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

$5,278$174,262+

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

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$3.7M —	50 —	$69,373 —
2025	$4.9M ▲ 31.8%	61 ▲ 22.0%	$79,080 ▲ 14.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Paula Faraci

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$61,590

Sub-department: Legal Unit
Base pay: $61,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,590
Hire date: 2019-11-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Paula Faraci is a Office & Administrative Specialist Senior at Human Rights Department within Legal Unit. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $61,590. They are represented by Clerical.

Hillary Doyle

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$61,555

Sub-department: Investigation Unit C
Base pay: $60,768
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $787
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,555
Hire date: 2021-09-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Human Rights Department, Hillary Doyle serves as a Office & Administrative Specialist Senior within Investigation Unit C. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $61,555. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Diana Hernandez Hernandez

State Program Administrative Intermediate/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$59,548

Sub-department: Deputy General Counsel
Base pay: $59,299
Overtime: $245
Other pay: $4
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,548
Hire date: 2024-01-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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

At Human Rights Department, Diana Hernandez Hernandez serves as a State Program Administrative Intermediate within Deputy General Counsel. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $59,548. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Jacqueline Weissmann

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$58,218

Sub-department: Investigation Unit D
Base pay: $58,204
Overtime: $14
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,218
Hire date: 2015-12-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jacqueline Weissmann holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Senior at Human Rights Department within Investigation Unit D. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $58,218. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Michelle Leland

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$57,775

Sub-department: Investigation Unit C
Base pay: $57,775
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,775
Hire date: 2023-09-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Michelle Leland is a Office & Administrative Specialist Senior at Human Rights Department within Investigation Unit C. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $57,775. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Alex Xiong

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$57,343

Sub-department: Investigation Unit D
Base pay: $57,343
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,343
Hire date: 2022-07-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Alex Xiong works as a Office & Administrative Specialist Senior for Human Rights Department within Investigation Unit D. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. Alex earned $57,343 in 2025. They are represented by Clerical.

Cameron Hillman

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$55,017

Sub-department: Compliance Unit
Base pay: $55,017
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,017
Hire date: 2023-06-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Cameron Hillman holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Senior at Human Rights Department within Compliance Unit. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,017. Union affiliation: Clerical.