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State Prog Admin Director

Minnesota’s state payroll counted 244 people with a June 30 position as State Prog Admin Director in FY2026, according to Minnesota Management and Budget.

MMB job code 003609, held by someone on June 30 in 14 fiscal years.

State Prog Admin Director, FY2026

244
People: Holding a position under the code on June 30.; $114,279
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

State Prog Admin Director: its people and median pay in each agency, FY2026
Agency	People	Median pay
Direct Care and Treatment	61	$114,279
Natural Resources Dept	32	$114,279
Employ & Econ Development Dept	22	$113,509
Labor & Industry Dept	20	$114,279
Children Youth & Families Dept	13	$110,706
Public Safety Dept	11	$110,766
Revenue Dept	10	$110,127
Agriculture Dept	9	$111,560
Commerce Dept	7	$114,279
Health Department	7	$114,279
Cannabis Management Office	6	$95,283
Administration Dept	6	$114,279
Transportation Dept	6	$111,581
Pollution Control Agency	5	$111,573
Veterans Affairs Dept	4	$109,884
MN St Colleges & Universities	3	$114,279
Corrections Dept	3	$116,478
Housing Finance Agency	2	$96,304
Lottery	2	$114,976
MNsure	2	$144,761
Military Affairs Dept	2	$116,047
Animal Health Board	1	$115,979
Public Utilities Comm	1	$114,279
Office of Higher Education	1	$97,020
Minnesota Zoological Garden	1	$114,279
Mn Management & Budget	1	$102,111
Secretary of State	1	$105,148
Teachers Retirement Assoc	1	$83,479
Administrative Hearings	1	$106,338
Psychology Board	1	$112,784
Peace Officers Board - POST	1	$146,607
Water & Soil Resources Board	1	$101,542

Every fiscal year

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State Prog Admin Director (MMB job code 003609): people and median pay in every fiscal year, beside the state's median
Fiscal year	Title as printed	People	Median pay	State median
FY2026	State Prog Admin Director	244	$114,279	$76,207
FY2025	State Prog Admin Director	226	$111,956	$73,597
FY2024	State Prog Admin Director	216	$106,353	$69,310
FY2023	State Prog Admin Director	192	$103,326	$66,726
FY2022	State Prog Admin Director	189	$96,036	$60,960
FY2021	State Prog Admin Director	165	$96,423	$59,859
FY2020	State Prog Admin Director	151	$93,924	$56,579
FY2017	State Prog Admin Director	184	$87,003	$51,405
FY2016	State Prog Admin Director	164	$84,428	$49,730
FY2015	State Prog Admin Director	153	$84,612	$48,509
FY2014	State Prog Admin Director	160	$82,147	$46,350
FY2013	State Prog Admin Director	156	$78,990	$44,774
FY2012	State Prog Admin Director	147	$77,066	$44,580
FY2011	State Prog Admin Director	133	$77,198	$44,287

The highest paid as State Prog Admin Director, FY2026

The 100 highest paid of the 244 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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State Prog Admin Director: its people in FY2026, ranked by pay
Rank	Name	Agency	Pay
1	Sheryak, Mae Marie	MNsure	$175,243
2	Michaels, Steve R	Natural Resources Dept	$154,871
3	Goeglein, Michael A	Direct Care and Treatment	$152,769
4	Wilson, Grant L	Natural Resources Dept	$151,825
5	Carlstrom, Jennifer L	Direct Care and Treatment	$149,486
6	Misselt, Erik Christopher	Peace Officers Board - POST	$146,607
7	Schlichter, Jaclyn Renae	Direct Care and Treatment	$133,323
8	Barrett, Melanie A	Lottery	$132,979
9	Opie, Tracy Lynn	Direct Care and Treatment	$132,200
10	Goodman, Jordan W	Direct Care and Treatment	$130,879
11	Hartman, Marie R	Direct Care and Treatment	$129,305
12	Christensen, Eric C	Direct Care and Treatment	$128,173
13	Herring, Anthony Michael	Direct Care and Treatment	$127,144
14	Hanna, Timothy John	Health Department	$126,331
15	Rudningen, Angelina Mae	Direct Care and Treatment	$125,279
16	Boone, Pat J	Military Affairs Dept	$125,261
17	Tollefson, Gary A	Direct Care and Treatment	$124,579
18	Sajdak, Steven J	Direct Care and Treatment	$121,579
19	McClellan, John E	Transportation Dept	$119,978
20	Stodgell, Aaron A	Natural Resources Dept	$118,636
21	Jones, Svetlena B	Direct Care and Treatment	$118,271
22	Koentopf, Kirsten Ruth	Direct Care and Treatment	$118,179
23	Thao, Debbie Dao	Health Department	$118,127
24	Schmitz, Colleen Marie Cooley	Natural Resources Dept	$117,547
25	Hulet, John D	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$117,528
26	Carter, Jeremiah J	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$117,487
27	Nordstrom, Robert Perry	Direct Care and Treatment	$117,468
28	Walker, Curtis L	Revenue Dept	$117,428
29	Gergen, Candace L	Commerce Dept	$117,278
30	Hillegas, Robert	Revenue Dept	$117,029
31	Lien, Ricky	Natural Resources Dept	$117,028
32	Tapia Vazquez, Norma Angelica	Natural Resources Dept	$117,028
33	Macht, Cameron	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$117,028
33	Wetzel, Lisa	Agriculture Dept	$117,028
35	Handt, Clayton R	Labor & Industry Dept	$117,028
36	Miller, Cecilia Rae	Public Safety Dept	$117,028
37	Lecher, Edward	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$117,028
37	Lichty, Rebekah Jean	Direct Care and Treatment	$117,028
39	Pietruszewski, Donovan G	Natural Resources Dept	$117,026
40	Held, Timothy T	Health Department	$116,987
41	Peterman, Gene M	Administration Dept	$116,753
42	Dierker, Charles H	Agriculture Dept	$116,480
43	Fah, Catherine M	Corrections Dept	$116,478
44	Waalen, Timothy R	Corrections Dept	$116,478
45	Coleman, Richard O'neil	Children Youth & Families Dept	$116,478
46	Walker, Myah	Animal Health Board	$115,979
47	Bowes, Sandra L.	Pollution Control Agency	$115,929
48	Esser, Kelly J	Direct Care and Treatment	$115,911
49	Brister Korby, Jana Skye	Direct Care and Treatment	$115,879
50	Weymann, Erika Marie-Geske	Direct Care and Treatment	$115,879
51	Johnson, Susan L	Direct Care and Treatment	$115,879
52	Howg, Amanda Lynn	Direct Care and Treatment	$115,879
53	Knapp, Katherine Margreth	Direct Care and Treatment	$115,879
54	Sadek, Tyler J	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$115,264
55	Hoch, Gregory A	Natural Resources Dept	$115,191
56	Burkes, Kaleena Jenine	Public Safety Dept	$115,039
57	Washington, Gina	Public Safety Dept	$114,843
58	Sayre, Melissa Beth	Direct Care and Treatment	$114,789
59	Fai, Charles Sevidzem	Direct Care and Treatment	$114,779
59	LaGraves, Jaime-Lynn Mallory	Direct Care and Treatment	$114,779
61	Kraft, Patricia Lynn	Administration Dept	$114,721
62	Conrad, Jennifer	Natural Resources Dept	$114,697
63	Commerford, Danielle	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$114,552
64	Knoepfler, Melissa Lee	Commerce Dept	$114,529
65	Johnson, Katie Marie	Direct Care and Treatment	$114,479
66	Keller, Barbara Jean	Natural Resources Dept	$114,293
67	Bacigalupi, Jacquelyn N	Natural Resources Dept	$114,281
68	Nikolai, Peter	Labor & Industry Dept	$114,280
69	Noland, Scott B	Natural Resources Dept	$114,280
70	Otto, Heather J	Direct Care and Treatment	$114,279
71	Siebert, Alida M	Agriculture Dept	$114,279
72	Rahn, Alison Joan	Children Youth & Families Dept	$114,279
73	Hanegmon, Troy William	Natural Resources Dept	$114,279
73	Bratsch, Peter A	Commerce Dept	$114,279
75	Hibbard, Jaclyn M	Direct Care and Treatment	$114,279
75	Kleppe, Mark J.	Revenue Dept	$114,279
77	Conlon, Jerome Brian	Natural Resources Dept	$114,279
77	Tschida, Breca Clare	Labor & Industry Dept	$114,279
77	Mills, Kathleen R	Direct Care and Treatment	$114,279
77	Larson, Kathryn Rose	Natural Resources Dept	$114,279
81	Kickbusch, Sarah Amanda Shelstad	Labor & Industry Dept	$114,279
81	Peters, Emily B	Natural Resources Dept	$114,279
83	Carter, Matthew James	Natural Resources Dept	$114,279
83	Hernandez, Sarah Marie	Administration Dept	$114,279
83	Sonnek, Stacey D	Direct Care and Treatment	$114,279
83	Spray, Geoffrey Michael	Commerce Dept	$114,279
87	Amrein, Melissa M	Labor & Industry Dept	$114,279
87	Aragon, Anabell L	Revenue Dept	$114,279
87	Roiger, Benjamin Albert	Direct Care and Treatment	$114,279
87	Stronghart, Andrea Marie	Children Youth & Families Dept	$114,279
91	Furukawa, Michelle Desque	Natural Resources Dept	$114,279
91	Craig, Lee Arthur	Labor & Industry Dept	$114,279
91	Morales Jr, Daniel Anthony	Pollution Control Agency	$114,279
91	Hanson, Benjamin	Health Department	$114,279
95	Thom, Anne M	Public Utilities Comm	$114,279
95	Miles, David N	Direct Care and Treatment	$114,279
97	Nash, Philip K	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$114,279
97	Elsen, Robert J	Direct Care and Treatment	$114,279
97	Rolf, Shannon K	Employ & Econ Development Dept	$114,279
97	Poeschl, Douglas M	Labor & Industry Dept	$114,279

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