Minnesota / Teachers Retirement Associate

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Teachers Retirement Associate

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

The Teachers Retirement Associate administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2025, this agency had 104 employees with median total compensation of $86,462; the highest distinct record was $194,630.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $9.1M
Employees: 104
Median total: $86,462
Highest record: $194,630

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$2,344$157,080+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 104 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($86,462) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $86,622 (99%)
Overtime — $128 (0%)
Other — $1,175 (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

$43,298

$65,150

$86,462

$112,777

$139,759

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $139,759 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $43,298. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Information Technology Specialist 5

10 · $139,727

Retirement Services Specialist Senior

10 · $78,220

Retirement Services Specialist

10 · $57,925

Information Technology Specialist 3

7 · $104,276

Information Technology Specialist 4

6 · $125,829

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	$8.3M —	96 —	$83,429 —
2025	$9.1M ▲ 10.5%	104 ▲ 8.3%	$86,462 ▲ 3.6%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Public Employees Retire Associate Minnesota91% match
Octo District of Columbia41% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jeremy Mountainjohnson

Information Technology Specialist 5/Teachers Retirement Associate

2025 total comp

$114,684

Sub-department: Security
Base pay: $114,684
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,684
Hire date: 2012-01-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
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: G69
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jeremy Mountainjohnson works as a Information Technology Specialist 5 for Teachers Retirement Associate within Security. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 13 years as a full-time employee. Jeremy earned $114,684 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Vijaya Allamsetti

Information Technology Specialist 4/Teachers Retirement Associate

2025 total comp

$114,616

Sub-department: Support Unit
Base pay: $113,466
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,616
Hire date: 2016-07-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
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: G69
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Vijaya Allamsetti works as a Information Technology Specialist 4 for Teachers Retirement Associate within Support Unit. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service as a full-time employee. Vijaya earned $114,616 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Joel Hohenstein

State Program Administrative Coordinator/Teachers Retirement Associate

2025 total comp

$114,286

Sub-department: Legal and Legislative
Base pay: $113,427
Overtime: $109
Other pay: $750
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,286
Hire date: 1997-10-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 18
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: G69
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Joel Hohenstein works as a State Program Administrative Coordinator for Teachers Retirement Associate within Legal and Legislative. They have served since 1997 (about 28 years) as a full-time employee. Joel earned $114,286 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Sita Valluri

Information Technology Specialist 3/Teachers Retirement Associate

2025 total comp

$112,777

Sub-department: Support Unit
Base pay: $112,296
Overtime: $81
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,777
Hire date: 2015-07-23
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: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G69
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Sita Valluri holds the role of Information Technology Specialist 3 at Teachers Retirement Associate within Support Unit. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $112,777. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Daniel Ristow

Retirement Services Director/Teachers Retirement Associate

2025 total comp

$112,575

Sub-department: Pension Administration
Base pay: $110,975
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,575
Hire date: 2013-03-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 21
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G69
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Daniel Ristow holds the role of Retirement Services Director at Teachers Retirement Associate within Pension Administration. Hired in 2013, they have about 12 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $112,575. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.

Leslie Nagel

Auditor Principal Supervisor/Teachers Retirement Associate

2025 total comp

$112,504

Sub-department: Teachers Retirement Associatio
Base pay: $112,504
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,504
Hire date: 2009-07-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 21
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G69
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Leslie Nagel works as a Auditor Principal Supervisor for Teachers Retirement Associate within Teachers Retirement Associatio. They have served since 2009 (about 16 years) as a full-time employee. Leslie earned $112,504 in 2025. Union affiliation: Middle Management Association.

Patrick Grandahl

Information Technology Specialist 3/Teachers Retirement Associate

2025 total comp

$112,305

Sub-department: Support Unit
Base pay: $112,305
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,305
Hire date: 1990-03-28
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: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G69
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Patrick Grandahl holds the role of Information Technology Specialist 3 at Teachers Retirement Associate within Support Unit. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 35 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $112,305. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.