Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2025	Department of Transportation	Collins Dawn Kimberly	Civil Rights Director	$175,506.79	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	Department of Administration	Held Jessica R	Asst Commr Administration	$175,503.84	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	University of Minnesota	Hood Dawn	Fin Dir 1-Fin Gnrlst	$175,496.00	University of Minnesota
2025	Office of the State Auditor	Advani Ramona I	State Auditor Ofc Mgmt Lvl 3	$175,485.44	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	University of Minnesota	Hanany Shaul	Professor	$175,483.00	University of Minnesota
2021	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Chen Yilin	State University Faculty	$175,482.73	Minnesota Management and Budget
2024	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Rau Christopher T	Mnscu Administrator 9	$175,475.54	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	University of Minnesota	Wells Sandra M	Rsch Dir 1-Rsch Translation	$175,470.00	University of Minnesota
2024	Office of Attorney General	Keller John C	M4 (Attorney General's Office)	$175,457.18	Minnesota Management and Budget
2018	University of Minnesota	Mcdonald Colleen Lynn	Administrative Director 2	$175,443.00	University of Minnesota
2025	Minnesota State Senate	Sharkey-Smith Brianna P	Executive Director Rules Comm	$175,436.16	Minnesota Management and Budget
2018	University of Minnesota	Siegel Ronald Alan	Professor	$175,428.00	University of Minnesota
2017	Department of Commerce	Andersen Frederick James	Dir Actuarial & Reg Plcy Analy	$175,425.94	Minnesota Management and Budget
2017	Department of Commerce	Bohn Kristi	Dir Actuarial & Reg Plcy Analy	$175,425.92	Minnesota Management and Budget
2017	Department of Commerce	Vigliaturo Philip	Dir Actuarial & Reg Plcy Analy	$175,425.92	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Zheng Yi	State University Faculty	$175,416.29	Minnesota Management and Budget
2021	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Guvenli Turgut H	State University Faculty	$175,407.27	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	Minnesota Judicial Branch	Martin Brandy Nicole	Jud Deputy District Admin C	$175,407.10	Minnesota Management and Budget
2024	Department of Revenue	Willette Eric J	Revenue Research Director	$175,406.40	Minnesota Management and Budget
2023	University of Minnesota	Garwood Michael	Professor	$175,398.00	University of Minnesota
2024	University of Minnesota	Garwood Michael	Professor	$175,398.00	University of Minnesota
2025	University of Minnesota	Garwood Michael	Professor	$175,398.00	University of Minnesota
2023	Department of Health	Kelly Margaret M	Deputy Commr Health	$175,391.18	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Bormann Anthony C	Msuaasf Range C	$175,387.15	Minnesota Management and Budget
2024	University of Minnesota	Kolaseri Krishnadas Deepa	Bd Dir 1-Bus Dev Gnrlst	$175,387.06	University of Minnesota
2025	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Dennehy Keith	State University Faculty	$175,377.56	Minnesota Management and Budget
2024	Department of Human Services	Fru Ivo Suh	Registered Nurse Senior	$175,370.69	Minnesota Management and Budget
2023	University of Minnesota	Cui Tianhong	Professor	$175,367.00	University of Minnesota
2017	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Fultz Dwight E	State University Faculty	$175,364.94	Minnesota Management and Budget
2024	University of Minnesota	Culhane Marie Rene	Professor	$175,353.00	University of Minnesota
2021	Department of Human Services	Tessneer Michael Lee	Human Svcs Prog Coordinator	$175,342.00	Minnesota Management and Budget
2024	University of Minnesota	Hurley Sara J	It Dir 1	$175,328.62	University of Minnesota
2022	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Kaleem Faisal	State University Faculty	$175,325.12	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Brown Arthur Colin	Mnscu Administrator 9	$175,302.52	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	Minnesota IT Services	Kuntz Daniel J	Mnit Division Manager 2	$175,298.88	Minnesota Management and Budget
2024	Department of Human Services	Melby Scott H J	Dir Care And Treatment Mgr 5	$175,297.38	Minnesota Management and Budget
2019	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Hawton Noelle Mary	Mnscu Administrator 11	$175,287.68	Minnesota Management and Budget
2020	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Bristow Dennis Neal	State University Faculty	$175,286.23	Minnesota Management and Budget
2018	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Mooney Steven P	State University Faculty	$175,285.70	Minnesota Management and Budget
2023	University of Minnesota	Donnelly Joanne	Clinical Assistant Professor	$175,280.46	University of Minnesota
2023	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Yang Pakou	Mnscu Administrator 9	$175,272.28	Minnesota Management and Budget
2018	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Overland Wanda I	Mnscu Administrator 12	$175,262.20	Minnesota Management and Budget
2024	University of Minnesota	Kirtley Jane E	Professor	$175,260.00	University of Minnesota
2021	Department of Human Services	Maldonado Jessica Michelle	Psych Adv Practice Reg Nurse	$175,254.87	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	Department of Public Safety	Dwyer Joseph J	State Patrol Major	$175,250.71	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	Department of Transportation	Clarkowski Lynn P	Transp Asst Div Dir	$175,245.12	Minnesota Management and Budget
2023	University of Minnesota	Besemann Leza	Bd Dir 1-Strat Alliances	$175,219.20	University of Minnesota
2025	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Elbers Shauna K	Mnscu Administrator 11	$175,208.77	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	University of Minnesota	Helgeson Erika Sarah	Associate Professor	$175,195.00	University of Minnesota
2017	University of Minnesota	Edwards Richard L	Regents Professor	$175,191.00	University of Minnesota
2018	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Foss Lisa Helmin	Mnscu Administrator 12	$175,175.68	Minnesota Management and Budget
2018	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Foss Lisa Helmin	State Univ Adjuct Non-Unit	$175,175.68	Minnesota Management and Budget
2023	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Turgeon Michael J	State University Faculty	$175,161.36	Minnesota Management and Budget
2018	Board of Public Defense	Johnson Jeffrey M	Public Defense Chief Publ Def	$175,151.96	Minnesota Management and Budget
2018	Minnesota Judicial Branch	Johnson Jeffrey M	Jud District Court Judge	$175,151.96	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	Minnesota Supreme Court	Ryan Timothy T	Jud Child Support Magistrate	$175,150.06	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	Minnesota Judicial Branch	Garfinkel Naomi Shira	Jud Referee	$175,150.00	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	Minnesota Judicial Branch	Stebbins Richard A	Jud Referee	$175,150.00	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	Minnesota Judicial Branch	Ogunleye Joshua Jack	Jud Referee	$175,150.00	Minnesota Management and Budget
2023	University of Minnesota	Villalta Peter William	Research Director 1	$175,142.92	University of Minnesota
2023	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Ulferts Lori K	State University Faculty	$175,130.64	Minnesota Management and Budget
2023	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Wang Yuqian	State University Faculty	$175,125.31	Minnesota Management and Budget
2023	Minnesota IT Services	Jama Abdirahman	Information Technology Spec 5	$175,123.04	Minnesota Management and Budget
2023	Department of Public Safety	Engeldinger Jason H	State Patrol Captain	$175,122.24	Minnesota Management and Budget
2024	University of Minnesota	Reddy Vijay Sai	Associate Professor	$175,115.20	University of Minnesota
2023	Office of Administrative Hearings	Wolkoff Adam S	Asst Chief Admin Law Judge	$175,111.22	Minnesota Management and Budget
2023	Board of Public Defense	Ward William	Public Defense State Publ	$175,111.20	Minnesota Management and Budget
2023	Office of Administrative Hearings	Pham Ngoc-Dung Tran	Admin Law Judge Supv	$175,111.20	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	University of Minnesota	Pakhomov Serguei V	Professor	$175,107.00	University of Minnesota
2025	University of Minnesota	Ertugrul Havva Zeynep	Clinical Associate Professor	$175,100.00	University of Minnesota
2024	University of Minnesota	Williams Brent James	Professor	$175,100.00	University of Minnesota
2024	University of Minnesota	Kiel Christine Marie	M&C Pro 5-Government Rels	$175,100.00	University of Minnesota
2025	University of Minnesota	Jones Willie Glenn	Assistant Coach	$175,100.00	University of Minnesota
2025	University of Minnesota	Anderson James Allan	Professor	$175,087.00	University of Minnesota
2023	Minnesota IT Services	Israel John Kenneth	Mnit Division Manager 2	$175,082.66	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	Minnesota IT Services	Arnob Furhath	Mnit Division Manager 1	$175,072.15	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	Minnesota IT Services	Devarla Karthikeya Reddy	Information Technology Spec 5	$175,071.20	Minnesota Management and Budget
2018	University of Minnesota	Falconer Seanne N	Administrative Director 1	$175,064.00	University of Minnesota
2018	Lakes Country Service Cooperative	Kovash Jeremy N		$175,050.00	Minnesota Department of Education
2019	Lakes Country Service Cooperative	Kovash Jeremy N		$175,050.00	Minnesota Department of Education
2020	Lakes Country Service Cooperative	Kovash Jeremy N		$175,050.00	Minnesota Department of Education
2025	University of Minnesota	Butler Ted	Fin Dir 1-Bdg & Fpa	$175,049.00	University of Minnesota
2017	University of Minnesota	Wackett Lawrence Philip	Professor	$175,048.00	University of Minnesota
2023	Office of Administrative Hearings	Kulseth Radd Michael	Comp Judge	$175,044.00	Minnesota Management and Budget
2024	University of Minnesota	Ellison Christopher John	Professor	$175,025.00	University of Minnesota
2025	Department of Public Safety	Schaap Travis	State Patrol Major	$175,012.20	Minnesota Management and Budget
2018	University of Minnesota	Luttmer Erzo	Professor	$175,010.00	University of Minnesota
2025	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Lindstrom Derrick D	Community College Faculty	$175,004.47	Minnesota Management and Budget
2017	University of Minnesota	Slotterback Carissa Schively	Associate Dean	$175,000.00	University of Minnesota
2023	University of Minnesota	Prytz Michelle Kay	Fin Dir 1-Fin Gnrlst	$175,000.00	University of Minnesota
2024	University of Minnesota	Sweet Megan	Administrative Director 1	$175,000.00	University of Minnesota
2025	University of Minnesota	Platteter Stephanie	M&C Dir 1-Marketing Gen	$175,000.00	University of Minnesota
2017	University of Minnesota	Ren Yuqing	Associate Professor	$175,000.00	University of Minnesota
2023	University of Minnesota	Subramani Mani R	Associate Professor	$175,000.00	University of Minnesota
2023	University of Minnesota	Barajas Heidi Lasley	Associate Vice President	$175,000.00	University of Minnesota
2017	University of Minnesota	Slifer Nancy Lynn	Gift Officer 5A	$175,000.00	University of Minnesota
2024	University of Minnesota	Bhan Aditya	Professor	$175,000.00	University of Minnesota
2024	University of Minnesota	Schnettler Jonna M	Ad Officer 6-Development Admin	$175,000.00	University of Minnesota
2024	University of Minnesota	Holmes Russell James	Professor	$175,000.00	University of Minnesota
2025	University of Minnesota	De Ciman Joe	Athletics Operations Director	$175,000.00	University of Minnesota