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

Melanie Johnson

Staff Attorney 2/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$96,655

Sub-department: Deputy General Counsel
Base pay: $96,655
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,655
Hire date: 2019-08-19
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, 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, Melanie Johnson serves as a Staff Attorney 2 within Deputy General Counsel. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $96,655. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Nicholas Bauer

Planning Director State/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$96,590

Sub-department: MDHR Commissioner
Base pay: $95,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,590
Hire date: 2019-04-15
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

Nicholas Bauer works as a Planning Director State for Human Rights Department within Mdhr Commissioner. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years as a full-time employee. Nicholas earned $96,590 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Bryna Rabehl

Human Rights Invest Supervisor/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$96,379

Sub-department: Investigation Div Supervisors
Base pay: $96,379
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,379
Hire date: 2017-09-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
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: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Bryna Rabehl holds the role of Human Rights Invest Supervisor at Human Rights Department within Investigation Division Supervisors. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $96,379. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Brielle Bernardy

Agency Policy Specialist/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$95,872

Sub-department: Consent Decree EnforcementUnit
Base pay: $95,872
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,872
Hire date: 2017-01-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 16
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, Brielle Bernardy serves as a Agency Policy Specialist within Consent Decree Enforcementunit. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $95,872. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Amber Ahola

Human Rights Invest Lead/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$95,503

Sub-department: Investigation Unit D
Base pay: $94,452
Overtime: $51
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,503
Hire date: 2021-06-09
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

Amber Ahola works as a Human Rights Invest Lead for Human Rights Department within Investigation Unit D. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years as a full-time employee. Amber earned $95,503 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Nicole Mukanda

Management Analyst Supervisor 3/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$95,177

Sub-department: Leadership/Cont Improvement
Base pay: $95,177
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,177
Hire date: 2024-02-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
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: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Nicole Mukanda works as a Management Analyst Supervisor 3 for Human Rights Department within Leadership/Cont Improvement. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. Nicole earned $95,177 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Laura Danielson

Human Rights Invest Supervisor/Human Rights Department

2024 total comp

$94,424

Sub-department: Investigation Div Supervisors
Base pay: $94,424
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,424
Hire date: 2013-03-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
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: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Laura Danielson holds the role of Human Rights Invest Supervisor at Human Rights Department within Investigation Division Supervisors. They have served since 2013 (about 11 years) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $94,424. They are represented by Middle Management Association.

Tyler Bishop

Human Rights Eqty & Inclu Supervisor/Human Rights Department

2024 total comp

$93,221

Sub-department: External Relations and Finance
Base pay: $93,221
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,221
Hire date: 2022-06-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
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: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Tyler Bishop holds the role of Human Rights Eqty & Inclu Supervisor at Human Rights Department within External Relations and Finance. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $93,221. Union affiliation: Middle Management Association.