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

Ryan Moran

Information Technology Specialist 4/Public Employees Retire Associate

2024 total comp

$61,790

Sub-department: MIS Systems Dev
Base pay: $46,448
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,342
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,790
Hire date: 2015-12-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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: G63
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Ryan Moran is a Information Technology Specialist 4 at Public Employees Retire Associate within Mis Systems Development. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 9 years, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $61,790. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Amy Mulder

Accounting Technician/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$61,392

Sub-department: (I)Finance DOC Services
Base pay: $61,392
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,392
Hire date: 2018-04-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
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: 207
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Amy Mulder works as a Accounting Technician for Public Employees Retire Associate within (I)Finance Doc Services. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. Amy earned $61,392 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Technical.

Jenna Heard

Retirement Services Specialist/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$60,327

Sub-department: Member Services Center
Base pay: $60,327
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,327
Hire date: 2022-03-30
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

Jenna Heard is a Retirement Services Specialist at Public Employees Retire Associate within Member Services Center. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $60,327. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Shannon Hofer-Pottala

Communications Specialist 1/Public Employees Retire Associate

2024 total comp

$59,185

Sub-department: Stakeholder Communications
Base pay: $59,185
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,185
Hire date: 2023-06-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
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

Shannon Hofer-Pottala holds the role of Communications Specialist 1 at Public Employees Retire Associate within Stakeholder Communications. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $59,185. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Nora Schiefelbein

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$59,146

Sub-department: Adm Employer Services
Base pay: $57,397
Overtime: $778
Other pay: $971
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,146
Hire date: 2021-03-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
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

Nora Schiefelbein holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Senior at Public Employees Retire Associate within Administrative Employer Services. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $59,146. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Ann Bahnemann

Accounting Technician/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$58,984

Sub-department: (I)Finance DOC Services
Base pay: $58,984
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,984
Hire date: 2023-08-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
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: 207
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Ann Bahnemann works as a Accounting Technician for Public Employees Retire Associate within (I)Finance Doc Services. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. Ann earned $58,984 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Technical.

Linbao Wang

Information Technology Specialist 3/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$58,422

Sub-department: Systems Applications
Base pay: $22,721
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $35,701
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,422
Hire date: 1999-10-06
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: No
Agency Number: G63
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Linbao Wang is a Information Technology Specialist 3 at Public Employees Retire Associate within Systems Applications. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 26 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $58,422. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Matthew Nolan

Retirement Services Specialist/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$57,764

Sub-department: Benefits Estimates Department
Base pay: $54,033
Overtime: $3,730
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,764
Hire date: 2023-07-05
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

Matthew Nolan holds the role of Retirement Services Specialist at Public Employees Retire Associate within Benefits Estimates Department. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $57,764. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Deborah Harvey

Retirement Services Specialist/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$57,575

Sub-department: Member Services Center
Base pay: $57,575
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,575
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

At Public Employees Retire Associate, Deborah Harvey serves as a Retirement Services Specialist within Member Services Center. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $57,575. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Mary Hawkinson

Retirement Services Specialist/Public Employees Retire Associate

2024 total comp

$57,364

Sub-department: Member Services Center
Base pay: $53,427
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,937
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,364
Hire date: 2018-05-16
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, 2024: No
Agency Number: G63
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Public Employees Retire Associate, Mary Hawkinson serves as a Retirement Services Specialist within Member Services Center. Hired in 2018, they have about 6 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $57,364. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Enrique Franco

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$57,308

Sub-department: Eligibility & Outreach
Base pay: $56,337
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $971
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,308
Hire date: 1997-05-22
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

Enrique Franco holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Int at Public Employees Retire Associate within Eligibility & Outreach. They have served since 1997 (about 28 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $57,308. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Christine Fritzke

Communications Specialist 1/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$57,041

Sub-department: Stakeholder Communications
Base pay: $57,041
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,041
Hire date: 2022-08-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
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

Christine Fritzke works as a Communications Specialist 1 for Public Employees Retire Associate within Stakeholder Communications. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a full-time employee. Christine earned $57,041 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Allison Nesmith

Retirement Services Specialist/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$56,490

Sub-department: Benefits Estimates Department
Base pay: $56,409
Overtime: $81
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,490
Hire date: 2024-02-14
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

Allison Nesmith works as a Retirement Services Specialist for Public Employees Retire Associate within Benefits Estimates Department. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Allison earned $56,490 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Jenifer Moua

Retirement Services Specialist/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$56,409

Sub-department: Benefits Estimates Department
Base pay: $56,409
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,409
Hire date: 2024-03-27
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

Jenifer Moua holds the role of Retirement Services Specialist at Public Employees Retire Associate within Benefits Estimates Department. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $56,409. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Alexander Grill

State Program Administrative/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$56,401

Sub-department: Eligibility & Outreach
Base pay: $54,876
Overtime: $526
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,401
Hire date: 2019-07-10
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

Alexander Grill is a State Program Administrative at Public Employees Retire Associate within Eligibility & Outreach. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $56,401. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.