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

Jacqueline Ostler

State Program Administrative Senior/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$88,050

Sub-department: Eligibility & Outreach
Base pay: $76,561
Overtime: $10,489
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,050
Hire date: 2016-11-02
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, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G63
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jacqueline Ostler holds the role of State Program Administrative Senior at Public Employees Retire Associate within Eligibility & Outreach. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,050. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Erik Johnson

Retirement Services Specialist Senior/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$87,896

Sub-department: Member Services Center
Base pay: $87,896
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,896
Hire date: 2011-03-16
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, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G63
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Erik Johnson is a Retirement Services Specialist Senior at Public Employees Retire Associate within Member Services Center. They have served since 2011 (about 14 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $87,896. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Jenelle Thelen

Retirement Services Specialist Senior/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$87,888

Sub-department: Stakeholder Communications
Base pay: $87,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,888
Hire date: 2020-02-19
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: G63
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jenelle Thelen holds the role of Retirement Services Specialist Senior at Public Employees Retire Associate within Stakeholder Communications. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,888. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Mark Robertson

Retirement Services Specialist Senior/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$87,888

Sub-department: Member Services Center
Base pay: $87,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,888
Hire date: 1981-09-16
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, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G63
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Mark Robertson works as a Retirement Services Specialist Senior for Public Employees Retire Associate within Member Services Center. Hired in 1981, they have about 44 years of service as a full-time employee. Mark earned $87,888 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Julie Leppink

Senior Administrative Officer/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$87,072

Sub-department: Executive Staff
Base pay: $83,073
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,072
Hire date: 1987-09-14
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 24
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Public Employees Retire Associate, Julie Leppink serves as a Senior Administrative Officer within Executive Staff. Their tenure dates to 1987, about 38 years, working part-time, 0.5 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,072. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Patrick Daly

Retirement Services Program Coordinator/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$86,235

Sub-department: Member Services Center
Base pay: $81,505
Overtime: $4,731
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,235
Hire date: 2016-07-27
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

At Public Employees Retire Associate, Patrick Daly serves as a Retirement Services Program Coordinator within Member Services Center. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $86,235. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Megan Lichty

Human Resources Supervisor 3/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$85,235

Sub-department: Executive Staff
Base pay: $82,235
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,235
Hire date: 2021-07-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
Union / bargaining unit: Confidential
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: 217
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Public Employees Retire Associate, Megan Lichty serves as a Human Resources Supervisor 3 within Executive Staff. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,235. They are represented by Confidential.

Tamara Hawes

Retirement Services Specialist Senior/Public Employees Retire Associate

2024 total comp

$85,215

Sub-department: Benefits Estimates Department
Base pay: $82,818
Overtime: $1,397
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,215
Hire date: 2012-10-10
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

Tamara Hawes holds the role of Retirement Services Specialist Senior at Public Employees Retire Associate within Benefits Estimates Department. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 12 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $85,215. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Hema Yarlagadda

Information Technology Specialist 3/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$84,937

Sub-department: MIS Systems Dev
Base pay: $84,937
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,937
Hire date: 2024-03-27
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

Hema Yarlagadda works as a Information Technology Specialist 3 for Public Employees Retire Associate within Mis Systems Development. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. Hema earned $84,937 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Rhonda Hines

Retirement Services Supervisor/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$84,935

Sub-department: Records Management
Base pay: $84,935
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,935
Hire date: 2021-03-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 18
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

At Public Employees Retire Associate, Rhonda Hines serves as a Retirement Services Supervisor within Records Management. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,935. They are represented by Middle Management Association.

Melissa Olson

Accounting Officer Principal/Public Employees Retire Associate

2024 total comp

$83,975

Sub-department: Finance Accounting
Base pay: $83,975
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,975
Hire date: 2016-10-12
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, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: G63
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Melissa Olson is a Accounting Officer Principal at Public Employees Retire Associate within Finance Accounting. They have served since 2016 (about 8 years), working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $83,975. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Ali Hirsi

Information Technology Specialist 3/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$83,534

Sub-department: MIS Systems Dev
Base pay: $83,534
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,534
Hire date: 2008-06-23
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

Ali Hirsi works as a Information Technology Specialist 3 for Public Employees Retire Associate within Mis Systems Development. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 17 years as a full-time employee. Ali earned $83,534 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Clancey Byrne

Human Resources Specialist 2/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$83,155

Sub-department: Finance Disbursing
Base pay: $83,008
Overtime: $147
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,155
Hire date: 2023-09-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
Union / bargaining unit: Confidential
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: 217
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Clancey Byrne is a Human Resources Specialist 2 at Public Employees Retire Associate within Finance Disbursing. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $83,155. Union affiliation: Confidential.

Jesse Jerle

Retirement Services Specialist Principal/Public Employees Retire Associate

2025 total comp

$83,025

Sub-department: Member Services Center
Base pay: $83,025
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,025
Hire date: 2014-10-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
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

Jesse Jerle is a Retirement Services Specialist Principal at Public Employees Retire Associate within Member Services Center. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $83,025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.