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

Gary Mortensen

Housing Finance Agency Director/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$155,693

Sub-department: Manager-HR & PAE
Base pay: $151,966
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,727
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,693
Hire date: 2015-05-06
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

Gary Mortensen works as a Housing Finance Agency Director for Housing Finance Agency within Manager-Hr & Pae. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years as a full-time employee. Gary earned $155,693 in 2025. They are represented by Manager.

Brittany Rice

Housing Finance Agency Director/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$153,592

Sub-department: Manager-Commissioner's Main
Base pay: $149,916
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,676
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,592
Hire date: 2021-04-19
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

At Housing Finance Agency, Brittany Rice serves as a Housing Finance Agency Director within Manager-Commissioner's Main. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $153,592. They are represented by Manager.

Todd Sauder

Systems Architect/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$151,168

Sub-department: BTS-Projects
Base pay: $150,989
Overtime: $179
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $151,168
Hire date: 2019-01-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 21
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, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B34
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Todd Sauder is a Systems Architect at Housing Finance Agency within Bts-Projects. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $151,168. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Donald Mccabe

Financial Management Director/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$150,728

Sub-department: Fin & Ops-Finance
Base pay: $139,878
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,851
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150,728
Hire date: 1994-05-11
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

Donald Mccabe is a Financial Management Director at Housing Finance Agency within Finance & Ops-Finance. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 31 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $150,728. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Aisha Elmquist

State Program Administrative Manager Principal/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$149,327

Sub-department: Manager-Olmstead
Base pay: $144,327
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,327
Hire date: 2018-04-24
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, Aisha Elmquist serves as a State Program Administrative Manager Principal within Manager-Olmstead. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $149,327. Their bargaining unit is Manager.