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Commerce Dept

Minnesota’s state payroll counted 442 people with a June 30 position in Commerce Dept in FY2026, according to Minnesota Management and Budget.

MMB agency number B13, in its payroll in 16 fiscal years.

Commerce Dept, FY2026

442
People: With a June 30 position in the agency, each once; 448 positions.; $87,155
Median pay: Over the 442 paid in FY2026.; $76,207
State median: Over everyone Minnesota paid in FY2026.; 137
Paid $100,000 or more: In FY2026, counting every position and agency.

Every fiscal year

Median pay at Commerce Dept against Minnesota's, FY2011 to FY2026

The median of a fiscal year's pay over the people the agency held a position for on June 30 and paid more than zero, beside the same median over everyone the State paid. Not adjusted for inflation.

Not adjusted for inflation: a dollar in the first year bought more than a dollar in the last, and this chart does not say how much more.

Source: Minnesota Management and Budget

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The figures

Median pay at Commerce Dept against Minnesota's, FY2011 to FY2026. The median of a fiscal year's pay over the people the agency held a position for on June 30 and paid more than zero, beside the same median over everyone the State paid. Not adjusted for inflation.
Fiscal year	Median pay	State median	People
FY2011	$53,061	$44,287	366
FY2012	$52,245	$44,580	386
FY2013	$50,954	$44,774	382
FY2014	$53,801	$46,350	397
FY2015	$53,631	$48,509	405
FY2016	$56,207	$49,730	403
FY2017	$57,913	$51,405	404
FY2018	$61,528	$52,563	410
FY2019	$66,898	$54,514	383
FY2020	$69,906	$56,579	371
FY2021	$75,346	$59,859	338
FY2022	$75,017	$60,960	382
FY2023	$79,841	$66,726	396
FY2024	$81,364	$69,310	413
FY2025	$84,466	$73,597	477
FY2026	$87,155	$76,207	442

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Commerce Dept: people, median pay and the state's median in every fiscal year of Minnesota's state payroll
Fiscal year	Name as printed	People	Median pay	State median	Total payroll
FY2026	Commerce Dept	442	$87,155	$76,207	$39.6 million
FY2025	Commerce Dept	477	$84,466	$73,597	$40.1 million
FY2024	Commerce Dept	413	$81,364	$69,310	$34.2 million
FY2023	Commerce Dept	396	$79,841	$66,726	$31.1 million
FY2022	Commerce Dept	382	$75,017	$60,960	$27.5 million
FY2021	Commerce Dept	338	$75,346	$59,859	$25.9 million
FY2020	Commerce Dept	371	$69,906	$56,579	$25.0 million
FY2019	Commerce Dept	383	$66,898	$54,514	$24.9 million
FY2018	Commerce Dept	410	$61,528	$52,563	$24.4 million
FY2017	Commerce Dept	404	$57,913	$51,405	$23.2 million
FY2016	Commerce Dept	403	$56,207	$49,730	$22.2 million
FY2015	Commerce Dept	405	$53,631	$48,509	$21.2 million
FY2014	Commerce Dept	397	$53,801	$46,350	$20.5 million
FY2013	Commerce Dept	382	$50,954	$44,774	$19.0 million
FY2012	Commerce Dept	386	$52,245	$44,580	$20.0 million
FY2011	Commerce Dept	366	$53,061	$44,287	$19.5 million

Its largest titles, FY2026

Commerce Dept: the job codes most of its people held on June 30, FY2026, with their median pay
Title (MMB code)	People	Median pay
State Prog Admin Prin (003607)	33	$99,290
Commerce Analyst 3 (001938)	24	$92,471
State Prog Admin Intermediate (003605)	24	$77,461
State Prog Admin Sr (003606)	23	$77,492
Financial Inst Examiner Senior (002246)	19	$106,961
State Prog Admin Coordinator (003608)	19	$112,635
Commerce Analyst 2 (000661)	18	$80,140
Financial Inst Examiner (002245)	16	$75,716
Financial Inst Asst Examiner (002244)	15	$69,802
Weights & Measures Invst 1 (000759)	14	$75,321
Investigator Senior (001801)	12	$99,290
State Prog Admin Manager Prin (003719)	12	$148,719
Audit Director (000101)	10	$122,037
Pub Util Rates Analyst 4 (001831)	9	$75,174
Admin Planning Dir St (002185)	8	$123,204
Office & Admin Specialist Int (003628)	8	$53,649
Pub Util Analyst Coord (003900)	8	$119,227
Management Analyst 4 (000634)	7	$96,798
Planning Dir State (000812)	7	$109,834
Financial Inst Analyst (002247)	7	$112,982
State Prog Admin Director (003609)	7	$114,279
Grants Specialist Inter (001644)	6	$77,752
Pub Util Financial Analyst 4 (001830)	6	$104,545
Weights & Measures Invst 1 Hvy (001863)	6	$77,066
Financial Inst Examnt Prog Dir (002249)	6	$121,022

Everyone in Commerce Dept in FY2026, by pay

Each person with a June 30 position in the agency, ranked by the year’s pay from every position, the most first. Each name is the one their position prints, and links to every year under their number.

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Commerce Dept: its people in FY2026, ranked by pay, 1 to 100 of 442
Rank	Name	Title (MMB code)	Pay
1	Slutsker, Benjamin	Dir Actuarial & Reg Plcy Analy (002950)	$231,138
2	Andersen, Frederick James	Dir Actuarial & Reg Plcy Analy (002950)	$230,638
3	Vigliaturo, Philip	Dir Actuarial & Reg Plcy Analy (002950)	$230,385
4	Jahnke, Timothy A	Deputy Commr Commerce (008229)	$186,094
5	Dreier, Julia	Deputy Commr Commerce (008229)	$185,659
6	Crow, Michael G	Deputy Commr Commerce (008229)	$185,344
7	Wyckoff, Peter H	Deputy Commr Commerce (008229)	$181,054
8	Arnold, Grace	Commissioner-Commerce (008182)	$180,829
9	Lieb, Sydnie Marie	Asst Commr Commerce (008371)	$169,539
10	Payne, Sara J	General Counsel 2 (003944)	$169,039
11	Kolkind, Hali Jo	Asst Commr Commerce (008371)	$169,039
12	Pawlisch, Melissa	Asst Commr Commerce (008371)	$168,789
13	Brickwedde, Peter Levin	Senior Admin Officer (008606)	$168,789
14	Trumper, Amy L.	Agency Chief Financial Officer (002695)	$161,019
15	Smetana, Tracy M	State Prog Admin Manager Prin (003719)	$151,218
16	Laverdiere, Maria Lynn	State Prog Admin Manager Prin (003719)	$150,607
17	Orth, Kathleen J	State Prog Admin Manager Prin (003719)	$150,383
17	MacAlister, Jamie	State Prog Admin Manager Prin (003719)	$150,383
19	Thronson, Jodean A	State Prog Admin Manager Prin (003719)	$150,133
20	Hastie, Mark Francis	State Prog Admin Manager Prin (003719)	$150,081
21	Willhite, Brett	Weights & Measures Div Direct (000757)	$148,118
22	De Long-Hersh, Aeton Adam	State Prog Admin Manager Prin (003719)	$147,357
22	Kelting, Amanda	State Prog Admin Manager Prin (003719)	$147,357
24	Gillaspey, Sarah Jeanne	Staff Attorney 3 (003948)	$146,682
25	Barness, Kasie	State Prog Admin Manager Prin (003719)	$146,607
25	Luchsinger, Kimberly J	Human Resources Director 3 (003045)	$146,607
25	Rowen, Vernon	State Prog Admin Manager Prin (003719)	$146,607
28	Longaecker, Jennifer	Communications Manager 1 (003965)	$146,123
29	Nelson, David	Dir Actuarial & Reg Plcy Analy (002950)	$144,772
30	Patton, Theodore J	State Prog Admin Manager Prin (003719)	$137,988
31	Campbell, Nancy A	Pub Util Rates Evaluation Supv (001527)	$135,071
32	Adam, Sarah Jean Blazier	State Prog Admin Manager Sr (003679)	$133,829
33	Linden, Nancy	Communications Manager 2 (003966)	$132,981
34	Filiyaro, James G	Financial Inst Examnt Prog Dir (002249)	$130,163
35	Henderson, Timothy James	Financial Inst Examnt Prog Dir (002249)	$127,105
36	Kluempke, John	Admin Planning Dir St (002185)	$126,007
37	Carter, Michael	Audit Director (000101)	$125,757
38	Moeller, Kari Lynn	Admin Planning Dir St (002185)	$125,756
39	Wyttenback II, Eugene Leroy	Admin Planning Dir St (002185)	$125,713
40	Teigland, Peter Erickson	Pub Util Rates Evaluation Supv (001527)	$124,991
41	Northouse, Jody L	Human Resources Consultant 1 (000652)	$123,908
42	Clawson, Samantha Harker	Admin Planning Dir St (002185)	$123,366
43	Lohmann, Tammy L	Audit Director (000101)	$123,054
44	Carey, Barbara Ann	Audit Director (000101)	$123,053
45	Cullen, Felicia M	Admin Planning Dir St (002185)	$123,042
46	Schmitz, Michael R	Energy Program Director (003211)	$122,998
47	Vanderplaats, Gregory A	Weights & Measures Asst Direct (003549)	$122,805
47	Santori, Nick F	Weights & Measures Asst Direct (003549)	$122,805
49	Fischer, Teresa M	Audit Director (000101)	$122,803
50	Bryden, Daniel C	Audit Director (000101)	$122,803
51	Livingston, Brian	Admin Planning Dir St (002185)	$122,803
52	Fryer, Anthony Q	Admin Planning Dir St (002185)	$122,803
52	Fischer, Joel	State Prog Admin Manager (003639)	$122,803
54	Laschinger, Angela	State Prog Admin Manager (003639)	$122,254
55	Thompson, William W	Financial Inst Examnt Prog Dir (002249)	$122,017
56	Gilewski, Inga	Audit Director (000101)	$121,272
57	Forcier, Sarah Renaye	Financial Inst Examnt Prog Dir (002249)	$120,028
58	Thorson, Terri Susanne	Staff Attorney 2 (003947)	$119,977
59	Waldsmayate, Henok Tafesse	Financial Inst Examnt Prog Dir (002249)	$119,772
60	Zajicek, Michael Nathan	Pub Util Analyst Coord (003900)	$119,479
61	Bahn, Andrew Paul	Pub Util Analyst Coord (003900)	$119,477
61	Addonizio, Craig	Pub Util Analyst Coord (003900)	$119,477
63	Gonzalez, Lisa Mary	Pub Util Analyst Coord (003900)	$119,227
64	Rakow, Stephen R	Pub Util Analyst Coord (003900)	$119,227
65	Gergen, Candace L	State Prog Admin Director (003609)	$117,278
66	Falkner, Valare	State Prog Admin Manager Sr (003679)	$116,031
67	Smith, Samuel Iden	State Prog Admin Manager Sr (003679)	$115,810
68	Boyer, Matt P	Audit Director (000101)	$115,508
69	Grewell, Andrew Barrett	State Prog Admin Coordinator (003608)	$115,465
69	Cross, John-Michael	State Prog Admin Coordinator (003608)	$115,465
69	Jarot, Elizabeth	State Prog Admin Coordinator (003608)	$115,465
69	Bartlett, Jeffrey Alan	Planning Dir State (000812)	$115,465
73	Taylor, Sherron Patrice Bolton	State Prog Admin Coordinator (003608)	$115,299
74	Hanneman, Michael Wayne	Financial Inst Analyst (002247)	$115,216
75	Lynn, Mike L	State Prog Admin Coordinator (003608)	$115,215
76	White, Nicholas David	Financial Inst Analyst (002247)	$115,215
76	Kelly, Grace	Financial Inst Analyst (002247)	$115,215
76	Kawas, Jabra	State Prog Admin Coordinator (003608)	$115,215
76	Castillejos Hernandez, Clara E	State Prog Admin Coordinator (003608)	$115,215
76	Conti, Barbara Jean	Planning Dir State (000812)	$115,215
76	Dionne, Jacqueline A	State Prog Admin Coordinator (003608)	$115,215
82	Price, Jennifer L	Audit Director (000101)	$115,030
83	Zoet, Adam	Planning Dir State (000812)	$114,545
84	Knoepfler, Melissa Lee	State Prog Admin Director (003609)	$114,529
85	Bratsch, Peter A	State Prog Admin Director (003609)	$114,279
86	Spray, Geoffrey Michael	State Prog Admin Director (003609)	$114,279
87	Maus, Gregory A	Audit Director (000101)	$113,201
88	Rickbeil, Laura	State Prog Admin Coordinator (003608)	$112,997
89	Wall, Alexander	Financial Inst Analyst (002247)	$112,982
90	Griswold, Peter Lawrence	State Prog Admin Coordinator (003608)	$112,635
91	Stewart, Kenneth E	Weights & Measures Invst 1 (000759)	$112,544
92	Johnson, Mark	Pub Util Analyst Coord (003900)	$111,674
93	Kelnberger, Emily A	State Prog Admin Director (003609)	$111,610
94	Ambrose, Tara Elizabeth	State Prog Admin Manager (003639)	$111,235
95	Dietz, Diane J	Pub Util Rates Analyst 4 (001831)	$111,099
95	Shah, Sachin S	Pub Util Rates Analyst 4 (001831)	$111,099
97	Behr, Lynn	Pub Util Financial Analyst 4 (001830)	$110,850
98	Kundert, John P	Pub Util Financial Analyst 4 (001830)	$110,849
99	Strong, Seth G	State Prog Admin Manager (003639)	$110,810
100	Anderson, Lindsay R	Planning Dir State (000812)	$109,834

Sources

State of Minnesota — State Employee Payroll Data — Minnesota Management and Budget · mn.gov: state agency documents, public domain · retrieved October 1, 2026

Compiled automatically from State of Minnesota — State Employee Payroll Data by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved October 1, 2026