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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Judy Kolby

Information Technology Specialist 4/Lottery

2025 total comp

$126,314

Sub-department: IT Customer Support
Base pay: $125,133
Overtime: $181
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,314
Hire date: 1995-07-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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

Judy Kolby works as a Information Technology Specialist 4 for Lottery within IT Customer Support. They have served since 1995 (about 30 years) as a full-time employee. Judy earned $126,314 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Christopher Caroon

Information Technology Specialist 4/Lottery

2025 total comp

$126,188

Sub-department: Information Systems
Base pay: $125,133
Overtime: $331
Other pay: $723
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,188
Hire date: 1990-12-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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, Christopher Caroon serves as a Information Technology Specialist 4 within Information Systems. They have served since 1990 (about 35 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $126,188. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Saleh Ahmed

Information Technology Specialist 4/Lottery

2025 total comp

$125,139

Sub-department: Systems Management
Base pay: $125,139
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,139
Hire date: 2007-06-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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

Saleh Ahmed works as a Information Technology Specialist 4 for Lottery within Systems Management. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years as a full-time employee. Saleh earned $125,139 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Carrie Nelson

Auditor Intermediate/Lottery

2025 total comp

$125,133

Sub-department: Security
Base pay: $125,133
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,133
Hire date: 1992-05-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 9
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, Carrie Nelson serves as a Auditor Intermediate within Security. They have served since 1992 (about 33 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $125,133. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Yannong Xu

Information Technology Specialist 4/Lottery

2025 total comp

$125,133

Sub-department: Systems Management
Base pay: $125,133
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,133
Hire date: 2019-05-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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

Yannong Xu holds the role of Information Technology Specialist 4 at Lottery within Systems Management. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $125,133. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Jason Peters

Information Technology Specialist 4/Lottery

2025 total comp

$125,133

Sub-department: PC/Telecommunications
Base pay: $125,133
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,133
Hire date: 2016-07-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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

Jason Peters holds the role of Information Technology Specialist 4 at Lottery within Pc/Telecommunications. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $125,133. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

William Kane

Information Technology Specialist 4/Lottery

2025 total comp

$125,133

Sub-department: Systems Management
Base pay: $125,133
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,133
Hire date: 2012-10-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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

William Kane holds the role of Information Technology Specialist 4 at Lottery within Systems Management. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 13 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $125,133. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Glenn Toby

Information Technology Specialist 5/Lottery

2025 total comp

$123,944

Sub-department: Information Systems
Base pay: $123,944
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,944
Hire date: 2022-09-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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

Glenn Toby works as a Information Technology Specialist 5 for Lottery within Information Systems. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. Glenn earned $123,944 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Todd Vodden

State Program Administrative Director/Lottery

2024 total comp

$123,374

Sub-department: Operations
Base pay: $107,634
Overtime: $1,555
Other pay: $14,185
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,374
Hire date: 1990-05-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 21
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: G03
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Todd Vodden holds the role of State Program Administrative Director at Lottery within Operations. Hired in 1990, they have about 34 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $123,374. Union affiliation: Middle Management Association.