Minnesota / Labor & Industry Department

Agency file

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

Page 1

Robert Baumann

Construction Code Representative 1/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$17,014

Sub-department: CCLD Regional Services
Base pay: $17,014
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,014
Hire date: 2015-09-14
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 16
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.26
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

Robert Baumann is a Construction Code Representative 1 at Labor & Industry Department within Ccld Regional Services. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years), working intermittent, 0.26 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $17,014. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Denny Garzon-Villanueva

Customer Services Specialist Senior/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$16,909

Sub-department: CCLD Licensing Admin Support
Base pay: $16,430
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $479
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,909
Hire date: 2022-03-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
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: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Labor & Industry Department, Denny Garzon-Villanueva serves as a Customer Services Specialist Senior within Ccld Licensing Administrative Support. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $16,909. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Wanda Baker

Labor Investigator/Labor & Industry Department

2024 total comp

$15,448

Sub-department: Labor Standards
Base pay: $15,448
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,448
Hire date: 2022-06-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 9
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: No
Agency Number: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Wanda Baker holds the role of Labor Investigator at Labor & Industry Department within Labor Standards. Hired in 2022, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $15,448. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Richard Wessels

State Program Administrative Coordinator/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$14,852

Sub-department: Projects and Planning
Base pay: $5,943
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,909
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,852
Hire date: 2006-01-09
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: No
Agency Number: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Richard Wessels is a State Program Administrative Coordinator at Labor & Industry Department within Projects and Planning. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 19 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $14,852. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Linda Mohlin

Investigator/Labor & Industry Department

2024 total comp

$14,797

Sub-department: SCF Special Claims
Base pay: $14,797
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,797
Hire date: 1998-01-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
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: No
Agency Number: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Linda Mohlin is a Investigator at Labor & Industry Department within Scf Special Claims. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 26 years, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $14,797. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Carmen Jessen

Workers Comp Claims Management Spc In/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$14,684

Sub-department: SCF Claims Reimb & Penalties
Base pay: $14,684
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,684
Hire date: 2025-04-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
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: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Carmen Jessen holds the role of Workers Comp Claims Management Spc In at Labor & Industry Department within Scf Claims Reimb & Penalties. They have served since 2025 (under a year) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,684. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Richard Xu

Management Analyst 1/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$14,062

Sub-department: Wage & Hour Supervisors
Base pay: $14,062
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,062
Hire date: 2024-06-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Richard Xu works as a Management Analyst 1 for Labor & Industry Department within Wage & Hour Supervisors. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Richard earned $14,062 in 2025. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Corina Erick

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$13,715

Sub-department: Human Resources
Base pay: $13,715
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,715
Hire date: 2024-05-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 58
Union / bargaining unit: Confidential
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: 217
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Corina Erick is a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior at Labor & Industry Department within Human Resources. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $13,715. They are represented by Confidential.

Kurt Wenzel

Construction Code Representative 1/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$13,342

Sub-department: CCLD Regional Services
Base pay: $13,342
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,342
Hire date: 2016-03-29
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 16
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.26
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

Kurt Wenzel holds the role of Construction Code Representative 1 at Labor & Industry Department within Ccld Regional Services. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years) as a intermittent, 0.26 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $13,342. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Joann Jacobson

State Program Administrative/Labor & Industry Department

2024 total comp

$13,065

Sub-department: Compliance #1
Base pay: $2,728
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,337
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,065
Hire date: 1984-10-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
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: No
Agency Number: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Joann Jacobson holds the role of State Program Administrative at Labor & Industry Department within Compliance #1. Their tenure dates to 1984, about 40 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $13,065. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

James Peterson

Construction Code Representative 1/Labor & Industry Department

2024 total comp

$12,613

Sub-department: Plumbing Inspections
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,613
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,613
Hire date: 1993-06-02
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 16
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: -

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
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, James Peterson serves as a Construction Code Representative 1 within Plumbing Inspections. They have served since 1993 (about 31 years), working intermittent, 0.5 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $12,613. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Kenneth Rivera

Labor Investigator Senior/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$12,421

Sub-department: Labor Standards 2
Base pay: $12,270
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $151
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,421
Hire date: 2024-04-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
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: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kenneth Rivera works as a Labor Investigator Senior for Labor & Industry Department within Labor Standards 2. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Kenneth earned $12,421 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Scott Norkunas

Construction Code Representative 1/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$12,166

Sub-department: CCLD Electrical Inspections D8
Base pay: $12,166
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,166
Hire date: 2025-05-07
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

Scott Norkunas is a Construction Code Representative 1 at Labor & Industry Department within Ccld Electrical Inspections D8. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $12,166. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Hans Daniels

Construction Code Representative 1/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$12,166

Sub-department: CCLD Electrical Inspections D5
Base pay: $12,166
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,166
Hire date: 2025-05-07
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

Hans Daniels is a Construction Code Representative 1 at Labor & Industry Department within Ccld Electrical Inspections D5. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $12,166. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Theresa Mbanefo

Labor Investigator Senior/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$12,090

Sub-department: Prevailing Wage
Base pay: $12,090
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,090
Hire date: 2024-06-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
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: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Theresa Mbanefo holds the role of Labor Investigator Senior at Labor & Industry Department within Prevailing Wage. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $12,090. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.