Minnesota / Water & Soil Resources Board

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Water & Soil Resources Board

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

The Water & Soil Resources Board operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2025, this agency had 142 employees with median total compensation of $97,734; the highest distinct record was $170,159.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $13.6M
Employees: 142
Median total: $97,734
Highest record: $170,159

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$10,255$144,327+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 142 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($97,734) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $94,203 (99%)
Overtime — $57 (0%)
Other — $1,305 (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

$60,519

$84,480

$97,734

$113,099

$129,142

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $129,142 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $60,519. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

State Program Administrative Principal

44 · $97,734

State Program Administrative Coordinator

24 · $113,411

State Program Administrative Intermediate

9 · $72,000

Hydrologist 3

7 · $105,296

Engineering Specialist Senior

6 · $100,658

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	$11.9M —	136 —	$93,491 —
2025	$13.6M ▲ 14.5%	142 ▲ 4.4%	$97,734 ▲ 4.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

James Luniewski

Engineering Specialist Senior/Water & Soil Resources Board

2025 total comp

$48,875

Sub-department: Engineering
Base pay: $7,225
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41,650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,875
Hire date: 1996-01-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
Union / bargaining unit: MN Govt Engineers Council
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: R9P
Bargaining Unit Number: 212
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

James Luniewski works as a Engineering Specialist Senior for Water & Soil Resources Board within Engineering. Hired in 1996, they have about 29 years of service as a full-time employee. James earned $48,875 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Govt Engineers Council.

Cecelia Rost

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Water & Soil Resources Board

2024 total comp

$47,246

Sub-department: Central Region
Base pay: $47,246
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,246
Hire date: 2020-02-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: R9P
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Cecelia Rost works as a Office & Administrative Specialist Int for Water & Soil Resources Board within Central Region. Hired in 2020, they have about 4 years of service as a full-time employee. Cecelia earned $47,246 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Donna Caughey

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Water & Soil Resources Board

2025 total comp

$46,987

Sub-department: Northern Region
Base pay: $46,198
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $790
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,987
Hire date: 1999-05-26
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: Crow Wing

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R9P
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Donna Caughey holds the role of Office & Administrative Specialist Senior at Water & Soil Resources Board within Northern Region. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 26 years as a part-time, 0.75 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $46,987. Their bargaining unit is Clerical.

Denise Lauerman

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Water & Soil Resources Board

2025 total comp

$44,061

Sub-department: Southern Region
Base pay: $43,739
Overtime: $322
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,061
Hire date: 2024-07-10
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Work county: Blue Earth

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R9P
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Denise Lauerman works as a Office & Administrative Specialist Senior for Water & Soil Resources Board within Southern Region. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. Denise earned $44,061 in 2025. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Stephen Christopher

State Program Administrative Principal/Water & Soil Resources Board

2024 total comp

$43,958

Sub-department: Central Region
Base pay: $32,264
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,694
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,958
Hire date: 2013-12-18
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: R9P
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Stephen Christopher holds the role of State Program Administrative Principal at Water & Soil Resources Board within Central Region. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 11 years as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $43,958. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.