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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Wesley Harms

Assistant Director MN State Lottery/Lottery

2025 total comp

$167,351

Sub-department: Executive Staff
Base pay: $160,488
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,863
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,351
Hire date: 1979-06-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 23
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Wesley Harms is a Assistant Director MN State Lottery at Lottery within Executive Staff. Hired in 1979, they have about 46 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $167,351. They are represented by Manager.

Benjamin Freedland

Assistant Director MN State Lottery/Lottery

2025 total comp

$164,351

Sub-department: Executive Staff
Base pay: $160,488
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,863
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,351
Hire date: 2014-12-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 23
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Benjamin Freedland holds the role of Assistant Director MN State Lottery at Lottery within Executive Staff. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $164,351. They are represented by Manager.

Susan Nelson

Information Syst Director/Lottery

2025 total comp

$156,721

Sub-department: Executive Staff
Base pay: $153,721
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,721
Hire date: 2023-05-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 53
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Susan Nelson is a Information Syst Director at Lottery within Executive Staff. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $156,721. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Vicki Holets

Assistant Director MN State Lottery/Lottery

2025 total comp

$146,613

Sub-department: Executive Staff
Base pay: $140,177
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,437
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $146,613
Hire date: 1990-02-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 23
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Vicki Holets works as a Assistant Director MN State Lottery for Lottery within Executive Staff. They have served since 1990 (about 35 years) as a full-time employee. Vicki earned $146,613 in 2025. They are represented by Manager.

Adam Prock

Executive Director MN State Lottery/Lottery

2025 total comp

$145,725

Sub-department: Executive Director, Lottery
Base pay: $145,725
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,725
Hire date: 2011-01-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 3
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Adam Prock works as a Executive Director MN State Lottery for Lottery within Executive Director, Lottery. Hired in 2011, they have about 14 years of service as a full-time employee. Adam earned $145,725 in 2025. Union affiliation: Manager.

Lance Merritt

Systems Analysis Unit Supervisor/Lottery

2024 total comp

$145,313

Sub-department: Information Systems
Base pay: $75,610
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $69,703
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,313
Hire date: 1990-01-22
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: No
Agency Number: G03
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Lance Merritt is a Systems Analysis Unit Supervisor at Lottery within Information Systems. They have served since 1990 (about 34 years), working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $145,313. They are represented by Middle Management Association.

Susan Nelson

Director Administrative Information System/Lottery

2024 total comp

$144,405

Sub-department: Executive Staff
Base pay: $144,405
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,405
Hire date: 2023-05-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 51
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Lottery, Susan Nelson serves as a Director Administrative Information System within Executive Staff. They have served since 2023 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $144,405. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Michael Mccracken

Information Technology Specialist 5/Lottery

2025 total comp

$143,975

Sub-department: PC/Telecommunications
Base pay: $133,656
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,319
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,975
Hire date: 2017-10-18
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: No
Agency Number: G03
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Lottery, Michael Mccracken serves as a Information Technology Specialist 5 within Pc/Telecommunications. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $143,975. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Arthur Alexander Iii

Financial Management Director/Lottery

2025 total comp

$142,546

Sub-department: Executive Staff
Base pay: $139,196
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,351
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,546
Hire date: 2017-07-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Arthur Alexander Iii works as a Financial Management Director for Lottery within Executive Staff. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years as a full-time employee. Arthur earned $142,546 in 2025. Union affiliation: Manager.

Richard Crist

Systems Analysis Unit Supervisor/Lottery

2025 total comp

$142,355

Sub-department: Information Systems
Base pay: $139,009
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,346
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,355
Hire date: 2000-12-26
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

Richard Crist works as a Systems Analysis Unit Supervisor for Lottery within Information Systems. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 25 years as a full-time employee. Richard earned $142,355 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.