Minnesota · 2025 pay
How much do Explore Minnesota Tourism employees make?
$74,697typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$42,635 – $98,089what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.
Minnesota Management and Budget publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.
Common jobs: Customer Services Specialist
✓ Official data from Minnesota Management and BudgetMatches the agency's latest releasemn.gov ↗
How is pay spread across workers?
A year of pay for a lower-paid, typical and higher-paid worker (counting everyone paid), and the top earner, split into regular pay, overtime and extra pay.
$39,496
$74,328
$98,089
$156,794
Lower-paid workerearns more than 1 in 4 coworkers
Typical workerright in the middle
Higher-paid workerearns more than 3 in 4 coworkers
Highest paidone person
Regular payOvertimeExtra pay
Is pay going up?
Yes. Typical pay went from $37,606 in 2016 to $74,697 in 2025 (+99%).
What changed since 2024
- +5.2%Typical pay went up from $71,022 to $74,697.
- +6.5%Typical raise for the 34 people paid in both 2024 and 2025. About 21% got a raise of 10% or more.
- 13 new13 people were paid for the first time in 2025, and 5 people paid in 2024 were no longer on the payroll.
- +99%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $37,606 to $74,697, while the number of people paid went down from 71 to 47.
The next update is expected after the fiscal year closes (usually by August).
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
Explore Minnesota Tourism
official data
2016–2025
| Regular pay | $72,588 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $0 |
| Extra pay | $1,740 |
| Total for the year | $74,328 |
Average of the 2 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.
Matches the agency's latest release
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Services Specialist | 8 | $22,978 | $21k – $24k | ▲ 2.1% |
How many people earn what
- Under $10k0
- $10k – $30k10
- $30k – $50k4
- $50k – $70k6
- $70k – $90k11
- $90k – $110k8
- $110k – $150k7
- $150k or more1
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Pay by department
| Department | People | Typical pay |
|---|
Highest paid at Explore Minnesota Tourism in 2025
- 1Lauren M Bennett McgintyDirector Explore Minnesota Tourism$156,794▲ $11,672 vs 2024
- 2John Randolph BrileyState Program Admin Manager Prin$144,193▲ $8,697 vs 2024
- 3Kathryn Jeanne SuttonSenior Executive Officer$142,196▲ $29,025 vs 2024
- 4Beth A HelleSenior Executive Officer$139,196▲ $3,040 vs 2024
- 5Michael J MeyerFinancial Management Director$134,294▲ $6,209 vs 2024
- 6Christopher MorganCommunications Supervisor$125,092▲ $20,613 vs 2024
- 7Karina Theresa HillCommunications Supervisor$117,373new in 2025
- 8Dawn C BlanchardState Program Admin Coordinator$113,418new in 2025
- 9Roxanne Lynn LaneHuman Resources Consultant 1$108,328▲ $5,745 vs 2024
- 10Devon CoxCommunications Supervisor$102,180▲ $6,079 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Explore Minnesota Tourism employee make?
The typical employee was paid $74,697 in 2025: half of the 47 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $42,635 and $98,089.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (98.9% of all pay), overtime (0.2%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (1.0%).
Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?
From Minnesota Management and Budget (mn.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected after the fiscal year closes (usually by August).
"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 0 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals