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

Page 1

Shannon Thompson

Communications Specialist 2/Lottery

2025 total comp

$91,022

Sub-department: Special Events
Base pay: $87,888
Overtime: $2,134
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,022
Hire date: 1994-07-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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

Shannon Thompson is a Communications Specialist 2 at Lottery within Special Events. Hired in 1994, they have about 31 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $91,022. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Emily Frost

Communications Specialist 3/Lottery

2025 total comp

$89,920

Sub-department: Public Relations
Base pay: $89,911
Overtime: $9
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,920
Hire date: 2006-06-19
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

Emily Frost holds the role of Communications Specialist 3 at Lottery within Public Relations. Hired in 2006, they have about 19 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $89,920. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Eric Samuelson

Lottery Sales Representative/Lottery

2025 total comp

$89,550

Sub-department: Metro North
Base pay: $81,719
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,831
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,550
Hire date: 2016-09-07
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

Eric Samuelson is a Lottery Sales Representative at Lottery within Metro North. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $89,550. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Pamela Mogensen

Buyer Supervisor/Lottery

2025 total comp

$89,405

Sub-department: Legal Services
Base pay: $74,069
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,336
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,405
Hire date: 1984-07-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 16
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

Pamela Mogensen works as a Buyer Supervisor for Lottery within Legal Services. Their tenure dates to 1984, about 41 years as a full-time employee. Pamela earned $89,405 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Drew Vankrevelen

Information Technology Specialist 3/Lottery

2025 total comp

$87,701

Sub-department: Digital Media
Base pay: $52,803
Overtime: $432
Other pay: $34,466
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,701
Hire date: 1994-01-31
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 14
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

Drew Vankrevelen works as a Information Technology Specialist 3 for Lottery within Digital Media. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 31 years as a part-time, 0.25 FTE employee. Drew earned $87,701 in 2025. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Megan Oelschlager Kleinschmidt

Communications Specialist 1/Lottery

2025 total comp

$86,840

Sub-department: Sales Support
Base pay: $78,907
Overtime: $7,933
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,840
Hire date: 2008-01-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
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, Megan Oelschlager Kleinschmidt serves as a Communications Specialist 1 within Sales Support. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 17 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $86,840. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Christa Schlosser

Lottery Sales Representative/Lottery

2025 total comp

$86,146

Sub-department: Detroit Lakes Regional Office
Base pay: $81,719
Overtime: $511
Other pay: $3,916
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,146
Hire date: 2011-05-04
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: Becker

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

Christa Schlosser works as a Lottery Sales Representative for Lottery within Detroit Lakes Regional Office. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 14 years as a full-time employee. Christa earned $86,146 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Amanda Pusateri

Lottery Sales Representative/Lottery

2025 total comp

$85,393

Sub-department: Owatonna Regional Office
Base pay: $81,613
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,779
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,393
Hire date: 1998-09-02
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: Steele

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

Amanda Pusateri works as a Lottery Sales Representative for Lottery within Owatonna Regional Office. They have served since 1998 (about 27 years) as a full-time employee. Amanda earned $85,393 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Elizabeth Smith

Communications Specialist 2/Lottery

2025 total comp

$85,384

Sub-department: Special Events
Base pay: $81,069
Overtime: $1,741
Other pay: $2,574
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,384
Hire date: 2017-11-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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

Elizabeth Smith holds the role of Communications Specialist 2 at Lottery within Special Events. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,384. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.