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

Tyler Billig

Leg Audit Senior/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$116,641

Sub-department: OLA-FAD-Bjonfald,Jordan
Base pay: $114,436
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,205
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,641
Hire date: 2009-01-05
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

Tyler Billig is a Leg Audit Senior at Legislative Auditor within Ola-Fad-Bjonfald,Jordan. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 16 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $116,641. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Patrick Arnold

Information Technology Specialist 3/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$115,547

Sub-department: OLA-SSD-IT Director
Base pay: $113,362
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,185
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,547
Hire date: 2022-07-08
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

At Legislative Auditor, Patrick Arnold serves as a Information Technology Specialist 3 within Ola-Ssd-It Director. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $115,547. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Lucas Lockhart

Leg Audit Team Lead/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$114,119

Sub-department: OLA - SSD - Theisen,Katherine
Base pay: $113,845
Overtime: $274
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,119
Hire date: 2019-06-10
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

Lucas Lockhart works as a Leg Audit Team Lead for Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ssd - Theisen,Katherine. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service as a full-time employee. Lucas earned $114,119 in 2025. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Shelly Gilb

Administrative Support Specialist Pers - La/Legislative Auditor

2024 total comp

$112,671

Sub-department: OLA - PED - Randall,Judy
Base pay: $108,771
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,671
Hire date: 1993-09-07
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, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: L49
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Shelly Gilb works as a Administrative Support Specialist Pers - La for Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ped - Randall,Judy. Hired in 1993, they have about 31 years of service as a full-time employee. Shelly earned $112,671 in 2024. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Emily Wiant

Leg Audit Senior/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$112,533

Sub-department: Old-Fad-Yzermans,Zachary
Base pay: $112,329
Overtime: $204
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,533
Hire date: 2007-06-18
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

At Legislative Auditor, Emily Wiant serves as a Leg Audit Senior within Old-Fad-Yzermans,Zachary. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $112,533. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Aisia Davis

Attorney 2/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$111,821

Sub-department: Ola-Ssd-Shepherd
Base pay: $111,821
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,821
Hire date: 2016-10-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 26
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

Aisia Davis works as a Attorney 2 for Legislative Auditor within Ola-Ssd-Shepherd. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service as a full-time employee. Aisia earned $111,821 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Shelly Gilb

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$111,333

Sub-department: Ola-Ssd-Shepherd
Base pay: $79,960
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,374
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,333
Hire date: 1993-09-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
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: No
Agency Number: L49
Bargaining Unit Number: 221
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Shelly Gilb works as a Office & Administrative Specialist Int for Legislative Auditor within Ola-Ssd-Shepherd. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 32 years as a full-time employee. Shelly earned $111,333 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Will Harrison

Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Senior/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$111,042

Sub-department: OLA - PED - ZanoniWells
Base pay: $109,773
Overtime: $1,269
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,042
Hire date: 2001-06-01
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

Will Harrison holds the role of Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Senior at Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ped - Zanoniwells. They have served since 2001 (about 24 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,042. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.