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

Elizabeth Roberts

Retirement Services Specialist/Teachers Retirement Associate

2025 total comp

$66,724

Sub-department: Customer Service-Call Center
Base pay: $66,724
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,724
Hire date: 2022-04-13
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: G69
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Elizabeth Roberts works as a Retirement Services Specialist for Teachers Retirement Associate within Customer Service-Call Center. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. Elizabeth earned $66,724 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Kimberly Brenden

Administrative Officer/Teachers Retirement Associate

2025 total comp

$66,596

Sub-department: Finance
Base pay: $66,596
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,596
Hire date: 2022-06-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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: G69
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kimberly Brenden holds the role of Administrative Officer at Teachers Retirement Associate within Finance. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $66,596. They are represented by Manager.

Kay Norris

Retirement Services Specialist Senior/Teachers Retirement Associate

2025 total comp

$66,329

Sub-department: Customer Service-RSS Staff
Base pay: $66,228
Overtime: $101
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,329
Hire date: 2015-07-01
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 11
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
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

Kay Norris holds the role of Retirement Services Specialist Senior at Teachers Retirement Associate within Customer Service-Rss Staff. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years) as a part-time, 0.75 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $66,329. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Justin Johnson

Human Resources Specialist 1/Teachers Retirement Associate

2025 total comp

$65,706

Sub-department: Human Resources
Base pay: $64,456
Overtime: $249
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,706
Hire date: 2022-07-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: Confidential
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: 217
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Justin Johnson is a Human Resources Specialist 1 at Teachers Retirement Associate within Human Resources. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $65,706. They are represented by Confidential.

Patricia Frias

Retirement Services Program Coordinator/Teachers Retirement Associate

2025 total comp

$65,150

Sub-department: Customer Service-RSS Staff
Base pay: $51,672
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,477
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,150
Hire date: 2017-02-01
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: 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, Patricia Frias serves as a Retirement Services Program Coordinator within Customer Service-Rss Staff. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $65,150. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Eric Nitardy

Information Technology Specialist 1/Teachers Retirement Associate

2025 total comp

$63,747

Sub-department: Data Integrity-Central Payroll
Base pay: $63,264
Overtime: $483
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,747
Hire date: 2018-09-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 6
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

Eric Nitardy holds the role of Information Technology Specialist 1 at Teachers Retirement Associate within Data Integrity-Central Payroll. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $63,747. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Carol Diedrich

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Teachers Retirement Associate

2025 total comp

$61,946

Sub-department: Human Resources
Base pay: $61,590
Overtime: $356
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,946
Hire date: 1997-07-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Carol Diedrich holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Senior at Teachers Retirement Associate within Human Resources. Hired in 1997, they have about 28 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $61,946. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Alvena Richburg

Account Clerk Senior/Teachers Retirement Associate

2025 total comp

$61,590

Sub-department: Accounting and Records
Base pay: $61,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,590
Hire date: 2019-02-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
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: 206
Branch: Other
Branch Code: Other
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Alvena Richburg holds the role of Account Clerk Senior at Teachers Retirement Associate within Accounting and Records. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $61,590. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Katie Prokop

Retirement Services Program Coordinator/Teachers Retirement Associate

2025 total comp

$60,853

Sub-department: Customer Service-RSS Staff
Base pay: $60,103
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $750
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,853
Hire date: 2023-03-15
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

Katie Prokop holds the role of Retirement Services Program Coordinator at Teachers Retirement Associate within Customer Service-Rss Staff. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $60,853. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.