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

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Jomarie Burr

Management Analyst 4/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$77,809

Sub-department: BTO Staff
Base pay: $77,809
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,809
Hire date: 2022-06-01
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

Jomarie Burr works as a Management Analyst 4 for Labor & Industry Department within Bto Staff. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. Jomarie earned $77,809 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Kurt Peper

Safety Investigator 2/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$77,780

Sub-department: OSH Inspection North
Base pay: $77,780
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,780
Hire date: 2020-10-01
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: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kurt Peper works as a Safety Investigator 2 for Labor & Industry Department within Osh Inspection North. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years) as a full-time employee. Kurt earned $77,780 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Michelle Fournier

Labor Investigator Senior/Labor & Industry Department

2024 total comp

$77,587

Sub-department: Labor Standards
Base pay: $77,446
Overtime: $141
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,587
Hire date: 2018-05-16
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, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Michelle Fournier is a Labor Investigator Senior at Labor & Industry Department within Labor Standards. Hired in 2018, they have about 6 years of service, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $77,587. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Rasana Rana

Industrial Hygienist 3/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$77,581

Sub-department: WPS MNStar MNSharp
Base pay: $77,581
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,581
Hire date: 2022-10-12
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: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Rasana Rana holds the role of Industrial Hygienist 3 at Labor & Industry Department within Wps Mnstar Mnsharp. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,581. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.