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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2024
$11.5M
—
157
—
$73,122
—
2025
$12.6M
▲ 10.0%
178
▲ 13.4%
$72,875
▼ 0.3%

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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.

Record list

Employees

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Nicholas Hovik

Lottery Sales Supervisor Senior/Lottery

2025 total comp
$95,711
Sub-department
Retail Relations
Base pay
$95,711
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$95,711
Hire date
2012-01-18
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, 2025
Yes
Agency Number
G03
Bargaining Unit Number
216
Branch
Executive
Branch Code
Executive
Classified Code
Classified
Classified Status
Classified
Compensation Frequency Code
Hourly

Nicholas Hovik holds the role of Lottery Sales Supervisor Senior at Lottery within Retail Relations. Hired in 2012, they have about 13 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $95,711. Union affiliation: Middle Management Association.

John Grove

Investigator Senior/Lottery

2025 total comp
$93,915
Sub-department
Security
Base pay
$93,915
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$93,915
Hire date
1995-09-22
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 Grove holds the role of Investigator Senior at Lottery within Security. Hired in 1995, they have about 30 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,915. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.