Minnesota / Human Services Department

Agency file

Human Services Department

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

The Human Services Department delivers health and social services — programs such as Medicaid, public assistance, child welfare, and support for aging and disabled residents.

In 2025, this agency had 3,101 employees with median total compensation of $78,085; the highest distinct record was $235,515.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $226.1M
Employees: 3,101
Median total: $78,085
Highest record: $235,515

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$29$149,458+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 3,101 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($78,085) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $71,026 (97%)
Overtime — $720 (1%)
Other — $1,162 (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

$11,554

$46,822

$78,085

$98,486

$114,007

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $114,007 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $11,554. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Human Services Program Representative 2

508 · $90,886

Human Services Program Representative 1

240 · $82,921

Human Services Program Consultant

221 · $106,620

Behavior Modification Assistant

152 · $14,263

MN Health Insurance Program Representative 2

147 · $64,086

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	$623.3M —	8,684 —	$70,399 —
2025	$226.1M ▼ 63.7%	3,101 ▼ 64.3%	$78,085 ▲ 10.9%

Record list

Employees

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Dayja Balck

Behavior Modification Assistant/Human Services Department

2024 total comp

$6,337

Sub-department: MSOCS FC Loyola
Base pay: $6,225
Overtime: $9
Other pay: $104
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,337
Hire date: 2023-12-20
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 65
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: Chisago

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 204
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Dayja Balck is a Behavior Modification Assistant at Human Services Department within Msocs Fc Loyola. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year, working part-time, 0.75 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $6,337. Union affiliation: Health Care Non Professional.

Buba Kanagi

Behavior Modification Assistant/Human Services Department

2024 total comp

$6,313

Sub-department: MSOCS FC Moorhead
Base pay: $6,059
Overtime: $50
Other pay: $204
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,313
Hire date: 2024-04-10
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 65
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.1
Work county: Clay

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 204
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Buba Kanagi works as a Behavior Modification Assistant for Human Services Department within Msocs Fc Moorhead. They have served since 2024 (under a year) as a intermittent, 0.1 FTE employee. Buba earned $6,313 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Health Care Non Professional.

Sheyna Patterson

Human Services Program Representative 1/Human Services Department

2025 total comp

$6,294

Sub-department: HCA HCEO County Rel & Training
Base pay: $6,294
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,294
Hire date: 2025-05-21
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: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Sheyna Patterson works as a Human Services Program Representative 1 for Human Services Department within Hca Hceo County Rel & Training. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year as a full-time employee. Sheyna earned $6,294 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Michael Richard

Security Counselor/Human Services Department

2024 total comp

$6,280

Sub-department: MSOP ML Utility E
Base pay: $6,178
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $102
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,280
Hire date: 2006-09-06
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 69
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Carlton

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 204
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Michael Richard works as a Security Counselor for Human Services Department within Msop Ml Utility E. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 18 years as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. Michael earned $6,280 in 2024. Union affiliation: Health Care Non Professional.

Allissa Waukau

Human Services Program Representative 2/Human Services Department

2025 total comp

$6,276

Sub-department: CFS CS&P Prevention Unit
Base pay: $6,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,276
Hire date: 2019-08-27
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: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Allissa Waukau works as a Human Services Program Representative 2 for Human Services Department within Cfs Cs&P Prevention Unit. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years as a full-time employee. Allissa earned $6,276 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Jacob Young-Zabrocki

Chemical Depend Program Assistant/Human Services Department

2024 total comp

$6,262

Sub-department: CARE Anoka Pgm Couns
Base pay: $5,423
Overtime: $755
Other pay: $83
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,262
Hire date: 2024-05-08
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 65
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.1
Work county: Anoka

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 204
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jacob Young-Zabrocki works as a Chemical Depend Program Assistant for Human Services Department within Care Anoka Pgm Counselor. Hired in 2024, they have under a year of service as a intermittent, 0.1 FTE employee. Jacob earned $6,262 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Health Care Non Professional.