Minnesota / Labor & Industry Department

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Labor & Industry Department

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

The Labor & Industry Department supports the workforce — employment services, unemployment benefits, and enforcement of labor standards.

In 2025, this agency had 685 employees with median total compensation of $87,888; the highest distinct record was $178,451.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $56.4M
Employees: 685
Median total: $87,888
Highest record: $178,451

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$25$143,098+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 685 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($87,888) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $81,451 (99%)
Overtime — $189 (0%)
Other — $744 (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

$36,757

$61,497

$87,888

$105,566

$117,505

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $117,505 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $36,757. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Construction Code Representative 1

108 · $98,525

Labor Investigator Senior

37 · $80,727

Construction Code Representative 2

27 · $113,918

Const Codes Licensing Supvsr

25 · $120,360

Security Guard

24 · $894

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	$42.5M —	526 —	$86,947 —
2025	$56.4M ▲ 32.7%	685 ▲ 30.2%	$87,888 ▲ 1.1%

Record list

Employees

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Lyla Brown

Grants Specialist Coordinator/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$101,639

Sub-department: Apprenticeship
Base pay: $101,639
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,639
Hire date: 2023-11-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
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: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Lyla Brown holds the role of Grants Specialist Coordinator at Labor & Industry Department within Apprenticeship. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $101,639. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Michael Barthen

Management Analyst 4/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$101,627

Sub-department: OSH Program Administration
Base pay: $101,627
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,627
Hire date: 2003-01-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
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: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Labor & Industry Department, Michael Barthen serves as a Management Analyst 4 within Osh Program Administration. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 22 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $101,627. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Josiah Moore

State Program Administrative Manager/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$101,612

Sub-department: Deputy Commissioner
Base pay: $101,612
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,612
Hire date: 2022-02-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Labor & Industry Department, Josiah Moore serves as a State Program Administrative Manager within Deputy Commissioner. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $101,612. They are represented by Manager.

Adam Sorensen

Construction Code Representative 1/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$101,500

Sub-department: CCLD Electrical Inspections D1
Base pay: $101,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,500
Hire date: 2023-07-05
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: -

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Adam Sorensen is a Construction Code Representative 1 at Labor & Industry Department within Ccld Electrical Inspections D1. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $101,500. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Ryan Anderson

Comp Attorney/Labor & Industry Department

2024 total comp

$101,489

Sub-department: Legal Services 3
Base pay: $100,739
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $750
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,489
Hire date: 2008-10-01
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, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Ryan Anderson holds the role of Comp Attorney at Labor & Industry Department within Legal Services 3. Hired in 2008, they have about 16 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $101,489. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Kyle Van Lent

Safety Consultant Principal/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$101,482

Sub-department: WPS MNStar MNSharp
Base pay: $101,482
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,482
Hire date: 2004-09-20
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: Olmsted

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kyle Van Lent works as a Safety Consultant Principal for Labor & Industry Department within Wps Mnstar Mnsharp. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 21 years as a full-time employee. Kyle earned $101,482 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Fuad Ali

State Program Administrative Director/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$101,388

Sub-department: Wage & Hour Supervisors
Base pay: $98,988
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,388
Hire date: 2017-02-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 21
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: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Fuad Ali is a State Program Administrative Director at Labor & Industry Department within Wage & Hour Supervisors. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $101,388. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.