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

Gretchen Becker

Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Int/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$92,183

Sub-department: OLA - PED - Delacueva,Sarah
Base pay: $92,183
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,183
Hire date: 2021-08-10
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

At Legislative Auditor, Gretchen Becker serves as a Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Int within Ola - Ped - Delacueva,Sarah. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,183. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Zakeeyah Taddese

Leg Audit Senior/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$90,018

Sub-department: Ola-Fad-Stone,Valentina
Base pay: $88,904
Overtime: $1,114
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,018
Hire date: 2019-06-19
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

Zakeeyah Taddese works as a Leg Audit Senior for Legislative Auditor within Ola-Fad-Stone,Valentina. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years as a full-time employee. Zakeeyah earned $90,018 in 2025. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Alec Mickelson

Leg Audit Senior/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$89,222

Sub-department: Ola-Fad-Rodriguez,Heather
Base pay: $89,059
Overtime: $163
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,222
Hire date: 2017-09-13
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

Alec Mickelson is a Leg Audit Senior at Legislative Auditor within Ola-Fad-Rodriguez,Heather. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $89,222. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Kyle Malone

Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Int/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$89,195

Sub-department: OLA - PED - Schwartz,Laura
Base pay: $89,195
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,195
Hire date: 2022-06-06
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

Kyle Malone is a Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Int at Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ped - Schwartz,Laura. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $89,195. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Jenna Hoge

Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Int/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$89,014

Sub-department: OLA - PED - Rodriguez, Jodi
Base pay: $89,014
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,014
Hire date: 2022-05-16
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

Jenna Hoge holds the role of Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Int at Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ped - Rodriguez, Jodi. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $89,014. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Crystal Nibbe

Leg Audit Senior/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$87,432

Sub-department: OLA-FAD-Bjonfald,Jordan
Base pay: $87,272
Overtime: $160
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,432
Hire date: 2018-06-04
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

Crystal Nibbe works as a Leg Audit Senior for Legislative Auditor within Ola-Fad-Bjonfald,Jordan. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years) as a full-time employee. Crystal earned $87,432 in 2025. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Adrianna Lobitz

Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Int/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$86,704

Sub-department: OLA - PED - ZanoniWells
Base pay: $86,704
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,704
Hire date: 2023-06-20
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

Adrianna Lobitz is a Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Int at Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ped - Zanoniwells. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $86,704. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Hannah Geressu

Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Int/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$86,704

Sub-department: OLA - PED - Kirchner,David
Base pay: $86,704
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,704
Hire date: 2023-06-05
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

Hannah Geressu works as a Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Int for Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ped - Kirchner,David. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. Hannah earned $86,704 in 2025. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Duy Nguyen

Leg Audit Senior/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$86,047

Sub-department: Ola-Fad-Baker,Ryan
Base pay: $86,047
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,047
Hire date: 2018-12-10
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

Duy Nguyen is a Leg Audit Senior at Legislative Auditor within Ola-Fad-Baker,Ryan. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $86,047. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.