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

Ryan Meis

Local Government Audit Inter/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$86,436

Sub-department: Audit Practice
Base pay: $85,035
Overtime: $1,401
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,436
Hire date: 2016-06-06
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: Clay

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

Ryan Meis is a Local Government Audit Inter at State Auditor within Audit Practice. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $86,436. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Amanda Atiemo

Local Government Audit Inter/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$84,836

Sub-department: Audit Practice
Base pay: $84,796
Overtime: $41
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,836
Hire date: 2013-01-16
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: St Louis

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

Amanda Atiemo works as a Local Government Audit Inter for State Auditor within Audit Practice. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years) as a full-time employee. Amanda earned $84,836 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

John Jernberg

Research Analysis Specialist/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$84,793

Sub-department: Research & Information
Base pay: $84,793
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,793
Hire date: 1988-12-30
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: Yes
Agency Number: G61
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

John Jernberg works as a Research Analysis Specialist for State Auditor within Research & Information. They have served since 1988 (about 37 years) as a full-time employee. John earned $84,793 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Zachary Boucher

Local Government Audit Inter/State Auditor

2024 total comp

$84,523

Sub-department: Audit Practice
Base pay: $78,406
Overtime: $6,117
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,523
Hire date: 2015-05-27
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, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: G61
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Zachary Boucher is a Local Government Audit Inter at State Auditor within Audit Practice. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 9 years, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $84,523. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Camila Laval

Legal Analyst/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$81,090

Sub-department: Special Investigations
Base pay: $81,090
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,090
Hire date: 2024-06-05
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

Camila Laval holds the role of Legal Analyst at State Auditor within Special Investigations. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $81,090. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Eric Engblom

Local Government Audit Staff Specialist/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$80,709

Sub-department: Audit Practice
Base pay: $80,027
Overtime: $682
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,709
Hire date: 2024-08-14
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: Yes
Agency Number: G61
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Eric Engblom holds the role of Local Government Audit Staff Specialist at State Auditor within Audit Practice. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,709. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.