Record

Exec 2

Minnesota’s state payroll counted 124 people with a June 30 position as Exec 2 in FY2026, according to Minnesota Management and Budget.

MMB job code 000293, held by someone on June 30 in 14 fiscal years. MMB printed more than one title for the code; each year’s is below.

Exec 2, FY2026

124
People: Holding a position under the code on June 30.; $75,320
Median pay: The year's pay from every position, over those paid in FY2026.; $76,207
State median: Over everyone Minnesota paid in FY2026.

By agency, FY2026

Exec 2: its people and median pay in each agency, FY2026
Agency	People	Median pay
MN St Colleges & Universities	31	$75,320
Corrections Dept	15	$75,047
Housing Finance Agency	11	$75,320
Direct Care and Treatment	9	$75,320
Employ & Econ Development Dept	7	$75,001
Human Services Dept	7	$75,320
Children Youth & Families Dept	5	$71,841
Cannabis Management Office	3	$48,159
Education Department	3	$10,811
Minnesota Zoological Garden	2	$47,968
Mn Management & Budget	2	$64,348
Bureau of Mediation Services	2	$63,238
Health Department	2	$42,866
Veterans Affairs Dept	2	$78,831
Public Safety Dept	2	$67,925
Natural Resources Dept	2	$55,050
Transportation Dept	2	$70,466
Agriculture Dept	1	$71,908
Cosmetologist Exam Board	1	$61,053
Commerce Dept	1	$95,702
Iron Range Resources & Rehab	1	$67,714
Public Utilities Comm	1	$111,147
Amateur Sports Comm	1	$58,836
Administration Dept	1	$75,320
Lottery	1	$75,320
Human Rights Dept	1	$86,391
Minnesota IT Services	1	$75,320
Public Employees Retire Assoc	1	$78,320
MN Secure Choice Retirement Bd	1	$2,284
Rare Disease Advisory Council	1	$33,058
Dentistry Board	1	$68,741
Emergency Medical Srvcs Office	1	$74,750
Legislative Auditor	1	$65,402
Military Affairs Dept	1	$75,748
Pollution Control Agency	1	$75,320

Every fiscal year

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Exec 2 (MMB job code 000293): people and median pay in every fiscal year, beside the state's median
Fiscal year	Title as printed	People	Median pay	State median
FY2026	Exec 2	124	$75,320	$76,207
FY2025	Exec 2	126	$73,701	$73,597
FY2024	Exec 2	102	$70,918	$69,310
FY2023	Exec 2	97	$69,812	$66,726
FY2022	Exec 2	99	$65,588	$60,960
FY2021	Exec 2	88	$63,995	$59,859
FY2020	Exec 2	92	$61,736	$56,579
FY2017	Exec 2	78	$58,385	$51,405
FY2016	Exec 2	81	$57,146	$49,730
FY2015	Exec 2	67	$55,750	$48,509
FY2014	Exec 2	65	$54,135	$46,350
FY2013	Exec 2	61	$52,043	$44,774
FY2012	Executive 2	54	$50,968	$44,580
FY2011	Executive 2	61	$51,563	$44,287

The highest paid as Exec 2, FY2026

The 100 highest paid of the 124 with pay; every one is on their agency's list. Pay is the year’s from every position, not this one alone.

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Exec 2: its people in FY2026, ranked by pay
Rank	Name	Agency	Pay
1	Swoboda, Mary C	Public Utilities Comm	$111,147
2	Ostwald, Stephanie A.	Children Youth & Families Dept	$107,608
3	Prail, Megan Marie	Commerce Dept	$95,702
4	Hite-Kirk, Susan M	Housing Finance Agency	$94,139
5	Flaum, Jacqueline	Human Rights Dept	$86,391
6	Gerlach, Kara Jean	MN St Colleges & Universities	$81,742
7	Jensen, Nicole L	Health Department	$80,381
8	Jameson, Susan Marie	MN St Colleges & Universities	$80,075
9	Grabowski, Bridget Lynne	Veterans Affairs Dept	$79,343
10	Lueken, Kristin M	Corrections Dept	$79,029
11	Peine, Nicole M	Veterans Affairs Dept	$78,320
12	Rodriguez, Gladys B	Public Employees Retire Assoc	$78,320
13	Voit, Barbara	MN St Colleges & Universities	$78,320
14	Ferrero, Tamara Lyman	Public Safety Dept	$77,890
15	Furan, Lisa Joan	MN St Colleges & Universities	$77,748
16	Bowman, Kirsten A	MN St Colleges & Universities	$77,320
17	Mattson, Eric D	Housing Finance Agency	$77,176
18	Hawkinson, John Jayson	Housing Finance Agency	$76,951
19	Gallagher, Kari A	Direct Care and Treatment	$76,910
20	Frolek, Kathleen Marie	MN St Colleges & Universities	$76,769
21	Handrick, Lisa M	Natural Resources Dept	$76,769
22	Firkus, Tina Rae	Direct Care and Treatment	$76,754
23	McGing, Christine J	MN St Colleges & Universities	$76,747
24	Sobiech, Desire Marie	Housing Finance Agency	$76,320
25	Schultze, Wendy	MN St Colleges & Universities	$76,320
26	Joseph, Kristen Jean	Human Services Dept	$76,320
27	Frasier, Shanna Rose	Children Youth & Families Dept	$76,320
27	Drummer, Breanna	Direct Care and Treatment	$76,320
29	Dansie, Bethanie Newman	Human Services Dept	$76,320
30	Lansanah, Armah D	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$76,308
31	Vang, Chong	Housing Finance Agency	$76,045
32	Goldschmitz-Luell, Debra Jo Lehua	MN St Colleges & Universities	$75,863
33	Radziej, Kathleen M	Military Affairs Dept	$75,748
34	Anderson, Trisha L	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$75,701
35	Sherman, Holly M	MN St Colleges & Universities	$75,455
36	Smith, Benjamin M	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$75,321
37	Campion, Alyssa M	MN St Colleges & Universities	$75,320
38	Ardoff, Debra A	MN St Colleges & Universities	$75,320
39	Gillen, Toni L	Human Services Dept	$75,320
40	Carlson, Nicole Marie	MN St Colleges & Universities	$75,320
41	Dahlquist, Linda Mae	Mn Management & Budget	$75,320
42	Tomera, LeAnne E	Housing Finance Agency	$75,320
43	Constable, Darla Dee Senn	MN St Colleges & Universities	$75,320
43	Gjerstad, Karen	Corrections Dept	$75,320
43	Sletten, Heather B	Corrections Dept	$75,320
46	Gilmer, Kenatia Crecese	Housing Finance Agency	$75,320
46	Klick, Donald J	Corrections Dept	$75,320
48	Ross, Lisa M	Lottery	$75,320
48	Mansun, Tamara T	Transportation Dept	$75,320
48	Brindamour, Angela GK	Pollution Control Agency	$75,320
48	Lind, Elise M	MN St Colleges & Universities	$75,320
52	Belde, Jacqueline Jean	Corrections Dept	$75,320
53	Pocket, Carla A	Corrections Dept	$75,320
53	Burrage, Angela R	Human Services Dept	$75,320
55	Ayon, Lori A	Direct Care and Treatment	$75,320
55	Haney, Donald E	MN St Colleges & Universities	$75,320
57	Brown, Sherry L	Administration Dept	$75,320
57	Athman, Meredith L	MN St Colleges & Universities	$75,320
57	Nelson, Lorenzo	Cannabis Management Office	$75,320
57	Ly, Lydia	Direct Care and Treatment	$75,320
57	Muenzner, Amanda Dunham	MN St Colleges & Universities	$75,320
57	Karp, Susan C	Minnesota IT Services	$75,320
57	Spies, Ingrid D	MN St Colleges & Universities	$75,320
57	Ladehoff, Susan Kay	Housing Finance Agency	$75,320
57	Craig, Kristin Marie	MN St Colleges & Universities	$75,320
66	Tobin, Kari	Corrections Dept	$75,191
67	Carlson, Cortney E	Corrections Dept	$75,047
68	Dirksen, Laura A	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$75,001
69	Brown, Shamika	Emergency Medical Srvcs Office	$74,750
70	Giefer-Johnson, Kellie Laura	Direct Care and Treatment	$73,871
71	Andrada, Dawn F	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$73,697
72	Alnizami, Fatima	Education Department	$73,199
73	Moua, Peter	MN St Colleges & Universities	$73,150
74	Untiedt, Stephanie Kay	MN St Colleges & Universities	$73,052
75	Longbella, Jody A	MN St Colleges & Universities	$72,889
76	Dahl, Lacee M	Corrections Dept	$72,746
77	Borromeo, Jacqueline Y	Agriculture Dept	$71,908
78	Parsons, Nicole M	Children Youth & Families Dept	$71,841
79	Lassonde, Jolynn A	Children Youth & Families Dept	$71,778
80	Schwartz, Melissa	Corrections Dept	$71,568
81	Rank, Heather Lynn	MN St Colleges & Universities	$71,088
82	Andresen, Dana M	Corrections Dept	$70,868
83	Groath, Shelbi D	Corrections Dept	$70,545
84	Kelemen, Kelli Kathleen Dunn	Corrections Dept	$68,998
85	Parker, Carolyn Rae	Dentistry Board	$68,741
86	Kasper, Renae Rae	MN St Colleges & Universities	$67,804
87	Kaiser, Anna Claire	Corrections Dept	$67,757
88	Dostal, Seth Jeffery	Iron Range Resources & Rehab	$67,714
89	Traucht, Abby Lauren	Transportation Dept	$65,613
90	Lange, Jade Florence	Legislative Auditor	$65,402
91	Karkula-Peterson, Erin A	Housing Finance Agency	$65,379
92	Davenport, Shaina-Marie	Bureau of Mediation Services	$65,210
93	Her, Kim	Housing Finance Agency	$64,202
94	Her, Kabao Kimberly	MN St Colleges & Universities	$63,896
95	Mrozek, Natalie Ann	Direct Care and Treatment	$63,091
96	Weller, Elizabeth Christine Perez	MN St Colleges & Universities	$61,912
97	Quarandillo, Kirsten	Minnesota Zoological Garden	$61,735
98	Lebsock, Taylor	Bureau of Mediation Services	$61,266
99	Thein, Tamitha L	Cosmetologist Exam Board	$61,053
100	Flores, Kristine Marie	Corrections Dept	$60,329

Sources

State of Minnesota — State Employee Payroll Data — Minnesota Management and Budget · mn.gov: state agency documents, public domain · retrieved October 5, 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 5, 2026