Minnesota / State Auditor

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State Auditor

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

The State Auditor manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2025, this agency had 92 employees with median total compensation of $82,941; the highest distinct record was $175,485.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $7.7M
Employees: 92
Median total: $82,941
Highest record: $175,485

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$445$159,725+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 92 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($82,941) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $79,551 (95%)
Overtime — $1,835 (2%)
Other — $2,463 (3%)
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

$39,146

$56,762

$82,941

$105,743

$137,037

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $137,037 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $39,146. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Local Government Auditor

13 · $38,772

Local Government Audit Senior

11 · $97,955

Local Government Audit Inter

11 · $86,436

State Auditor Office Management Lvl 2

9 · $128,520

Local Government Audit Director

5 · $140,295

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	$6.8M —	78 —	$85,024 —
2025	$7.7M ▲ 13.3%	92 ▲ 17.9%	$82,941 ▼ 2.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Matthew Syverson

Local Government Audit Inter/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$65,866

Sub-department: Audit Practice
Base pay: $65,866
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,866
Hire date: 2023-05-15
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: G61
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At State Auditor, Matthew Syverson serves as a Local Government Audit Inter within Audit Practice. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $65,866. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Kathleen Docter

Investigator Senior/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$65,030

Sub-department: Special Investigations
Base pay: $65,030
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,030
Hire date: 1987-09-28
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 14
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.6
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: G61
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kathleen Docter is a Investigator Senior at State Auditor within Special Investigations. Their tenure dates to 1987, about 38 years, working part-time, 0.6 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $65,030. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Olivia Byerley

Local Government Audit Inter/State Auditor

2024 total comp

$63,481

Sub-department: Audit Practice
Base pay: $61,068
Overtime: $1,413
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,481
Hire date: 2022-06-21
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: Blue Earth

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: G61
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Olivia Byerley holds the role of Local Government Audit Inter at State Auditor within Audit Practice. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $63,481. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Joshua Kirchner

Local Government Auditor/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$63,131

Sub-department: Audit Practice
Base pay: $63,008
Overtime: $123
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,131
Hire date: 2022-11-28
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: Lyon

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G61
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Joshua Kirchner is a Local Government Auditor at State Auditor within Audit Practice. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $63,131. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Kathleen Docter

State Auditor Office Management Lvl 2/State Auditor

2024 total comp

$62,749

Sub-department: Research & Information
Base pay: $62,749
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,749
Hire date: 1987-09-28
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 2
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: G61
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kathleen Docter works as a State Auditor Office Management Lvl 2 for State Auditor within Research & Information. They have served since 1987 (about 37 years) as a part-time, 0.5 FTE employee. Kathleen earned $62,749 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Maia Dabney-Miller

Management Analyst 2/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$61,780

Sub-department: Police/Fire Relief Oversight
Base pay: $61,780
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,780
Hire date: 2019-12-02
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: G61
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Maia Dabney-Miller holds the role of Management Analyst 2 at State Auditor within Police/Fire Relief Oversight. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $61,780. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Robin Paulsen

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$61,590

Sub-department: Audit Practice
Base pay: $61,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,590
Hire date: 2016-08-01
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: G61
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Robin Paulsen holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Senior at State Auditor within Audit Practice. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $61,590. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Patrick Murphy

Information Technology Specialist 1/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$60,982

Sub-department: Operations Management
Base pay: $60,982
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,982
Hire date: 2020-06-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 6
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: G61
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Patrick Murphy works as a Information Technology Specialist 1 for State Auditor within Operations Management. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years) as a full-time employee. Patrick earned $60,982 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.