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
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+

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.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 3

Justin Schechter

Leg Audit IT Auditor/Legislative Auditor

2024 total comp

$44,868

Sub-department: OLA-FAD-MATHISON,MARK
Base pay: $43,866
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,003
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,868
Hire date: 2023-09-25
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, 2024: No
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, Justin Schechter serves as a Leg Audit IT Auditor within Ola-Fad-Mathison,Mark. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $44,868. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Laura Dreiss

Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Princ/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$37,606

Sub-department: OLA - PED - Rodriguez, Jodi
Base pay: $37,606
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,606
Hire date: 2013-07-02
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 23
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
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

Laura Dreiss holds the role of Leg Audit Program Eval Specialist Princ at Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ped - Rodriguez, Jodi. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years) as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,606. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Jade Lange

Executive 2/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$34,488

Sub-department: OLA - PED - Randall,Judy
Base pay: $34,488
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,488
Hire date: 2024-11-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 65
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

Jade Lange is a Executive 2 at Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ped - Randall,Judy. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $34,488. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Joel Alter

Leg Audit Team Lead/Legislative Auditor

2024 total comp

$24,070

Sub-department: OLA - SSD - Theisen,Katherine
Base pay: $24,070
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,070
Hire date: 1984-04-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 16
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
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: 221
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Legislative Auditor, Joel Alter serves as a Leg Audit Team Lead within Ola - Ssd - Theisen,Katherine. Hired in 1984, they have about 40 years of service, working part-time, 0.5 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $24,070. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Ellie Capra

Ola Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$8,544

Sub-department: OLA - PED - Delacueva,Sarah
Base pay: $8,544
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,544
Hire date: 2024-06-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 56
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: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Ellie Capra works as a Ola Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior for Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ped - Delacueva,Sarah. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. Ellie earned $8,544 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Heather Grab

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Legislative Auditor

2024 total comp

$7,287

Sub-department: OLA - PED - Badger, Caitlin
Base pay: $7,287
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,287
Hire date: 2023-05-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: Confidential
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: L49
Bargaining Unit Number: 217
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Legislative Auditor, Heather Grab serves as a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior within Ola - Ped - Badger, Caitlin. They have served since 2023 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $7,287. Union affiliation: Confidential.

Chloe Kepler

Ola Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$7,209

Sub-department: OLA - SSD - Theisen,Katherine
Base pay: $7,209
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,209
Hire date: 2024-05-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 56
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: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Chloe Kepler holds the role of Ola Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior at Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ssd - Theisen,Katherine. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $7,209. They are represented by Excluded All Others.

Penny Gomez

Leg Audit HR Manager/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$4,215

Sub-department: OLA - PED - Randall,Judy
Base pay: $4,215
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,215
Hire date: 2025-06-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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

Penny Gomez holds the role of Leg Audit HR Manager at Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ped - Randall,Judy. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $4,215. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Yelitza Hernandez-Guitron

Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Legislative Auditor

2024 total comp

$3,287

Sub-department: OLA - PED - Rodriguez, Jodi
Base pay: $3,287
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,287
Hire date: 2024-01-29
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: Confidential
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: 217
Branch: Legislative
Branch Code: Legislative
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Yelitza Hernandez-Guitron is a Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior at Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ped - Rodriguez, Jodi. They have served since 2024 (under a year), working part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $3,287. They are represented by Confidential.

Evan Almeida

Ola Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$2,791

Sub-department: OLA - PED - NAADHA
Base pay: $2,791
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,791
Hire date: 2025-05-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 56
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

At Legislative Auditor, Evan Almeida serves as a Ola Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior within Ola - Ped - Naadha. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $2,791. Their bargaining unit is Excluded All Others.

Drew Sullivan

Ola Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior/Legislative Auditor

2025 total comp

$2,605

Sub-department: OLA - SSD - Theisen,Katherine
Base pay: $2,605
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,605
Hire date: 2025-05-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 56
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

Drew Sullivan works as a Ola Student Worker Paraprofessional Professional Senior for Legislative Auditor within Ola - Ssd - Theisen,Katherine. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year as a full-time employee. Drew earned $2,605 in 2025. They are represented by Excluded All Others.