Accounting Officer Senior

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

15 employees hold this title in Natural Resources Department. Median total compensation for the role is $87,888, above the department median of $66,596.

Employees: 15
Total payroll: $1.2M
Role median: $87,888
Agency median: $66,596
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$26,514$90,819+

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

How total compensation varies among the 15 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

Accounting Officer Senior is held in 31 Minnesota departments. In Natural Resources Department, the median of $87,888 ranks #7 of 31.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Public Facilities Authority

$118,327 · 1

Commerce Department

$88,888 · 1

Office of Higher Education

$87,890 · 1

MN State Retirement System

$87,888 · 1

Minnesota IT Services

$87,888 · 1

Agriculture Department

$87,888 · 1

MN Management & Budget

$87,888 · 8

Direct Care and Treatment Department

$86,270 · 1

MN St Colleges & Universities

$86,166 · 32

Public Safety Department

$86,089 · 4

Housing Finance Agency

$85,720 · 1

Health Department

$85,283 · 17

Median total compensation for the Accounting Officer Senior 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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Lora Swanson

Accounting Officer Senior/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$60,926

Sub-department: PAT-CO-Admin Serv-Operations
Base pay: $60,926
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,926
Hire date: 2024-10-09
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: R29
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Natural Resources Department, Lora Swanson serves as a Accounting Officer Senior within Pat-Co-Admin Serv-Operations. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $60,926. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.