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

Michael Johnson

Management Analyst 2/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$78,795

Sub-department: Police/Fire Relief Oversight
Base pay: $76,262
Overtime: $2,533
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,795
Hire date: 2002-11-20
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

Michael Johnson works as a Management Analyst 2 for State Auditor within Police/Fire Relief Oversight. They have served since 2002 (about 23 years) as a full-time employee. Michael earned $78,795 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Lucas Fater

Local Government Auditor/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$77,583

Sub-department: Audit Practice
Base pay: $72,406
Overtime: $177
Other pay: $5,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,583
Hire date: 2023-11-27
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: Olmsted

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

Lucas Fater is a Local Government Auditor at State Auditor within Audit Practice. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $77,583. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Cory Sens

Local Government Audit Inter/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$77,031

Sub-department: Audit Practice
Base pay: $72,992
Overtime: $4,039
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,031
Hire date: 2019-05-21
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, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G61
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Cory Sens holds the role of Local Government Audit Inter at State Auditor within Audit Practice. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,031. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Christy John

Research Analyst Intermediate/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$76,256

Sub-department: Research & Information
Base pay: $76,256
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,256
Hire date: 2009-08-05
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

Christy John holds the role of Research Analyst Intermediate at State Auditor within Research & Information. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 16 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $76,256. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

James Jensen

Accounting Officer Inter/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$76,256

Sub-department: Operations Management
Base pay: $76,256
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,256
Hire date: 2010-05-17
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

James Jensen works as a Accounting Officer Inter for State Auditor within Operations Management. They have served since 2010 (about 15 years) as a full-time employee. James earned $76,256 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Mark Albarado

Management Analyst 2/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$76,252

Sub-department: Research & Information
Base pay: $76,252
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,252
Hire date: 2007-10-17
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

Mark Albarado holds the role of Management Analyst 2 at State Auditor within Research & Information. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $76,252. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Barbara Lerschen

State Auditor Office Professional Lvl 2/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$74,874

Sub-department: Tax Increment Financing
Base pay: $74,874
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,874
Hire date: 1994-09-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 2
Union / bargaining unit: Excluded All Others
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: 221
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Barbara Lerschen is a State Auditor Office Professional Lvl 2 at State Auditor within Tax Increment Financing. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 31 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $74,874. Union affiliation: Excluded All Others.

Tiffany O'Neil

Research Analyst/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$74,623

Sub-department: Research & Information
Base pay: $71,000
Overtime: $3,623
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,623
Hire date: 2012-01-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
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

Tiffany O'Neil holds the role of Research Analyst at State Auditor within Research & Information. Hired in 2012, they have about 13 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $74,623. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Erin St. Cyr

Research Analyst/State Auditor

2024 total comp

$74,028

Sub-department: Research & Information
Base pay: $62,170
Overtime: $3,655
Other pay: $8,202
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,028
Hire date: 2012-01-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
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: G61
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Erin St. Cyr works as a Research Analyst for State Auditor within Research & Information. Hired in 2012, they have about 12 years of service as a full-time employee. Erin earned $74,028 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.