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

Diane Kline

Housing Financial Analyst Senior/Housing Finance Agency

2024 total comp

$45,874

Sub-department: Finance
Base pay: $10,049
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $35,825
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,874
Hire date: 1984-11-19
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

Diane Kline holds the role of Housing Financial Analyst Senior at Housing Finance Agency within Finance. Their tenure dates to 1984, about 40 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $45,874. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Emily Niznik-Salvaterra

Research Analysis Specialist Senior/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$45,236

Sub-department: MNICH Data Analyst
Base pay: $42,857
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,380
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,236
Hire date: 2024-01-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
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: No
Agency Number: B34
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Emily Niznik-Salvaterra works as a Research Analysis Specialist Senior for Housing Finance Agency within Mnich Data Analyst. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. Emily earned $45,236 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Maggie Nadeau

Housing Finance Paraprof Senior/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$44,666

Sub-department: MF-Preservation & Underwriting
Base pay: $44,666
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,666
Hire date: 2018-07-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 69
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
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: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Maggie Nadeau works as a Housing Finance Paraprof Senior for Housing Finance Agency within Mf-Preservation & Underwriting. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. Maggie earned $44,666 in 2025. Union affiliation: Technical.

Cynthia Yuen Arbit

Housing Development Off Senior/Housing Finance Agency

2024 total comp

$41,194

Sub-department: Multi Fam-PBCA
Base pay: $32,524
Overtime: $327
Other pay: $8,343
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,194
Hire date: 2021-08-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 13
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, Cynthia Yuen Arbit serves as a Housing Development Off Senior within Multi Fam-Pbca. Hired in 2021, they have about 3 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $41,194. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Melissa Pugh

Housing Program/Policy Specialist/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$39,923

Sub-department: SF Prop Preserv & Impact
Base pay: $39,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,923
Hire date: 2025-02-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Melissa Pugh is a Housing Program/Policy Specialist at Housing Finance Agency within Sf Prop Preserv & Impact. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $39,923. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Tyler Wenande

Proj Analyst/Housing Finance Agency

2024 total comp

$39,737

Sub-department: C19 Emergency Rental Assistnce
Base pay: $38,069
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,668
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,737
Hire date: 2021-04-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 6
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: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Tyler Wenande works as a Proj Analyst for Housing Finance Agency within C19 Emergency Rental Assistnce. They have served since 2021 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. Tyler earned $39,737 in 2024. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Michael Solomon

Housing Finance Agency Executive/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$38,869

Sub-department: Manager-Commissioner's Main
Base pay: $22,415
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,454
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,869
Hire date: 2022-08-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 26
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: B34
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Michael Solomon holds the role of Housing Finance Agency Executive at Housing Finance Agency within Manager-Commissioner's Main. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $38,869. Union affiliation: Manager.