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

Danielle Colosimo

Human Rights Eqty & Incl of Ld/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$82,548

Sub-department: Compliance Unit
Base pay: $82,548
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,548
Hire date: 1998-07-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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

Danielle Colosimo is a Human Rights Eqty & Incl of Ld at Human Rights Department within Compliance Unit. They have served since 1998 (about 27 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $82,548. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Emilia Pechous

Human Rights Investigator/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$81,068

Sub-department: Investigation Unit A
Base pay: $81,068
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,068
Hire date: 2016-10-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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, Emilia Pechous serves as a Human Rights Investigator within Investigation Unit A. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $81,068. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Elizabeth Lacy

Human Rights Invest Lead/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$79,900

Sub-department: Investigation Unit A
Base pay: $78,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,900
Hire date: 2022-11-09
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, 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, Elizabeth Lacy serves as a Human Rights Invest Lead within Investigation Unit A. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,900. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Jessica Riemer

Human Rights Investigator/Human Rights Department

2024 total comp

$79,599

Sub-department: Investigation Unit C
Base pay: $78,299
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,599
Hire date: 2021-06-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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: Yes
Agency Number: G17
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jessica Riemer holds the role of Human Rights Investigator at Human Rights Department within Investigation Unit C. They have served since 2021 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $79,599. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Julianne Watterson

Human Rights Investigator/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$79,329

Sub-department: Investigation Unit D
Base pay: $79,329
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,329
Hire date: 2024-04-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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, Julianne Watterson serves as a Human Rights Investigator within Investigation Unit D. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,329. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Guillermo Gorrin Castellano

Human Rights Investigator/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$79,080

Sub-department: Investigation Unit C
Base pay: $77,780
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,080
Hire date: 2023-11-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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

Guillermo Gorrin Castellano works as a Human Rights Investigator for Human Rights Department within Investigation Unit C. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. Guillermo earned $79,080 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Alisha Bowen

Human Rights Investigator/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$78,623

Sub-department: Investigation Unit D
Base pay: $78,623
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,623
Hire date: 2024-04-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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

Alisha Bowen is a Human Rights Investigator at Human Rights Department within Investigation Unit D. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $78,623. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Jacqueline Flaum

Executive 2/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$76,475

Sub-department: MDHR Commissioner
Base pay: $75,688
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $787
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,475
Hire date: 2023-09-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 70
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: G17
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jacqueline Flaum is a Executive 2 at Human Rights Department within Mdhr Commissioner. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $76,475. They are represented by Clerical.

Laolue Yang

Human Rights Investigator/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$75,933

Sub-department: Investigation Unit C
Base pay: $75,133
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,933
Hire date: 2023-11-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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, Laolue Yang serves as a Human Rights Investigator within Investigation Unit C. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $75,933. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.