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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Jeremy Nelson

Lottery Sales Supervisor Senior/Lottery

2025 total comp

$107,030

Sub-department: Retail Relations
Base pay: $107,030
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,030
Hire date: 2013-10-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 21
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Steele

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G03
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jeremy Nelson is a Lottery Sales Supervisor Senior at Lottery within Retail Relations. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $107,030. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

David Degonda

Management Analyst Supervisor 3/Lottery

2025 total comp

$106,542

Sub-department: Operations
Base pay: $104,942
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,542
Hire date: 1980-03-20
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: Yes
Agency Number: G03
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

David Degonda is a Management Analyst Supervisor 3 at Lottery within Operations. Their tenure dates to 1980, about 45 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $106,542. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Kara Vagts

Management Analyst Supervisor 3/Lottery

2025 total comp

$104,942

Sub-department: Special Events
Base pay: $104,942
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,942
Hire date: -
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: Yes
Agency Number: G03
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kara Vagts works as a Management Analyst Supervisor 3 for Lottery within Special Events. Their hire date on record is - as a full-time employee. Kara earned $104,942 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Patrick Wolfgram

Investigator Senior/Lottery

2025 total comp

$103,843

Sub-department: Security
Base pay: $103,843
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,843
Hire date: 2016-02-08
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

Patrick Wolfgram is a Investigator Senior at Lottery within Security. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $103,843. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Kristi Biedler

State Program Administrative Supervisor Senior/Lottery

2025 total comp

$103,331

Sub-department: Games Control
Base pay: $90,547
Overtime: $1,184
Other pay: $11,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,331
Hire date: 2007-06-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
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: Yes
Agency Number: G03
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kristi Biedler holds the role of State Program Administrative Supervisor Senior at Lottery within Games Control. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $103,331. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.