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

Nathan Shepherd

General Counsel 3/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$169,641

Sub-department: OLA - PED - Randall,Judy
Base pay: $169,641
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,641
Hire date: 2011-08-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 27
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

Nathan Shepherd works as a General Counsel 3 for Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ped - Randall,Judy. Hired in 2011, they have about 14 years of service as a full-time employee. Nathan earned $169,641 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Joseph Sass

Leg Audit IT Auditor Coordinat/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$169,103

Sub-department: Ola-Fad-Mathison,Mark
Base pay: $158,125
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,978
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,103
Hire date: 2015-02-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 24
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

Joseph Sass works as a Leg Audit IT Auditor Coordinat for Legislative Auditor within Ola-Fad-Mathison,Mark. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years as a full-time employee. Joseph earned $169,103 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Scott Tjomsland

Leg Audit Manager/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$168,061

Sub-department: OLA-FAD-Leysen,Lori
Base pay: $163,303
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,758
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,061
Hire date: 1996-01-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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 Tjomsland serves as a Leg Audit Manager within Ola-Fad-Leysen,Lori. Hired in 1996, they have about 29 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $168,061. They are represented by Manager.