Minnesota / Public Safety Department

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Public Safety Department

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

The Public Safety Department provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2025, this agency had 2,398 employees with median total compensation of $76,256; the highest distinct record was $236,646.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $194.2M
Employees: 2,398
Median total: $76,256
Highest record: $236,646

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$424$171,977+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 2,398 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($76,256) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $74,143 (92%)
Overtime — $5,197 (6%)
Other — $1,664 (2%)
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

$31,214

$53,566

$76,256

$111,341

$132,437

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $132,437 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $31,214. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

State Patrol Trooper

586 · $117,190

Dvs Exam & Inspector Specialist

182 · $49,270

Office & Administrative Specialist Int

103 · $53,385

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior

99 · $60,076

Customer Services Specialist Int

85 · $44,114

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	$166.2M —	2,183 —	$72,953 —
2025	$194.2M ▲ 16.9%	2,398 ▲ 9.8%	$76,256 ▲ 4.5%

Record list

Employees

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Melissa Franzen

Community Services Program Specialist 2/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$58,301

Sub-department: OJP Crime Victims Reparations
Base pay: $58,301
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,301
Hire date: 2018-05-29
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: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Public Safety Department, Melissa Franzen serves as a Community Services Program Specialist 2 within Ojp Crime Victims Reparations. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $58,301. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Erin Heiting

Management Analyst 2/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$58,286

Sub-department: Bca Lab Evidence Intake
Base pay: $58,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,286
Hire date: 2023-05-10
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: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Public Safety Department, Erin Heiting serves as a Management Analyst 2 within Bca Lab Evidence Intake. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $58,286. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Giovanni Dellwo

Capitol Complex Security Off/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$58,268

Sub-department: Capitol Security Day Shift 2
Base pay: $58,132
Overtime: $136
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,268
Hire date: 2018-11-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 66
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Giovanni Dellwo holds the role of Capitol Complex Security Off at Public Safety Department within Capitol Security Day Shift 2. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $58,268. Union affiliation: Service.

Colleen Gieseke

Dvs Exam & Inspector Specialist/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$58,205

Sub-department: DVS Exam Region 3B
Base pay: $58,205
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,205
Hire date: 2014-12-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Public Safety Department, Colleen Gieseke serves as a Dvs Exam & Inspector Specialist within Dvs Exam Region 3B. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $58,205. They are represented by Technical.

Nicholas Grundhauser

Capitol Complex Security Off/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$58,177

Sub-department: Capitol Security Day Shift 3
Base pay: $58,125
Overtime: $31
Other pay: $22
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,177
Hire date: 2017-08-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 66
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Nicholas Grundhauser is a Capitol Complex Security Off at Public Safety Department within Capitol Security Day Shift 3. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $58,177. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Sheronda Benjamin

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$58,176

Sub-department: OJP Crime Victims Reparations
Base pay: $58,176
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,176
Hire date: 2022-05-18
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: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Sheronda Benjamin works as a Office & Administrative Specialist Senior for Public Safety Department within Ojp Crime Victims Reparations. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. Sheronda earned $58,176 in 2025. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Diana Cook

Auditor Intermediate/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$58,144

Sub-department: DVS Prorate Audit
Base pay: $58,144
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,144
Hire date: 2023-04-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 9
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: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Diana Cook holds the role of Auditor Intermediate at Public Safety Department within Dvs Prorate Audit. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $58,144. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

William Morgan

Capitol Complex Security Off/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$58,136

Sub-department: Capitol Security Day Shift
Base pay: $50,951
Overtime: $6,857
Other pay: $328
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,136
Hire date: 2023-12-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 66
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

William Morgan works as a Capitol Complex Security Off for Public Safety Department within Capitol Security Day Shift. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. William earned $58,136 in 2025. Union affiliation: Service.

Brenda Brinkhaus

Criminal Intelligence Analyst/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$58,120

Sub-department: Bca Pca #2
Base pay: $53,693
Overtime: $1,206
Other pay: $3,221
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,120
Hire date: 2021-09-01
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: No
Agency Number: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Brenda Brinkhaus is a Criminal Intelligence Analyst at Public Safety Department within Bca Pca #2. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $58,120. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Anais Placeres Rivera

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$58,026

Sub-department: DVS VS Title & Registration 2
Base pay: $51,635
Overtime: $6,390
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,026
Hire date: 2018-04-02
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: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Anais Placeres Rivera holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Int at Public Safety Department within Dvs Vs Title & Registration 2. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $58,026. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Aricela Gallegos-Hobbs

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$57,955

Sub-department: DVS Issuing 2
Base pay: $53,973
Overtime: $3,979
Other pay: $2
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,955
Hire date: 2015-03-30
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: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Aricela Gallegos-Hobbs is a Office & Administrative Specialist Int at Public Safety Department within Dvs Issuing 2. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $57,955. They are represented by Clerical.

Rochell Bartell Rotter

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$57,786

Sub-department: Bca Business Shared Services
Base pay: $57,786
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,786
Hire date: 2022-07-27
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: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Public Safety Department, Rochell Bartell Rotter serves as a Office & Administrative Specialist Senior within Bca Business Shared Services. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $57,786. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Leigh Maesaka

Customer Services Specialist Princ/Public Safety Department

2024 total comp

$57,767

Sub-department: DVS Customer Support/PIC 3
Base pay: $55,576
Overtime: $2,192
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,767
Hire date: 2017-04-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 67
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: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Public Safety Department, Leigh Maesaka serves as a Customer Services Specialist Princ within Dvs Customer Support/Pic 3. They have served since 2017 (about 7 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $57,767. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Mark Patterson

Forensic Scientist 2/Public Safety Department

2024 total comp

$57,764

Sub-department: BCA Lab Chemistry 2
Base pay: $49,512
Overtime: $194
Other pay: $8,058
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,764
Hire date: 1997-03-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 16
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: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Public Safety Department, Mark Patterson serves as a Forensic Scientist 2 within Bca Lab Chemistry 2. They have served since 1997 (about 27 years), working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $57,764. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Melissa Gilbertson

Dvs Exam & Inspector Specialist/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$57,730

Sub-department: DVS Exam Region 2B
Base pay: $49,300
Overtime: $8,430
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,730
Hire date: 2024-07-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Public Safety Department, Melissa Gilbertson serves as a Dvs Exam & Inspector Specialist within Dvs Exam Region 2B. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $57,730. Their bargaining unit is Technical.

Adrianne Miller Ball

Criminal Intelligence Analyst/Public Safety Department

2024 total comp

$57,727

Sub-department: Bca Spro #3
Base pay: $56,606
Overtime: $624
Other pay: $496
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,727
Hire date: 2017-03-22
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: Yes
Agency Number: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Public Safety Department, Adrianne Miller Ball serves as a Criminal Intelligence Analyst within Bca Spro #3. Hired in 2017, they have about 7 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $57,727. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Glen Simon

Dvs Exam & Inspector Specialist Senior/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$57,723

Sub-department: Dvs Dealers & Inspection #3
Base pay: $57,723
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,723
Hire date: 2024-02-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 67
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: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Glen Simon is a Dvs Exam & Inspector Specialist Senior at Public Safety Department within Dvs Dealers & Inspection #3. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $57,723. Union affiliation: Technical.

Jill Wolf-Hrdlicka

Customer Services Specialist Int/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$57,689

Sub-department: DVS Customer Support/PIC 2
Base pay: $56,335
Overtime: $1,354
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,689
Hire date: 2007-05-02
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: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jill Wolf-Hrdlicka is a Customer Services Specialist Int at Public Safety Department within Dvs Customer Support/Pic 2. They have served since 2007 (about 18 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $57,689. They are represented by Clerical.

Pang Xiong

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$57,688

Sub-department: DVS Title & Registration T5
Base pay: $49,246
Overtime: $8,438
Other pay: $5
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,688
Hire date: 2015-08-12
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: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Pang Xiong is a Office & Administrative Specialist Int at Public Safety Department within Dvs Title & Registration T5. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $57,688. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Cassondra Denardo

Dvs Exam & Inspector Specialist/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$57,650

Sub-department: DVS Exam Region 3B
Base pay: $56,637
Overtime: $1,013
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,650
Hire date: 2011-12-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Cassondra Denardo works as a Dvs Exam & Inspector Specialist for Public Safety Department within Dvs Exam Region 3B. Hired in 2011, they have about 14 years of service as a full-time employee. Cassondra earned $57,650 in 2025. They are represented by Technical.

Sara Mattson

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$57,639

Sub-department: DVS Title & Registration T5
Base pay: $56,337
Overtime: $1,302
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,639
Hire date: 2014-05-21
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: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Sara Mattson works as a Office & Administrative Specialist Int for Public Safety Department within Dvs Title & Registration T5. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years as a full-time employee. Sara earned $57,639 in 2025. They are represented by Clerical.

Rusty Garvey

Liquor Control Invest Special/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$57,622

Sub-department: Alcohol & Gambling Enf Liq Inv
Base pay: $51,177
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,445
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,622
Hire date: 2018-04-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 66
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Rusty Garvey works as a Liquor Control Invest Special for Public Safety Department within Alcohol & Gambling Enf Liq Inv. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. Rusty earned $57,622 in 2025. Union affiliation: Technical.

Thomas Butler

Management Analyst 2/Public Safety Department

2025 total comp

$57,619

Sub-department: DVS Driver Services
Base pay: $57,619
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,619
Hire date: 2020-01-29
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: P07
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Public Safety Department, Thomas Butler serves as a Management Analyst 2 within Dvs Driver Services. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $57,619. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.