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

Peter Aust

Retirement Services Specialist/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$55,680

Sub-department: Member Services Center
Base pay: $55,680
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,680
Hire date: 2024-07-03
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

Peter Aust works as a Retirement Services Specialist for Public Employees Retire Associate within Member Services Center. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. Peter earned $55,680 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Camila Francisco

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$52,721

Sub-department: Adm Employer Services
Base pay: $52,721
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,721
Hire date: 2023-12-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
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

Camila Francisco works as a Office & Administrative Specialist Int for Public Employees Retire Associate within Administrative Employer Services. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. Camila earned $52,721 in 2025. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Calli Brown

Retirement Services Specialist Inter/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$52,397

Sub-department: Member Services Center
Base pay: $52,397
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,397
Hire date: 2022-04-13
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

Calli Brown holds the role of Retirement Services Specialist Inter at Public Employees Retire Associate within Member Services Center. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,397. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Ruth Medow

Central Services Administrative Specialist/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$51,993

Sub-department: Eligibility & Outreach
Base pay: $51,993
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,993
Hire date: 2015-10-05
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

Ruth Medow is a Central Services Administrative Specialist at Public Employees Retire Associate within Eligibility & Outreach. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $51,993. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Patti Sanner

Customer Services Specialist/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$51,993

Sub-department: Msc Dmr
Base pay: $51,993
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,993
Hire date: 2023-03-15
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

Patti Sanner is a Customer Services Specialist at Public Employees Retire Associate within Msc Dmr. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $51,993. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Nora Schiefelbein

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Public Employees Retire Associate

2024 total comp

$51,964

Sub-department: Adm Employer Services
Base pay: $51,464
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,964
Hire date: 2021-03-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: G63
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Nora Schiefelbein is a Office & Administrative Specialist Int at Public Employees Retire Associate within Administrative Employer Services. Hired in 2021, they have about 3 years of service, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $51,964. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Laura Ochoco

Retirement Services Specialist Senior/Public Employees Retire Associate

2024 total comp

$51,867

Sub-department: Benefits Estimates Department
Base pay: $51,867
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,867
Hire date: 2023-08-16
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, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: G63
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Laura Ochoco works as a Retirement Services Specialist Senior for Public Employees Retire Associate within Benefits Estimates Department. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Laura earned $51,867 in 2024. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Katie Olsen

Customer Services Specialist Int/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$51,822

Sub-department: Msc Dmr
Base pay: $44,185
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,637
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,822
Hire date: 1977-10-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
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

Katie Olsen holds the role of Customer Services Specialist Int at Public Employees Retire Associate within Msc Dmr. They have served since 1977 (about 48 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $51,822. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Elizabeth Henschell

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$50,955

Sub-department: Adm Employer Services
Base pay: $50,955
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,955
Hire date: 2022-03-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
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

Elizabeth Henschell holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Int at Public Employees Retire Associate within Administrative Employer Services. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $50,955. They are represented by Clerical.

Debra Johnson

Management Analyst 4/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$50,820

Sub-department: Finance Accounting
Base pay: $50,820
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,820
Hire date: 2006-03-08
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 15
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
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: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Debra Johnson works as a Management Analyst 4 for Public Employees Retire Associate within Finance Accounting. They have served since 2006 (about 19 years) as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. Debra earned $50,820 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Marc Samuels

Office & Administrative Specialist/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$50,140

Sub-department: Eligibility & Outreach
Base pay: $49,169
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $971
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,140
Hire date: 2021-09-29
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

Marc Samuels holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist at Public Employees Retire Associate within Eligibility & Outreach. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $50,140. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.