Minnesota / Public Employees Retire Associate

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Public Employees Retire Associate

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

The Public Employees Retire Associate is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 142 employees with median total compensation of $78,068; the highest distinct record was $226,918.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $10.9M
Employees: 142
Median total: $78,068
Highest record: $226,918

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$4,765$158,568+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 142 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($78,068) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $75,456 (98%)
Overtime — $659 (1%)
Other — $953 (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

$22,761

$56,490

$78,068

$93,820

$125,144

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $125,144 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $22,761. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Retirement Services Specialist Senior

16 · $79,674

Retirement Services Specialist

16 · $56,044

Information Technology Specialist 3

10 · $86,523

Retirement Services Program Coordinator

7 · $97,734

Accounting Technician

6 · $60,188

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	$9.8M —	133 —	$71,805 —
2025	$10.9M ▲ 11.9%	142 ▲ 6.8%	$78,068 ▲ 8.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Susanne Franklin

Accounting Director/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$17,331

Sub-department: Executive CFO Division
Base pay: $17,331
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,331
Hire date: 2025-04-23
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: G63
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Susanne Franklin works as a Accounting Director for Public Employees Retire Associate within Executive Cfo Division. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service as a full-time employee. Susanne earned $17,331 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Mirka Graulau

Accounting Officer Principal/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$15,056

Sub-department: Finance Accounting
Base pay: $15,056
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,056
Hire date: 2025-04-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
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: G63
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Mirka Graulau works as a Accounting Officer Principal for Public Employees Retire Associate within Finance Accounting. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year as a full-time employee. Mirka earned $15,056 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Delawoe Bahtuoh

Retirement Services Specialist/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$14,988

Sub-department: Member Services Center
Base pay: $13,304
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,683
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,988
Hire date: 2023-10-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
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: G63
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Delawoe Bahtuoh holds the role of Retirement Services Specialist at Public Employees Retire Associate within Member Services Center. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,988. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Leah Heddinger

Office & Administrative Specialist/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$14,542

Sub-department: Eligibility & Outreach
Base pay: $14,542
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,542
Hire date: 2024-11-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: G63
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Public Employees Retire Associate, Leah Heddinger serves as a Office & Administrative Specialist within Eligibility & Outreach. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $14,542. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Alyssa Dehn

Accounting Officer Principal/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$13,062

Sub-department: (I)Finance DOC Services
Base pay: $13,062
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,062
Hire date: 2025-04-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
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: G63
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Alyssa Dehn works as a Accounting Officer Principal for Public Employees Retire Associate within (I)Finance Doc Services. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service as a full-time employee. Alyssa earned $13,062 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Kari Kile

State Program Administrative/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$12,768

Sub-department: Eligibility & Outreach
Base pay: $12,768
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,768
Hire date: 2025-04-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
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: G63
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kari Kile holds the role of State Program Administrative at Public Employees Retire Associate within Eligibility & Outreach. They have served since 2025 (under a year) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $12,768. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Adam Fussy

Management Analyst 2/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$11,747

Sub-department: Adm Employer Services
Base pay: $11,747
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,747
Hire date: 2011-12-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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: G63
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Adam Fussy holds the role of Management Analyst 2 at Public Employees Retire Associate within Administrative Employer Services. They have served since 2011 (about 14 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $11,747. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Melynda Kollodge

Customer Services Specialist/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$11,589

Sub-department: Msc Dmr
Base pay: $11,589
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,589
Hire date: 2025-03-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G63
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Melynda Kollodge is a Customer Services Specialist at Public Employees Retire Associate within Msc Dmr. They have served since 2025 (under a year), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $11,589. Union affiliation: Clerical.