Racing Commission

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

The Racing Commission is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 52 employees with median total compensation of $5,593; the highest distinct record was $139,402.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $1.4M
Employees: 52
Median total: $5,593
Highest record: $139,402

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$263$133,487+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 52 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($5,593) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $25,866 (99%)
Overtime — $219 (1%)
Other — $156 (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

$606

$2,485

$5,593

$27,011

$98,150

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $98,150 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $606. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Agricultural Technician

31 · $3,566

Office & Administrative Specialist Int

6 · $27,543

Investigation Specialist

3 · $99,297

Law Compliance Representative 1

2 · $9,710

Animal Health Specialist

2 · $5,263

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	$1.2M —	40 —	$6,718 —
2025	$1.4M ▲ 15.9%	52 ▲ 30.0%	$5,593 ▼ 16.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Mary Schaefer

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Racing Commission

2025 total comp

$51,015

Sub-department: MRC - Shakopee
Base pay: $50,364
Overtime: $651
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,015
Hire date: 2022-12-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Scott

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G05
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Mary Schaefer holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Int at Racing Commission within Mrc - Shakopee. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $51,015. They are represented by Clerical.