Minnesota / Revenue Department

Agency file

Revenue Department

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

The Revenue Department manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2025, this agency had 1,626 employees with median total compensation of $76,462; the highest distinct record was $195,684.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $122.7M
Employees: 1,626
Median total: $76,462
Highest record: $195,684

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$939$139,196+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,626 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($76,462) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $74,248 (98%)
Overtime — $421 (1%)
Other — $821 (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

$35,717

$58,359

$76,462

$96,727

$110,093

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $110,093 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $35,717. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Revenue Tax Specialist Senior

224 · $88,722

Revenue Tax Specialist Int

136 · $74,057

Revenue Examiner 1

108 · $50,768

Revenue Tax Specialist Princ

99 · $104,611

Revenue Collections Officer 2

81 · $55,677

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	$107.4M —	1,467 —	$73,422 —
2025	$122.7M ▲ 14.3%	1,626 ▲ 10.8%	$76,462 ▲ 4.1%

Record list

Employees

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Andrea Lafriniere

State Program Administrative Intermediate/Revenue Department

2025 total comp

$18,445

Sub-department: Property Tax-Audit/Treasure Sv
Base pay: $18,445
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,445
Hire date: 2025-02-26
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: G67
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Andrea Lafriniere works as a State Program Administrative Intermediate for Revenue Department within Property Tax-Audit/Treasure Sv. They have served since 2025 (under a year) as a full-time employee. Andrea earned $18,445 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Tamara Zerahn-Calhoun

Revenue Examiner 1/Revenue Department

2025 total comp

$18,309

Sub-department: IT & WH-Taxpayer Assistance 2
Base pay: $18,309
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,309
Hire date: 2025-01-29
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: No
Agency Number: G67
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Tamara Zerahn-Calhoun works as a Revenue Examiner 1 for Revenue Department within IT & Wh-Taxpayer Assistance 2. They have served since 2025 (under a year) as a full-time employee. Tamara earned $18,309 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Technical.

Damaris Ledesma

Revenue Tax Specialist Princ/Revenue Department

2025 total comp

$18,287

Sub-department: Property Tax-State Assess Prop
Base pay: $17,848
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $439
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,287
Hire date: 2016-06-01
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, 2025: No
Agency Number: G67
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Damaris Ledesma holds the role of Revenue Tax Specialist Princ at Revenue Department within Property Tax-State Assess Prop. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $18,287. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Sokroeun Rith

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Revenue Department

2025 total comp

$18,273

Sub-department: Tax Ops - Production Resource
Base pay: $18,273
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,273
Hire date: 2024-11-06
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: G67
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Sokroeun Rith holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Int at Revenue Department within Tax Operations - Production Resource. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $18,273. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Melissa Poppe

Office & Administrative Specialist/Revenue Department

2025 total comp

$18,222

Sub-department: Tax Ops-Demographics
Base pay: $18,222
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,222
Hire date: 2023-04-12
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: No
Agency Number: G67
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Melissa Poppe works as a Office & Administrative Specialist for Revenue Department within Tax Ops-Demographics. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. Melissa earned $18,222 in 2025. They are represented by Clerical.