Minnesota · 2025 pay · 222 people
How much does a state program admin director make in Minnesota?
$112,115typical pay for a state program admin director in 2025
$102,008 – $113,504what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 5.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Minnesota Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · mn.gov ↗
Where state program admin directors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Direct Care and Treatment Dept53 people$112,504
- Natural Resources Department34 people$112,504
- Labor & Industry Dept19 people$112,504
- Employment & Economic Development Department18 people$103,749
- Public Safety Department14 people$100,849
- Agriculture Dept9 people$105,642
- Administration Dept9 people$109,252
- Revenue Department8 people$109,628
- Health Department8 people$108,415
- Commerce Dept7 people$112,504
- Transportation Department6 people$106,771
- Cannabis Management Office5 people$107,688
- Veterans Affairs Department4 people$104,172
- Pollution Control Agency3 people$113,587
- Corrections Dept3 people$114,670
- Minnesota State Colleges & Universities3 people$112,504
- Military Affairs Dept2 people$110,138
- Children Youth & Families Dept2 people$105,403
- Human Services Dept2 people$23,686
- Secretary of State1 person$136,461
- Minnesota Management & Budget1 person$96,914
- Psychology Board1 person$108,769
- Peace Officers Board - POST1 person$144,327
- Office of Higher Education1 person$110,317
- Housing Finance Agency1 person$80,157
- Water & Soil Resources Board1 person$96,204
- Public Utilities Commission1 person$112,504
- Minnesota Zoological Garden1 person$110,229
- Teachers Retirement Association1 person$81,854
- Lottery1 person$130,004
- MNsure1 person$112,504
- Animal Health Board1 person$116,564
No employers match.
Highest-paid state program admin directors, 2025
- 1Grant L WilsonState Program Admin Director · Natural Resources Department$149,458
- 2Michael A GoegleinState Program Admin Director · Direct Care and Treatment Dept$148,367
- 3Erik Christopher MisseltState Program Admin Director · Peace Officers Board - POST$144,327
- 4Jeffrey L LedermannState Program Admin Director · Natural Resources Department$144,221
- 5Jennifer L CarlstromState Program Admin Director · Direct Care and Treatment Dept$142,542
Common questions
How much does a state program admin director make in Minnesota?
The typical state program admin director was paid $112,115 in 2025; most earned between $102,008 and $113,504. This counts all 222 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for state program admin directors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is State Program Admin Director, at any level (for example "State Program Admin Director"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this