Minnesota · 2025 pay · 72 people
How much does a workforce development specialist make in Minnesota?
$78,338typical pay for a workforce development specialist in 2025
$58,509 – $86,808what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 8.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Minnesota Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · mn.gov ↗
Where workforce development specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Workforce Development Specialist 219 people$76,054
- Workforce Development Specialist 121 people$77,272
- Workforce Development Specialist 332 people$83,035
Highest-paid workforce development specialists, 2025
- 1Lidibette R GuzmanWorkforce Development Specialist 3 · Employment & Economic Development Department$98,865
- 2Claire NelliganWorkforce Development Specialist 3 · Employment & Economic Development Department$98,685
- 3Lisa A SnyderWorkforce Development Specialist 3 · Employment & Economic Development Department$97,742
- 4Cynthia C ThompsonWorkforce Development Specialist 3 · Employment & Economic Development Department$97,742
- 5Adesewa AdesijiWorkforce Development Specialist 3 · Employment & Economic Development Department$97,734
Common questions
How much does a workforce development specialist make in Minnesota?
The typical workforce development specialist was paid $78,338 in 2025; most earned between $58,509 and $86,808. This counts all 72 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for workforce development specialists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Workforce Development Specialist, at any level (for example "Workforce Development Specialist 2"). 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