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Minnesota / Human Rights Department

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Human Rights Department

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

The Human Rights Department is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 61 employees with median total compensation of $79,080; the highest distinct record was $179,228.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$4.9M
Employees
61
Median total
$79,080
Highest record
$179,228

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 61 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($79,080) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $80,354 (99%)
  • Overtime — $8 (0%)
  • Other — $439 (1%)
  • 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
$18,244
$61,555
$79,080
$96,655
$129,443

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $129,443 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $18,244. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Human Rights Investigator
13 · $75,933
Office & Administrative Specialist Senior
6 · $57,996
State Program Administrative Coordinator
3 · $108,240
Staff Attorney 2
3 · $108,199
Human Rights Invest Supervisor
3 · $97,979

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2024
$3.7M
—
50
—
$69,373
—
2025
$4.9M
▲ 31.8%
61
▲ 22.0%
$79,080
▲ 14.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Eric Senske

Staff Attorney 2/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp
$116,056
Sub-department
Deputy General Counsel
Base pay
$115,056
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,000
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$116,056
Hire date
2013-06-11
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, 2025
Yes
Agency Number
G17
Bargaining Unit Number
214
Branch
Executive
Branch Code
Executive
Classified Code
Classified
Classified Status
Classified
Compensation Frequency Code
Hourly

Eric Senske holds the role of Staff Attorney 2 at Human Rights Department within Deputy General Counsel. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 12 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $116,056. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Elise Chambers

State Program Administrative Coordinator/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp
$114,418
Sub-department
Legal Unit
Base pay
$113,418
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,000
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$114,418
Hire date
2007-02-05
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay grade
18
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
G17
Bargaining Unit Number
214
Branch
Executive
Branch Code
Executive
Classified Code
Classified
Classified Status
Classified
Compensation Frequency Code
Hourly

Elise Chambers is a State Program Administrative Coordinator at Human Rights Department within Legal Unit. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $114,418. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Tyler Bishop

State Program Administrative Manager/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp
$113,524
Sub-department
External Relations and Finance
Base pay
$111,924
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,600
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$113,524
Hire date
2022-06-21
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay grade
15
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
G17
Bargaining Unit Number
220
Branch
Executive
Branch Code
Executive
Classified Code
Classified
Classified Status
Classified
Compensation Frequency Code
Hourly

Tyler Bishop holds the role of State Program Administrative Manager at Human Rights Department within External Relations and Finance. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $113,524. Their bargaining unit is Manager.