Retirement Services Specialist Principal

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

26 employees hold this title in MN State Retirement System. Median total compensation for the role is $91,023, above the department median of $84,324.

Employees: 26
Total payroll: $2.2M
Role median: $91,023
Agency median: $84,324
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$39,997$92,190+

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How total compensation varies among the 26 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Minnesota

Retirement Services Specialist Principal is held in 3 Minnesota departments. In MN State Retirement System, the median of $91,023 ranks #1 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Public Employees Retire Associate

$87,058 · 2

Teachers Retirement Associate

$28,325 · 3

Median total compensation for the Retirement Services Specialist Principal role in other Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Maud Arend

Retirement Services Specialist Principal/MN State Retirement System

2025 total comp

$87,328

Sub-department: Retirement Counseling External
Base pay: $87,296
Overtime: $32
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,328
Hire date: 2018-04-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
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: G62
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Maud Arend holds the role of Retirement Services Specialist Principal at MN State Retirement System within Retirement Counseling External. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,328. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Virginia Allenspach

Retirement Services Specialist Principal/MN State Retirement System

2024 total comp

$87,116

Sub-department: Retirement Counseling
Base pay: $87,074
Overtime: $42
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,116
Hire date: 2012-04-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
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, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: G62
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Virginia Allenspach works as a Retirement Services Specialist Principal for MN State Retirement System within Retirement Counseling. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 12 years as a full-time employee. Virginia earned $87,116 in 2024. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.