Agency file

Lottery

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Lottery is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 178 employees with median total compensation of $72,875; the highest distinct record was $167,351.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $12.6M
Employees: 178
Median total: $72,875
Highest record: $167,351

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$60$145,725+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 178 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($72,875) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $68,369 (96%)
Overtime — $367 (1%)
Other — $2,189 (3%)
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

$5,179

$51,111

$72,875

$91,022

$125,133

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $125,133 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $5,179. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Lottery Sales Representative

28 · $81,719

Office Specialist

15 · $1,173

Central Services Administrative Specialist Inter

13 · $47,475

State Program Administrative Intermediate

10 · $62,092

Information Technology Specialist 4

8 · $125,133

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	$11.5M —	157 —	$73,122 —
2025	$12.6M ▲ 10.0%	178 ▲ 13.4%	$72,875 ▼ 0.3%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

State Lottery Illinois65% match
Secretary of State Minnesota46% match

Record list

Employees

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John Brandenburg

Management Analyst 4/Lottery

2025 total comp

$102,639

Sub-department: Operations
Base pay: $101,639
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,639
Hire date: 2014-07-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G03
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

John Brandenburg holds the role of Management Analyst 4 at Lottery within Operations. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $102,639. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

April Schmitz

Information Officer 4/Lottery

2025 total comp

$101,441

Sub-department: Special Events
Base pay: $93,772
Overtime: $469
Other pay: $7,201
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,441
Hire date: 2024-06-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: G03
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

April Schmitz holds the role of Information Officer 4 at Lottery within Special Events. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $101,441. They are represented by Middle Management Association.

Robert Deering

Lottery Corporate Accts Representative/Lottery

2025 total comp

$101,228

Sub-department: Corporate Accounts
Base pay: $97,734
Overtime: $1,153
Other pay: $2,341
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,228
Hire date: 1997-07-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G03
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Lottery, Robert Deering serves as a Lottery Corporate Accts Representative within Corporate Accounts. They have served since 1997 (about 28 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $101,228. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Rachel Klinkefus

State Program Administrative Senior/Lottery

2025 total comp

$101,113

Sub-department: Numbers Drawings
Base pay: $76,662
Overtime: $1,608
Other pay: $22,843
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,113
Hire date: 2013-03-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G03
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Lottery, Rachel Klinkefus serves as a State Program Administrative Senior within Numbers Drawings. Hired in 2013, they have about 12 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $101,113. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Mario Ricci

Accounting Officer Principal/Lottery

2025 total comp

$98,734

Sub-department: Finance
Base pay: $97,734
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,734
Hire date: 1995-04-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G03
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Mario Ricci works as a Accounting Officer Principal for Lottery within Finance. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 30 years as a full-time employee. Mario earned $98,734 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

John Rugroden

Accounting Officer Principal/Lottery

2025 total comp

$97,734

Sub-department: Finance
Base pay: $97,734
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,734
Hire date: 1990-04-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G03
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

John Rugroden holds the role of Accounting Officer Principal at Lottery within Finance. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 35 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,734. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Jennifer Evangelista

Accounting Officer Principal/Lottery

2025 total comp

$97,734

Sub-department: Finance
Base pay: $97,734
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,734
Hire date: 2007-05-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G03
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jennifer Evangelista works as a Accounting Officer Principal for Lottery within Finance. They have served since 2007 (about 18 years) as a full-time employee. Jennifer earned $97,734 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Dean-Paul Natto

Lottery Corporate Accts Representative/Lottery

2025 total comp

$97,359

Sub-department: Corporate Accounts
Base pay: $91,421
Overtime: $1,578
Other pay: $4,361
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,359
Hire date: 2013-04-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G03
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Dean-Paul Natto holds the role of Lottery Corporate Accts Representative at Lottery within Corporate Accounts. Hired in 2013, they have about 12 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,359. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.