348 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($94,456) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $94,263 (98%)
Overtime — $450 (0%)
Other — $1,446 (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

$51,021

$78,584

$94,456

$115,010

$139,196

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $139,196 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $51,021. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Housing Development Off Senior

63 · $94,452

Housing Program/Policy Specialist

37 · $109,118

Housing Development Off Inter

34 · $82,992

Housing Program Supervisor

18 · $129,521

Housing Finance Paraprof Senior

17 · $63,426

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	$30M —	313 —	$91,356 —
2025	$33.5M ▲ 11.7%	348 ▲ 11.2%	$94,456 ▲ 3.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Debbi Larson

Agency Chief Financial Officer/Housing Finance Agency

2024 total comp

$145,743

Sub-department: Manager-Finance
Base pay: $145,743
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,743
Hire date: 2004-08-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 22
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: B34
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Housing Finance Agency, Debbi Larson serves as a Agency Chief Financial Officer within Manager-Finance. They have served since 2004 (about 20 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $145,743. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Judi Mortenson

Housing Finance Agency Manager/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$145,552

Sub-department: Manager-Single Family
Base pay: $139,202
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,351
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,552
Hire date: 2015-03-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: B34
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Judi Mortenson works as a Housing Finance Agency Manager for Housing Finance Agency within Manager-Single Family. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years) as a full-time employee. Judi earned $145,552 in 2025. They are represented by Manager.

Cassandra Gordon

Housing Finance Agency Manager/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$145,529

Sub-department: Multi Family-Main Account
Base pay: $142,529
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,529
Hire date: 2001-04-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: B34
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Housing Finance Agency, Cassandra Gordon serves as a Housing Finance Agency Manager within Multi Family-Main Account. They have served since 2001 (about 24 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $145,529. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Xia Silapaxay

State Program Administrative Manager Principal/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$144,967

Sub-department: Finance
Base pay: $141,217
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,750
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,967
Hire date: 1998-07-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 20
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: B34
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Xia Silapaxay works as a State Program Administrative Manager Principal for Housing Finance Agency within Finance. They have served since 1998 (about 27 years) as a full-time employee. Xia earned $144,967 in 2025. They are represented by Manager.

Matthew Dieveney

State Program Administrative Manager Principal/Housing Finance Agency

2024 total comp

$144,409

Sub-department: Fin & Ops-Finance
Base pay: $138,084
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,325
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,409
Hire date: 2008-01-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 20
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: B34
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Housing Finance Agency, Matthew Dieveney serves as a State Program Administrative Manager Principal within Finance & Ops-Finance. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 16 years, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $144,409. They are represented by Manager.

Mary Riegert-Soyring

State Program Administrative Manager Principal/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$144,327

Sub-department: Administration-Mch
Base pay: $144,327
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,327
Hire date: 2022-11-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 20
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: B34
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Mary Riegert-Soyring holds the role of State Program Administrative Manager Principal at Housing Finance Agency within Administration-Mch. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $144,327. They are represented by Manager.

Jodell Swenson

Human Resources Director 3/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$144,327

Sub-department: Manager-HR & PAE
Base pay: $144,327
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,327
Hire date: 2018-10-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 20
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: B34
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Housing Finance Agency, Jodell Swenson serves as a Human Resources Director 3 within Manager-Hr & Pae. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $144,327. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Jennifer Bergman

State Program Administrative Manager Principal/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$144,327

Sub-department: Manager-HR & PAE
Base pay: $144,327
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,327
Hire date: 2023-11-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 20
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: B34
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jennifer Bergman holds the role of State Program Administrative Manager Principal at Housing Finance Agency within Manager-Hr & Pae. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $144,327. They are represented by Manager.

Kimberly Stuart

Housing Finance Agency Manager/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$143,552

Sub-department: Manager-Single Family
Base pay: $139,202
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,351
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,552
Hire date: 1997-09-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: B34
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Housing Finance Agency, Kimberly Stuart serves as a Housing Finance Agency Manager within Manager-Single Family. They have served since 1997 (about 28 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $143,552. Union affiliation: Manager.

Amy Melmer

Housing Finance Agency Manager/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$143,228

Sub-department: Multi Family-Main Account
Base pay: $139,878
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,351
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,228
Hire date: 1997-01-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: B34
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Amy Melmer is a Housing Finance Agency Manager at Housing Finance Agency within Multi Family-Main Account. Hired in 1997, they have about 28 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $143,228. Union affiliation: Manager.

Tal Anderson

Housing Finance Agency Manager/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$143,155

Sub-department: Manager-Single Family
Base pay: $139,805
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,351
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,155
Hire date: 1999-07-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: B34
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Tal Anderson holds the role of Housing Finance Agency Manager at Housing Finance Agency within Manager-Single Family. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 26 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $143,155. They are represented by Manager.

Kayla Vang

Agency Chief Financial Officer/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$142,805

Sub-department: Manager-Finance
Base pay: $139,805
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,805
Hire date: 2008-05-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 22
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: B34
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kayla Vang works as a Agency Chief Financial Officer for Housing Finance Agency within Manager-Finance. Hired in 2008, they have about 17 years of service as a full-time employee. Kayla earned $142,805 in 2025. They are represented by Manager.

Joel Salzer

Housing Finance Agency Manager/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$142,546

Sub-department: HS-Managers
Base pay: $139,196
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,351
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,546
Hire date: 2010-09-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: B34
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Joel Salzer works as a Housing Finance Agency Manager for Housing Finance Agency within Hs-Managers. Hired in 2010, they have about 15 years of service as a full-time employee. Joel earned $142,546 in 2025. Union affiliation: Manager.

Roger Moeller

Information Syst Soft Service Supervisor/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$142,367

Sub-department: Manager-BTS
Base pay: $139,021
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,346
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,367
Hire date: 2001-01-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 21
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B34
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Roger Moeller is a Information Syst Soft Service Supervisor at Housing Finance Agency within Manager-Bts. Hired in 2001, they have about 24 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $142,367. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Maya Ly

Information Technology Specialist 5/Housing Finance Agency

2024 total comp

$141,706

Sub-department: BTS - Project Management
Base pay: $125,055
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,706
Hire date: 2019-06-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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, 2024: No
Agency Number: B34
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Housing Finance Agency, Maya Ly serves as a Information Technology Specialist 5 within Bts - Project Management. They have served since 2019 (about 5 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $141,706. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.