Minnesota / Minnesota IT Services

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Minnesota IT Services

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Minnesota IT Services provides technology and information-systems services that support other government operations.

In 2025, this agency had 3,013 employees with median total compensation of $123,142; the highest distinct record was $213,743.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $342.7M
Employees: 3,013
Median total: $123,142
Highest record: $213,743

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$703$176,234+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 3,013 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($123,142) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $110,984 (98%)
Overtime — $347 (0%)
Other — $2,425 (2%)
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

$65,116

$95,058

$123,142

$139,009

$149,458

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $149,458 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $65,116. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Information Technology Specialist 4

811 · $125,133

Information Technology Specialist 3

626 · $110,764

Information Technology Specialist 5

609 · $139,009

Information Technology Specialist 2

259 · $77,797

Systems Supervisor

128 · $148,606

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	$297.9M —	2,657 —	$119,719 —
2025	$342.7M ▲ 15.0%	3,013 ▲ 13.4%	$123,142 ▲ 2.9%

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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.

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Octo District of Columbia60% match

Record list

Employees

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Guy Vogt

Information Technology Specialist 5/Minnesota IT Services

2025 total comp

$139,690

Sub-department: DHS Mn.It Ssea Dw
Base pay: $139,690
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,690
Hire date: 2004-02-25
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: G46
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Minnesota IT Services, Guy Vogt serves as a Information Technology Specialist 5 within DHS Mn.It Ssea Dw. Hired in 2004, they have about 21 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $139,690. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Kimberly Nelson

Information Technology Specialist 5/Minnesota IT Services

2025 total comp

$139,690

Sub-department: Data Architecture
Base pay: $139,690
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,690
Hire date: 1999-09-29
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: G46
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kimberly Nelson holds the role of Information Technology Specialist 5 at Minnesota IT Services within Data Architecture. Hired in 1999, they have about 26 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $139,690. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Brian Matheson

Information Technology Specialist 5/Minnesota IT Services

2025 total comp

$139,690

Sub-department: Development and Networking
Base pay: $139,021
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $669
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,690
Hire date: 1987-03-30
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: St Louis

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G46
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Brian Matheson is a Information Technology Specialist 5 at Minnesota IT Services within Development and Networking. Hired in 1987, they have about 38 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $139,690. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Jerry Bragg

Information Technology Specialist 5/Minnesota IT Services

2025 total comp

$139,678

Sub-department: DevOps-MMIS/MN-ITS/MPSE-QA
Base pay: $139,009
Overtime: $669
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,678
Hire date: 2022-04-13
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: G46
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jerry Bragg holds the role of Information Technology Specialist 5 at Minnesota IT Services within Devops-Mmis/Mn-Its/Mpse-Qa. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $139,678. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Yosef Teferi

Information Technology Specialist 5/Minnesota IT Services

2025 total comp

$139,670

Sub-department: Engineering Support
Base pay: $139,670
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,670
Hire date: 2002-01-30
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: G46
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Minnesota IT Services, Yosef Teferi serves as a Information Technology Specialist 5 within Engineering Support. Hired in 2002, they have about 23 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $139,670. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.