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
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+

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.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 20

Rachel Wright

Security Guard/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$602

Sub-department: Combative Sports
Base pay: $571
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $602
Hire date: 2010-01-11
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.13
Work county: -

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Rachel Wright is a Security Guard at Labor & Industry Department within Combative Sports. Hired in 2010, they have about 15 years of service, working intermittent, 0.13 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $602. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.

Lisa Bauch

Security Guard/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$483

Sub-department: Combative Sports
Base pay: $445
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $39
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $483
Hire date: 2022-06-11
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.13
Work county: -

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Lisa Bauch holds the role of Security Guard at Labor & Industry Department within Combative Sports. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service as a intermittent, 0.13 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $483. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Michael Wilhelm

Construction Code Representative 1/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$479

Sub-department: CCLD Manufactured Structures
Base pay: $479
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $479
Hire date: 2023-03-01
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, 2025: No
Agency Number: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Michael Wilhelm works as a Construction Code Representative 1 for Labor & Industry Department within Ccld Manufactured Structures. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a intermittent, 0.5 FTE employee. Michael earned $479 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Matthew Caldwell

Security Guard/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$413

Sub-department: Combative Sports
Base pay: $380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $33
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $413
Hire date: 2018-08-24
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.13
Work county: -

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

At Labor & Industry Department, Matthew Caldwell serves as a Security Guard within Combative Sports. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years), working intermittent, 0.13 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $413. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.

Randal Lundborg

Security Guard/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$356

Sub-department: Combative Sports
Base pay: $344
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $356
Hire date: 1994-07-06
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.13
Work county: -

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

Randal Lundborg holds the role of Security Guard at Labor & Industry Department within Combative Sports. Hired in 1994, they have about 31 years of service as a intermittent, 0.13 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $356. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Amber Olson

Security Guard/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$65

Sub-department: Combative Sports
Base pay: $61
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65
Hire date: 2018-08-24
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.13
Work county: -

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

Amber Olson is a Security Guard at Labor & Industry Department within Combative Sports. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service, working intermittent, 0.13 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $65. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.

Adam Petersen I

Security Guard/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$40

Sub-department: Combative Sports
Base pay: $40
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40
Hire date: 2018-08-24
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.13
Work county: -

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B42
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Adam Petersen I is a Security Guard at Labor & Industry Department within Combative Sports. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service, working intermittent, 0.13 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $40. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Paul Brooks Iii

Security Guard/Labor & Industry Department

2025 total comp

$25

Sub-department: Combative Sports
Base pay: $20
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25
Hire date: 2022-06-04
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.13
Work county: -

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

Paul Brooks Iii holds the role of Security Guard at Labor & Industry Department within Combative Sports. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a intermittent, 0.13 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $25. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.