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

Brian Holmberg

Local Government Audit Inter/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$93,001

Sub-department: Audit Practice
Base pay: $87,881
Overtime: $5,120
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,001
Hire date: 2000-02-10
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

Brian Holmberg works as a Local Government Audit Inter for State Auditor within Audit Practice. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 25 years as a full-time employee. Brian earned $93,001 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Casandra Page

Local Government Audit Senior/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$92,730

Sub-department: Audit Practice
Base pay: $90,897
Overtime: $1,834
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,730
Hire date: 2005-06-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
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

At State Auditor, Casandra Page serves as a Local Government Audit Senior within Audit Practice. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 20 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,730. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Larry Moe

Local Government Audit Senior/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$91,495

Sub-department: Audit Practice
Base pay: $71,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20,109
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,495
Hire date: 1988-02-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
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: No
Agency Number: G61
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Larry Moe is a Local Government Audit Senior at State Auditor within Audit Practice. They have served since 1988 (about 37 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $91,495. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Casandra Page

Local Government Audit Inter/State Auditor

2024 total comp

$90,669

Sub-department: Audit Practice
Base pay: $84,070
Overtime: $6,600
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,669
Hire date: 2005-06-09
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: Hennepin

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

Casandra Page holds the role of Local Government Audit Inter at State Auditor within Audit Practice. They have served since 2005 (about 19 years) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $90,669. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Jonathan Richter

Local Government Audit Inter/State Auditor

2024 total comp

$89,209

Sub-department: Audit Practice
Base pay: $84,087
Overtime: $5,122
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,209
Hire date: 2005-01-13
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: Yes
Agency Number: G61
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jonathan Richter works as a Local Government Audit Inter for State Auditor within Audit Practice. Hired in 2005, they have about 19 years of service as a full-time employee. Jonathan earned $89,209 in 2024. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Megan Clark

State Auditor Office Management Lvl 2/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$89,179

Sub-department: State Auditors Office
Base pay: $89,179
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,179
Hire date: 2019-09-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 2
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
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: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Megan Clark works as a State Auditor Office Management Lvl 2 for State Auditor within State Auditors Office. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service as a full-time employee. Megan earned $89,179 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Manager.

Christy Van Dyke

Local Government Audit Inter/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$87,994

Sub-department: Audit Practice
Base pay: $87,888
Overtime: $106
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,994
Hire date: 2012-05-09
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: 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

Christy Van Dyke is a Local Government Audit Inter at State Auditor within Audit Practice. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 13 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $87,994. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Lisa Mcguire

Local Government Audit Inter/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$87,888

Sub-department: Tax Increment Financing
Base pay: $87,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,888
Hire date: 2000-09-25
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

Lisa Mcguire is a Local Government Audit Inter at State Auditor within Tax Increment Financing. Hired in 2000, they have about 25 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $87,888. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Kurt Mueller

Local Government Audit Inter/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$87,888

Sub-department: Tax Increment Financing
Base pay: $87,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,888
Hire date: 1999-07-19
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, Kurt Mueller serves as a Local Government Audit Inter within Tax Increment Financing. They have served since 1999 (about 26 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,888. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Amy Wohlwend

Local Government Audit Inter/State Auditor

2025 total comp

$87,247

Sub-department: Audit Practice
Base pay: $83,076
Overtime: $4,171
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,247
Hire date: 2006-01-17
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

At State Auditor, Amy Wohlwend serves as a Local Government Audit Inter within Audit Practice. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 19 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,247. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.