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

Ara Gallo

Grants Specialist Senior/Water & Soil Resources Board

2025 total comp

$60,519

Sub-department: Local Water Grants
Base pay: $60,132
Overtime: $387
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,519
Hire date: 2023-10-25
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: Beltrami

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R9P
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Ara Gallo works as a Grants Specialist Senior for Water & Soil Resources Board within Local Water Grants. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. Ara earned $60,519 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Lisa Sweep

Accounting Technician/Water & Soil Resources Board

2025 total comp

$59,661

Sub-department: Fiscal and Admin Services
Base pay: $59,548
Overtime: $114
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,661
Hire date: 2017-11-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Becker

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R9P
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Lisa Sweep is a Accounting Technician at Water & Soil Resources Board within Fiscal and Administrative Services. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $59,661. They are represented by Technical.

Ashley Rezachek

Information Officer 2/Water & Soil Resources Board

2025 total comp

$59,477

Sub-department: Org Effectiveness
Base pay: $59,477
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,477
Hire date: 2022-08-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
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: R9P
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Water & Soil Resources Board, Ashley Rezachek serves as a Information Officer 2 within Org Effectiveness. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $59,477. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Gwen Steel

Management Analyst Staff Specialist/Water & Soil Resources Board

2024 total comp

$56,161

Sub-department: Local Water Mgmt
Base pay: $46,821
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,340
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,161
Hire date: 2013-06-24
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: -

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

Gwen Steel holds the role of Management Analyst Staff Specialist at Water & Soil Resources Board within Local Water Management. They have served since 2013 (about 11 years) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $56,161. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Carla Swanson-Cullen

Human Resources Technician 2/Water & Soil Resources Board

2025 total comp

$55,241

Sub-department: Strategic Operations
Base pay: $54,495
Overtime: $746
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,241
Hire date: 1991-12-04
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 65
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
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: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Carla Swanson-Cullen is a Human Resources Technician 2 at Water & Soil Resources Board within Strategic Operations. They have served since 1991 (about 34 years), working part-time, 0.8 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $55,241. Union affiliation: Technical.