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

Todd Grundtner

Retirement Services Program Coordinator/Teachers Retirement Associate

2024 total comp

$33,255

Sub-department: Processing Center
Base pay: $6,162
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $27,093
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,255
Hire date: 1999-08-16
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, 2024: No
Agency Number: G69
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Teachers Retirement Associate, Todd Grundtner serves as a Retirement Services Program Coordinator within Processing Center. Hired in 1999, they have about 25 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $33,255. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Michael Brudzinski

Retirement Services Specialist Principal/Teachers Retirement Associate

2025 total comp

$30,543

Sub-department: Customer Service-RSS Staff
Base pay: $30,411
Overtime: $131
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,543
Hire date: 2025-02-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
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: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Michael Brudzinski holds the role of Retirement Services Specialist Principal at Teachers Retirement Associate within Customer Service-Rss Staff. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $30,543. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Sandipa Thapa

Information Technology Specialist 2/Teachers Retirement Associate

2025 total comp

$28,943

Sub-department: Support Unit
Base pay: $28,943
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,943
Hire date: 2025-01-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 9
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

Sandipa Thapa works as a Information Technology Specialist 2 for Teachers Retirement Associate within Support Unit. They have served since 2025 (under a year) as a full-time employee. Sandipa earned $28,943 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Jonathan Hoveland

Retirement Services Specialist Principal/Teachers Retirement Associate

2025 total comp

$28,325

Sub-department: Customer Service-Call Center
Base pay: $28,325
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,325
Hire date: 2025-02-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
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

Jonathan Hoveland holds the role of Retirement Services Specialist Principal at Teachers Retirement Associate within Customer Service-Call Center. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $28,325. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.