Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2022	Department of Veterans Affairs	Meyer Bruce C	Medical Specialist 4	$281,465.92	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	University of Minnesota	Sackett Paul R	Professor	$281,399.00	University of Minnesota
2023	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Serratore Thomas P	State University Faculty	$281,286.85	Minnesota Management and Budget
2021	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Hensrud Faith C	Mnscu President/Vice Chanc. Iv	$281,226.09	Minnesota Management and Budget
2024	University of Minnesota	Zhang Helen	Professor	$280,632.57	University of Minnesota
2017	University of Minnesota	Kaveh Mostafa	Associate Dean	$280,500.00	University of Minnesota
2019	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Tadesse Yohannes	State Univ Adjuct Unit	$280,479.48	Minnesota Management and Budget
2017	University of Minnesota	Osterholm Michael T	Regents Professor	$280,347.00	University of Minnesota
2022	Department of Human Services	Houts Abigail Holley	Medical Specialist 4	$280,289.70	Minnesota Management and Budget
2022	Department of Human Services	Embury Barry L	Medical Specialist 3	$280,264.05	Minnesota Management and Budget
2022	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Wolf Marty Joseph	State University Faculty	$280,125.74	Minnesota Management and Budget
2024	University of Minnesota	Budd John	Professor	$280,027.63	University of Minnesota
2025	University of Minnesota	Jones Larry	Professor	$280,021.00	University of Minnesota
2023	University of Minnesota	Datsenko Vitali Vladimirovych	Fin Dir 1-Inv/Prtfl Anlys	$280,000.24	University of Minnesota
2025	University of Minnesota	Hendrickson Marcus Sherman	Athletics Operations Director	$280,000.00	University of Minnesota
2018	University of Minnesota	Gigler Frank Barry	Professor	$279,799.00	University of Minnesota
2023	University of Minnesota	Sinha Kingshuk Kanti	Professor	$279,710.04	University of Minnesota
2024	University of Minnesota	Jones Larry	Professor	$279,521.00	University of Minnesota
2025	University of Minnesota	Shen Xiaotong Tom	Professor	$279,487.00	University of Minnesota
2025	University of Minnesota	Candler Graham Vardy	Professor	$279,479.00	University of Minnesota
2017	University of Minnesota	Haskell-Luevano Carrie	Professor	$279,149.00	University of Minnesota
2023	University of Minnesota	Webb Pamela A	Associate Vice President	$279,136.00	University of Minnesota
2025	University of Minnesota	Herzberg Mark C	Professor	$279,110.00	University of Minnesota
2024	University of Minnesota	Nunnally Elizabeth D	Associate Vice President	$278,989.00	University of Minnesota
2017	Minnesota Zoo	Frawley John	Dir Zoological Gardens	$278,928.00	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	University of Minnesota	Wanberg Connie Rae	Professor	$278,877.00	University of Minnesota
2024	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Serratore Thomas P	State University Faculty	$278,788.77	Minnesota Management and Budget
2024	University of Minnesota	Loualiche Erik	Associate Professor	$278,164.35	University of Minnesota
2024	University of Minnesota	Charles Harvey	Vice Provost	$278,100.00	University of Minnesota
2019	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Gores Connie J	Mnscu President/Vice Chanc. Iv	$277,872.14	Minnesota Management and Budget
2022	Department of Health	Lynfield Ruth	Medical Specialist 4	$277,865.92	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	University of Minnesota	Tonneson Julie Ann	Vice President	$277,746.00	University of Minnesota
2019	Department of Human Services	Wernsing Kimberly Jean	Medical Specialist 4	$277,566.44	Minnesota Management and Budget
2021	Department of Human Services	Houts Abigail Holley	Medical Specialist 4	$277,543.04	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	University of Minnesota	Bix Brian H	Professor	$277,364.00	University of Minnesota
2017	University of Minnesota	Coleman John James	Dean	$277,270.00	University of Minnesota
2018	University of Minnesota	Forbes Valery Ellyn	Dean	$277,270.00	University of Minnesota
2023	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Ludeman Randall Blaine	State Univ Adjuct Unit	$277,063.82	Minnesota Management and Budget
2019	Department of Human Services	Loes John Peter	Medical Specialist 4	$277,042.20	Minnesota Management and Budget
2017	University of Minnesota	Bergen Mark Edward	Professor	$276,858.00	University of Minnesota
2024	University of Minnesota	Bates Frank S	Regents Professor	$276,857.00	University of Minnesota
2018	University of Minnesota	Griskevicius Vladas	Professor	$276,849.00	University of Minnesota
2019	Office of the Legislative Auditor	Mathison Mark A	Leg Audit It Auditor Manager	$276,699.58	Minnesota Management and Budget
2024	University of Minnesota	Miller Philip Jordan	Assistant Dean	$276,665.55	University of Minnesota
2025	Department of Corrections	Bosch Guy F	Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt	$276,623.15	Minnesota Management and Budget
2024	University of Minnesota	Cui Haitao	Professor	$276,617.94	University of Minnesota
2018	University of Minnesota	Buhr Brian L	Dean	$276,610.00	University of Minnesota
2024	University of Minnesota	Benner Mary Jo	Associate Dean	$276,560.40	University of Minnesota
2023	University of Minnesota	Jones Larry	Professor	$276,521.00	University of Minnesota
2023	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Hoffman John Louis	Mnscu President/Vice Chanc. Iv	$276,264.36	Minnesota Management and Budget
2018	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Blackhurst Anne	Mnscu President/Vice Chanc. V	$276,171.55	Minnesota Management and Budget
2023	University of Minnesota	Glomb Theresa M	Professor	$276,159.05	University of Minnesota
2025	University of Minnesota	Arif Salman	Associate Professor	$276,109.00	University of Minnesota
2025	University of Minnesota	Volna Michael Douglas	Vice President	$276,049.00	University of Minnesota
2023	University of Minnesota	Rao J Sunil	Professor	$276,000.00	University of Minnesota
2025	University of Minnesota	Kaul Aseem	Professor	$275,999.00	University of Minnesota
2023	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Paskvan Roger E	State University Faculty	$275,921.77	Minnesota Management and Budget
2024	University of Minnesota	Huebsch Rick	Associate Vice President	$275,808.00	University of Minnesota
2025	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Gausman Thomas A	Community College Faculty	$275,594.36	Minnesota Management and Budget
2021	Investment Board	Sonderegger Erol D	Investment Director	$275,517.60	Minnesota Management and Budget
2018	Department of Human Services	Loes John Peter	Medical Specialist 4	$275,228.10	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	University of Minnesota	Aronson Ann Katherine	Deputy Chief Of Staff, Pres	$275,012.00	University of Minnesota
2021	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Serratore Thomas P	State University Faculty	$275,009.63	Minnesota Management and Budget
2024	University of Minnesota	Roche Patrick Arulaj	Ad Dir 2-Enterprise Dev	$275,000.00	University of Minnesota
2024	University of Minnesota	Thakor Richard	Associate Professor	$275,000.00	University of Minnesota
2024	University of Minnesota	Corkery Steven M	Ad Dir 2-Enterprise Dev	$275,000.00	University of Minnesota
2024	University of Minnesota	Daniel Renie	Clinical Associate Professor	$275,000.00	University of Minnesota
2024	University of Minnesota	Flanagan Villar Kristi	Ad Dir 2-Enterprise Dev	$275,000.00	University of Minnesota
2024	University of Minnesota	Iselin Michael	Associate Professor	$275,000.00	University of Minnesota
2024	University of Minnesota	Kanodia Chandra S	Professor	$274,933.24	University of Minnesota
2025	University of Minnesota	Simpson Jeff	Professor	$274,912.00	University of Minnesota
2021	Department of Human Services	Loes John Peter	Medical Specialist 4	$274,866.33	Minnesota Management and Budget
2019	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Luhman Christopher J	Tech College Faculty	$274,825.36	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	Investment Board	Mule John R	Chief Investment Oper Officer	$274,818.34	Minnesota Management and Budget
2024	University of Minnesota	Gross Oren	Associate Dean	$274,813.65	University of Minnesota
2023	University of Minnesota	Aagaard James Glenn	U Of Mn Foundation Vp	$274,748.16	University of Minnesota
2018	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Anderson Ronald O	Mnscu Vice Chancellor	$274,724.76	Minnesota Management and Budget
2022	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Ester Joyce C	Mnscu President/Vice Chanc. V	$274,528.06	Minnesota Management and Budget
2024	University of Minnesota	Madsen Joshua M	Associate Professor	$274,465.88	University of Minnesota
2019	Department of Human Services	Griffiths Joshua Jones	Psychiatrist 3	$274,382.40	Minnesota Management and Budget
2023	University of Minnesota	Kanodia Chandra S	Professor	$274,356.64	University of Minnesota
2023	University of Minnesota	Lise Jeremy	Professor	$274,276.00	University of Minnesota
2025	University of Minnesota	Widmark Jakob John	Fin Anlst 3-Inv/Prtfl Anlys	$274,275.00	University of Minnesota
2018	University of Minnesota	Pickard Kathleen L	U Of Mn Foundation Vp	$274,199.00	University of Minnesota
2023	University of Minnesota	Smith Travis	Gift Officer 5B	$274,020.79	University of Minnesota
2024	University of Minnesota	Schumacher Robert J	Research Director 1	$274,018.11	University of Minnesota
2024	University of Minnesota	Herzberg Mark C	Professor	$273,637.00	University of Minnesota
2022	Department of Human Services	Qureshi Jamal A	Psychiatrist 1	$273,619.93	Minnesota Management and Budget
2017	University of Minnesota	Gigler Frank Barry	Professor	$273,517.00	University of Minnesota
2021	Department of Health	Lynfield Ruth	Medical Specialist 4	$273,339.81	Minnesota Management and Budget
2018	University of Minnesota	Folsom Aaron Robert	Professor	$273,284.00	University of Minnesota
2017	University of Minnesota	Folsom Aaron Robert	Professor	$273,284.00	University of Minnesota
2019	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Silcox Ronald William	Community College Faculty	$273,181.00	Minnesota Management and Budget
2019	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Knutson Catherine M	State Univ Adjuct Unit	$273,155.26	Minnesota Management and Budget
2025	University of Minnesota	Kumar Vipin	Regents Professor	$273,041.00	University of Minnesota
2024	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Jackson Arrick Lee	Mnscu Administrator 14	$273,019.50	Minnesota Management and Budget
2024	University of Minnesota	Sackett Paul R	Professor	$272,938.00	University of Minnesota
2025	University of Minnesota	Tilman David	Regents Professor	$272,884.00	University of Minnesota
2023	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities	Berndt Michael D	Mnscu President/Vice Chanc. V	$272,882.41	Minnesota Management and Budget
2017	University of Minnesota	Connett John E	Professor	$272,037.00	University of Minnesota