Job-title file

Office Specialist

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

18 employees hold this title in Lottery. Median total compensation for the role is $1,213, below the department median of $72,875.

Employees: 18
Total payroll: $36K
Role median: $1,213
Agency median: $72,875
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$60$7,107+

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How total compensation varies among the 18 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Minnesota

Office Specialist is held in 19 Minnesota departments. In Lottery, the median of $1,213 ranks #19 of 19.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Administration Department

$49,356 · 1

Office of Higher Education

$49,356 · 1

Employ & Econ Development Department

$32,100 · 2

Health Department

$31,120 · 1

Human Services Department

$26,242 · 8

Veterans Affairs Department

$25,720 · 5

Revenue Department

$15,768 · 45

Pollution Control Agency

$15,358 · 3

Agriculture Department

$14,304 · 1

Transportation Department

$13,517 · 2

Pharmacy Board

$9,403 · 1

Campaign Finance & Public Discl Bd

$8,679 · 1

Median total compensation for the Office Specialist role in other Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Office Specialist beyond Minnesota

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Minnesota, the median of $5,685 ranks #5 of 5. See Office Specialist across all of Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$90,155 · 33

$53,100 · 378

$44,042 · 370

$31,605 · 1,432

Median total compensation for comparable Office Specialistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Alireza Foroozan Yazdani

Office Specialist/Lottery

2025 total comp

$1,406

Sub-department: Special Events
Base pay: $1,406
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,406
Hire date: 2019-06-12
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.25
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G03
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Alireza Foroozan Yazdani holds the role of Office Specialist at Lottery within Special Events. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service as a intermittent, 0.25 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $1,406. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.

Samantha Thompson

Office Specialist/Lottery

2024 total comp

$1,254

Sub-department: Special Events
Base pay: $1,254
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,254
Hire date: 2022-08-18
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 56
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: G03
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Samantha Thompson works as a Office Specialist for Lottery within Special Events. Hired in 2022, they have about 2 years of service as a part-time, 0.75 FTE employee. Samantha earned $1,254 in 2024. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.

Paul Brown

Office Specialist/Lottery

2025 total comp

$1,173

Sub-department: Special Events
Base pay: $1,173
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,173
Hire date: 2024-06-05
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.25
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: G03
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Paul Brown holds the role of Office Specialist at Lottery within Special Events. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a intermittent, 0.25 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $1,173. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.