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

Libby Wallace

Leg Audit Staff/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$83,196

Sub-department: OLA - SSD - Theisen,Katherine
Base pay: $83,196
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,196
Hire date: 2020-01-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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, Libby Wallace serves as a Leg Audit Staff within Ola - Ssd - Theisen,Katherine. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,196. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Pengshing Xiong

Leg Audit IT Auditor/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$82,703

Sub-department: Ola-Fad-Mathison,Mark
Base pay: $82,703
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,703
Hire date: 2016-06-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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, Pengshing Xiong serves as a Leg Audit IT Auditor within Ola-Fad-Mathison,Mark. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $82,703. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Nicholai Broekemeier

Leg Audit Senior/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$82,244

Sub-department: OLA-FAD-Bjonfald,Jordan
Base pay: $82,244
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,244
Hire date: 2021-09-13
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

Nicholai Broekemeier is a Leg Audit Senior at Legislative Auditor within Ola-Fad-Bjonfald,Jordan. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $82,244. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Roman Morris

Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Int/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$82,024

Sub-department: OLA - PED - Badger, Caitlin
Base pay: $82,024
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,024
Hire date: 2023-05-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
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

Roman Morris works as a Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Int for Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ped - Badger, Caitlin. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. Roman earned $82,024 in 2025. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Christian Knox

Leg Audit Senior/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$81,570

Sub-department: Ola-Fad-Baker,Ryan
Base pay: $81,570
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,570
Hire date: 2023-09-18
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, Christian Knox serves as a Leg Audit Senior within Ola-Fad-Baker,Ryan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $81,570. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Ria Bawek

Leg Audit Senior/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$80,831

Sub-department: OLA-FAD-Bjonfald,Jordan
Base pay: $80,562
Overtime: $268
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,831
Hire date: 2020-03-12
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, Ria Bawek serves as a Leg Audit Senior within Ola-Fad-Bjonfald,Jordan. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,831. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Sheena Kurth

Leg Audit Senior/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$80,468

Sub-department: Ola-Fad-Rodriguez,Heather
Base pay: $79,468
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,468
Hire date: 2023-01-09
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, Sheena Kurth serves as a Leg Audit Senior within Ola-Fad-Rodriguez,Heather. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,468. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Caitlin Zanoni-Wells

Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Princ/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$78,649

Sub-department: OLA - PED - Rodriguez, Jodi
Base pay: $78,649
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,649
Hire date: 2018-06-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 23
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

Caitlin Zanoni-Wells holds the role of Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Princ at Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ped - Rodriguez, Jodi. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $78,649. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.