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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Madeline Exline

Security Counselor/Human Services Department

2025 total comp

$56

Sub-department: MSOP SP Utility C
Base pay: $27
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56
Hire date: 2022-08-17
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: Nicollet

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 204
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Madeline Exline holds the role of Security Counselor at Human Services Department within Msop Sp Utility C. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $56. Union affiliation: Health Care Non Professional.

Laura Kennedy

Security Counselor Lead/Human Services Department

2024 total comp

$55

Sub-department: MSOP ML Unit 1C 2nd Watch
Base pay: $55
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55
Hire date: 2016-06-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 70
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Carlton

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

At Human Services Department, Laura Kennedy serves as a Security Counselor Lead within Msop Ml Unit 1C 2Nd Watch. Hired in 2016, they have about 8 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $55. Their bargaining unit is Health Care Non Professional.

Erica Milloch

MN Health Insurance Program Representative 2/Human Services Department

2024 total comp

$46

Sub-department: HCA HCEO Processing 12
Base pay: $29
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46
Hire date: 2022-03-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 67
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Crow Wing

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Human Services Department, Erica Milloch serves as a MN Health Insurance Program Representative 2 within Hca Hceo Processing 12. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $46. Their bargaining unit is Technical.