Minnesota / Legislative Auditor

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Legislative Auditor

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

The Legislative Auditor manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2025, this agency had 76 employees with median total compensation of $99,117; the highest distinct record was $218,356.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $7.7M
Employees: 76
Median total: $99,117
Highest record: $218,356

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$2,605$198,850+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 76 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($99,117) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $99,418 (98%)
Overtime — $74 (0%)
Other — $1,506 (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

$48,600

$80,468

$99,117

$130,257

$164,084

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $164,084 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $48,600. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Leg Audit Senior

13 · $87,432

Leg Audit Staff

9 · $72,391

Leg Audit Manager

7 · $133,229

Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Int

6 · $87,859

Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Senior

5 · $102,878

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	$6.9M —	75 —	$94,373 —
2025	$7.7M ▲ 11.1%	76 ▲ 1.3%	$99,117 ▲ 5.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Gabrielle Johnson

Leg Audit Team Lead/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$108,873

Sub-department: Ola-Fad-Borneman,Kayla
Base pay: $108,873
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,873
Hire date: 2009-07-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 16
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: L49
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Gabrielle Johnson is a Leg Audit Team Lead at Legislative Auditor within Ola-Fad-Borneman,Kayla. Hired in 2009, they have about 16 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $108,873. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Holly Runia

Leg Audit Team Lead/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$106,465

Sub-department: Ola-Fad-Stone,Valentina
Base pay: $106,465
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,465
Hire date: 2023-03-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 16
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: L49
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Legislative Auditor, Holly Runia serves as a Leg Audit Team Lead within Ola-Fad-Stone,Valentina. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $106,465. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Scott Dunning

Business Manager 2/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$105,884

Sub-department: OLA-FAD-Leysen,Lori
Base pay: $105,884
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,884
Hire date: 2010-08-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 13
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: L49
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Legislative Auditor, Scott Dunning serves as a Business Manager 2 within Ola-Fad-Leysen,Lori. Hired in 2010, they have about 15 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,884. They are represented by Manager.

Caitlin Zanoni-Wells

Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Senior/Legislative Auditor

2024 total comp

$105,111

Sub-department: OLA - PED - Rodriguez, Jodi
Base pay: $104,907
Overtime: $204
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,111
Hire date: 2018-06-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: L49
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Legislative Auditor, Caitlin Zanoni-Wells serves as a Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Senior within Ola - Ped - Rodriguez, Jodi. They have served since 2018 (about 6 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $105,111. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Eric Jacobson

Business Manager 2/Legislative Auditor

2024 total comp

$104,619

Sub-department: OLA - PED - Randall,Judy
Base pay: $23,548
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $81,071
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,619
Hire date: 1988-08-29
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 13
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: L49
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Eric Jacobson is a Business Manager 2 at Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ped - Randall,Judy. They have served since 1988 (about 36 years), working part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $104,619. They are represented by Manager.

Scott Fusco

Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Senior/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$104,439

Sub-department: OLA - PED - Delacueva,Sarah
Base pay: $102,320
Overtime: $148
Other pay: $1,972
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,439
Hire date: 2015-04-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: L49
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Scott Fusco is a Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Senior at Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ped - Delacueva,Sarah. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $104,439. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Shannon Hatch

Leg Audit Team Lead/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$103,850

Sub-department: Ola-Fad-Baker,Ryan
Base pay: $103,850
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,850
Hire date: 2017-01-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 16
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: L49
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Shannon Hatch is a Leg Audit Team Lead at Legislative Auditor within Ola-Fad-Baker,Ryan. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $103,850. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Maureen Garrahy

Commission Administrative Assistant III/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$103,220

Sub-department: OLA - PED - Rodriguez, Jodi
Base pay: $100,791
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,429
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,220
Hire date: 2011-02-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 3
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: L49
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Maureen Garrahy works as a Commission Administrative Assistant III for Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ped - Rodriguez, Jodi. Hired in 2011, they have about 14 years of service as a full-time employee. Maureen earned $103,220 in 2025. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Stephanie Besst

Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Senior/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$102,878

Sub-department: OLA - PED - Badger, Caitlin
Base pay: $101,878
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,878
Hire date: 2021-08-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: L49
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Stephanie Besst is a Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Senior at Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ped - Badger, Caitlin. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $102,878. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Erick Olsen

Leg Audit Senior/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$100,819

Sub-department: Ola-Fad-Stone,Valentina
Base pay: $100,819
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,819
Hire date: 2016-01-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: L49
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Erick Olsen holds the role of Leg Audit Senior at Legislative Auditor within Ola-Fad-Stone,Valentina. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $100,819. They are represented by Excluded All Others.