Record

Planning Dir State

Minnesota’s state payroll counted 177 people with a June 30 position as Planning Dir State in FY2026, according to Minnesota Management and Budget.

MMB job code 000812, held by someone on June 30 in 14 fiscal years.

Planning Dir State, FY2026

177
People: Holding a position under the code on June 30.; $112,386
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

Planning Dir State: its people and median pay in each agency, FY2026
Agency	People	Median pay
Human Services Dept	30	$115,215
Health Department	25	$115,215
Public Safety Dept	14	$114,492
Natural Resources Dept	13	$108,173
Public Utilities Comm	11	$101,665
Children Youth & Families Dept	11	$106,030
Transportation Dept	11	$106,104
Pollution Control Agency	10	$103,445
MNsure	8	$115,215
Commerce Dept	7	$109,834
Direct Care and Treatment	7	$109,204
Mn Management & Budget	6	$94,815
Labor & Industry Dept	4	$115,715
Administration Dept	4	$113,309
Employ & Econ Development Dept	3	$115,215
Minnesota Zoological Garden	3	$102,178
Revenue Dept	3	$110,753
Corrections Dept	3	$105,231
Agriculture Dept	1	$88,960
MN St Colleges & Universities	1	$115,215
Human Rights Dept	1	$102,635
Minnesota IT Services	1	$115,215

Every fiscal year

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Planning Dir State (MMB job code 000812): people and median pay in every fiscal year, beside the state's median
Fiscal year	Title as printed	People	Median pay	State median
FY2026	Planning Dir State	177	$112,386	$76,207
FY2025	Planning Dir State	172	$111,622	$73,597
FY2024	Planning Dir State	153	$104,711	$69,310
FY2023	Planning Dir State	139	$106,061	$66,726
FY2022	Planning Dir State	143	$98,140	$60,960
FY2021	Planning Dir State	143	$96,209	$59,859
FY2020	Planning Dir State	140	$93,066	$56,579
FY2017	Planning Dir State	144	$83,135	$51,405
FY2016	Planning Dir State	130	$82,109	$49,730
FY2015	Planning Dir State	117	$80,078	$48,509
FY2014	Planning Dir State	106	$76,052	$46,350
FY2013	Planning Dir State	86	$73,928	$44,774
FY2012	Planning Dir State	83	$75,000	$44,580
FY2011	Planning Dir State	84	$75,569	$44,287

The highest paid as Planning Dir State, FY2026

The 100 highest paid of the 177 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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Planning Dir State: its people in FY2026, ranked by pay
Rank	Name	Agency	Pay
1	Long, Michelle	Human Services Dept	$163,082
2	Hines, Robert E	Public Safety Dept	$143,186
3	Berkholtz, Karin R	Mn Management & Budget	$124,221
4	Nailing-Zapata, Christilyn Jeanai	MNsure	$118,457
5	Mathew, Jeryl	MNsure	$118,416
6	Tranby, Cindy	Natural Resources Dept	$116,905
7	Johnson, William H	Natural Resources Dept	$116,537
8	Shoakena, Blen	Health Department	$116,268
9	Boen, Angela Renee	Human Services Dept	$116,215
9	Arnold, Robert James	Direct Care and Treatment	$116,215
9	Steinhauer, Suzanne L.	Public Utilities Comm	$116,215
9	Ness, Barbara Terese	Human Services Dept	$116,215
9	Erickson, Terrence Otto	Human Services Dept	$116,215
9	Menke, Matthew Anthony	Human Services Dept	$116,215
9	Ek, Scott E	Public Utilities Comm	$116,215
9	Duffert, Jonathan J	Human Services Dept	$116,215
17	Casadey, Silvia Alejandra	Labor & Industry Dept	$115,965
18	Bosch, Todd Peter	Labor & Industry Dept	$115,715
19	Priem, Bryan C	Labor & Industry Dept	$115,715
20	Raber, Carrie J	Health Department	$115,659
21	Bartlett, Jeffrey Alan	Commerce Dept	$115,465
22	Earm, Saroeun	Human Services Dept	$115,369
23	LaBarre, Lisa M	Public Safety Dept	$115,271
24	Munoz, Cesar	Public Safety Dept	$115,216
24	Soto, Marcia D	Human Services Dept	$115,216
26	Sullivan, James E	Public Utilities Comm	$115,215
26	Stillwell, Heather Leigh	Health Department	$115,215
26	Kvikstad, Michele F	Health Department	$115,215
26	Poole, Jennifer Megan	Human Services Dept	$115,215
26	Thompson, Michael S	Direct Care and Treatment	$115,215
31	Hall, Nicholas Brian	MNsure	$115,215
32	Constantineau, James J	Public Safety Dept	$115,215
33	Petrik, Daniel Richard	Natural Resources Dept	$115,215
33	Krynicki, Maria Jean	Human Services Dept	$115,215
35	Kuhn, Connie Kay	Human Services Dept	$115,215
35	Honold, Marcia L	Natural Resources Dept	$115,215
35	Place, Rebecca LW	Pollution Control Agency	$115,215
35	Langenfeld, Karen	MNsure	$115,215
35	Maaske, Sara Lynn	Health Department	$115,215
35	Warhol, Melissa M	Corrections Dept	$115,215
35	Fulton, Adam Weyandt	Transportation Dept	$115,215
35	Hartman, Larry B	Public Utilities Comm	$115,215
35	Jansma, Andrew Lane	Minnesota Zoological Garden	$115,215
35	Scullard, Michelle	Health Department	$115,215
35	Harrington, Paul A	MN St Colleges & Universities	$115,215
35	Carlson, Elizabeth P	Natural Resources Dept	$115,215
35	Nelson, Joel P	Direct Care and Treatment	$115,215
35	Burian, Michael	Health Department	$115,215
35	Miller, Melinda	Public Safety Dept	$115,215
35	Bergstrom, Crystal A	Administration Dept	$115,215
35	Radke, Nicholas O	Human Services Dept	$115,215
35	James, Walter Yim Chun-Wah	Health Department	$115,215
35	Leopold, Joshua	Health Department	$115,215
35	Schloegel, Anne M	Health Department	$115,215
35	Conti, Barbara Jean	Commerce Dept	$115,215
35	Nafzger, Ami I	Human Services Dept	$115,215
35	Godwin, Tommi	Minnesota IT Services	$115,215
35	Davis Jr, Richard Irving	Public Utilities Comm	$115,215
35	Hyink, Jessica Marie	Transportation Dept	$115,215
35	Hartl, Allison Klaber	Human Services Dept	$115,215
35	Henricksen, Jim B	Transportation Dept	$115,215
35	Krull, Kristina M	Human Services Dept	$115,215
35	Walaszek, Anne Marie	Health Department	$115,215
35	Leibert, Alessia	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$115,215
35	Hopkins, Mary Ruth	Health Department	$115,215
35	Ackert, Kristen W	Health Department	$115,215
35	Forrester, Jacqueline Elaine	Children Youth & Families Dept	$115,215
35	Oliveira, Jill Marie	Public Safety Dept	$115,215
35	Zanotti, David Mario	Children Youth & Families Dept	$115,215
35	Kunz, Michael Robert	Natural Resources Dept	$115,215
35	Maruska, Michele K	Human Services Dept	$115,215
35	Wilkens, Kris Ryan	Public Safety Dept	$115,215
35	Brooks, Ned T	Pollution Control Agency	$115,215
35	Billiar, Kristie Marie	Transportation Dept	$115,215
35	Finley, Dee Ann	Health Department	$115,215
35	Hasty, Drew	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$115,215
35	Rasmussen, Jana P	MNsure	$115,215
35	Harris, Nina Michelle	Children Youth & Families Dept	$115,215
35	Baesler, Amanda Marie	Administration Dept	$115,215
35	Budimlija, Rebecca R	Children Youth & Families Dept	$115,215
35	Cavanagh, Jacqueline Gail	Health Department	$115,215
35	Laudon-Karkula, Ani McArthur	Revenue Dept	$115,215
83	Zoet, Adam	Commerce Dept	$114,545
84	Zaruba Fountaine, Julie	Children Youth & Families Dept	$114,108
85	Atherly, Elisabeth	Health Department	$113,839
86	McVann, Ryan	Public Safety Dept	$113,769
87	Davy, Robert M	MNsure	$113,718
88	Samion, Christina M	Human Services Dept	$112,386
88	Siegel, Mark C	Human Services Dept	$112,386
90	Boehmer, Barbara K	Mn Management & Budget	$112,313
91	McFadden, Caroline	Administration Dept	$111,403
92	Kader, Jennifer	Pollution Control Agency	$111,336
93	Moldestad, Lee Michael	Revenue Dept	$110,753
94	McNulty, Shannon Deen	Transportation Dept	$110,320
95	Anderson, Lindsay R	Commerce Dept	$109,834
96	Nelson, Janis	Administration Dept	$109,414
97	Goossens, Joan O'Connor	Direct Care and Treatment	$109,204
98	Connolly, Brianna	Health Department	$109,041
99	Von Qualen, Frieda Marie	Health Department	$108,717
100	Mattson, Laural Jackelen	Health Department	$108,507

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