Ombudsperson for Corrections

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

The Ombudsperson for Corrections runs the corrections system — operating prisons and jails, supervising people in custody, and managing parole or probation.

In 2025, this agency had 7 employees with median total compensation of $82,785; the highest distinct record was $129,185.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $605.3K
Employees: 7
Median total: $82,785
Highest record: $129,185

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$40,219$129,185+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 7 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($82,785) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $85,632 (99%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $834 (1%)
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

$71,568

$74,518

$82,785

$89,279

$117,703

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $117,703 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $71,568. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Investigation Specialist

3 · $82,785

Ombudsperson for Corrections

1 · $129,185

State Program Administrative Manager

1 · $117,703

Communications Specialist 3

1 · $71,568

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior

1 · $40,219

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	$530.8K —	9 —	$49,580 —
2025	$605.3K ▲ 14.0%	7 ▼ 22.2%	$82,785 ▲ 67.0%

Record list

Employees

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Noelle Faye

State Program Administrative Senior/Ombudsperson for Corrections

2024 total comp

$49,580

Sub-department: Ombuds for Corrections
Base pay: $49,485
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $95
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,580
Hire date: 2022-07-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
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: No
Agency Number: P08
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Noelle Faye is a State Program Administrative Senior at Ombudsperson for Corrections within Ombuds for Corrections. Hired in 2022, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $49,580. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.