Minnesota · 2025 pay
How much do Labor & Industry Dept (Minnesota) employees make?
$87,888typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$61,460 – $105,536what 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: Construction Code Representative 1Labor Investigator SeniorConstruction Code Representative 2
✓ 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.
$60,755
$87,532
$105,924
$178,451
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 $64,184 in 2016 to $87,888 in 2025 (+37%).
What changed since 2024
- +1.1%Typical pay went up from $86,943 to $87,888.
- +6.1%Typical raise for the 478 people paid in both 2024 and 2025. About 23% got a raise of 10% or more.
- 208 new208 people were paid for the first time in 2025, and 45 people paid in 2024 were no longer on the payroll.
- +37%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $64,184 to $87,888, while the number of people paid went up from 482 to 686.
The next update is expected after the fiscal year closes (usually by August).
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
Labor & Industry Dept (Minnesota)
official data
2016–2025
| Regular pay | $87,026 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $257 |
| Extra pay | $250 |
| Total for the year | $87,532 |
Average of the 35 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.
Matches the agency's latest release
Worth knowing about pay at Labor & Industry Dept
What stands out in the payroll data, checked against the rest of our data before it is shown.
- +6.1%
People paid by Labor & Industry Dept in both 2024 and 2025 saw their pay change by a typical +6.1%. Typical pay across everyone paid changed +1.1%, as people joined and left.
Usual among the 18 other state agencies in Minnesota in our data: +7.4%.
Compares the same people in both years, so new hires and leavers do not move it. Overtime and hours worked count too.
- +94%
Since 2016, total pay at Labor & Industry Dept went up 94% while the number of people paid went up 42%.
Counts everyone paid during each year. Not adjusted for inflation.
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Code Representative 1 | 108 | $98,525 | $53k – $105k | ▼ 1.8% |
| Labor Investigator Senior | 37 | $80,727 | $70k – $91k | ▼ 1.8% |
| Construction Code Representative 2 | 27 | $113,918 | $113k – $115k | ▲ 4.8% |
| Construction Codes Licensing Supervisor | 25 | $120,360 | $108k – $124k | ▲ 4.6% |
| Security Guard | 25 | $910 | $1k – $2k | ▼ 18.1% |
| Elevator Code Representative | 23 | $113,418 | $113k – $113k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Compliance Services Officer Senior | 22 | $97,734 | $86k – $98k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Office and Admin Specialist Senior | 22 | $59,631 | $54k – $62k | ▲ 5.3% |
| State Program Admin Director | 19 | $112,504 | $104k – $113k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Safety Investigator 2 | 18 | $70,346 | $64k – $78k | ▲ 0.1% |
| Office and Admin Specialist Int | 17 | $50,851 | $47k – $55k | ▲ 6.8% |
| Customer Services Specialist Senior | 14 | $56,517 | $25k – $62k | ▼ 4.6% |
| Safety Consultant Principal | 13 | $103,230 | $99k – $105k | ▲ 4.4% |
| State Program Admin Manager Senior | 12 | $127,998 | $122k – $130k | ▲ 4.4% |
| Dispute Prev and Resol Specialist | 12 | $113,425 | $113k – $114k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Apprenticeship Training Field Representative Senior | 12 | $87,740 | $70k – $88k | ▲ 3.7% |
| Management Analyst 4 | 11 | $94,705 | $85k – $97k | ▲ 15.3% |
| Investigator Senior | 11 | $93,401 | $78k – $98k | ▲ 3.8% |
| Safety Investigator 1 | 11 | $65,412 | $28k – $71k | ▲ 13.5% |
| Comp Attorney Princ | 9 | $111,436 | $108k – $119k | ▲ 1.7% |
| State Program Admin Coordinator | 9 | $92,729 | $78k – $104k | ▼ 5.2% |
| Safety Investigator 4 | 9 | $86,653 | $76k – $104k | ▼ 9.0% |
| Labor Investigator | 9 | $30,604 | $27k – $61k | new |
| Industrial Hygienist 3 | 8 | $81,114 | $81k – $86k | ▲ 5.3% |
| State Program Admin Senior | 8 | $79,041 | $71k – $85k | ▲ 0.8% |
| State Program Admin | 8 | $62,540 | $53k – $64k | ▲ 20.1% |
| State Program Admin Manager | 6 | $112,025 | $102k – $121k | ▲ 13.0% |
| Rehabilitation Couns Career | 6 | $96,143 | $92k – $99k | ▲ 8.9% |
| State Program Admin Prin | 6 | $95,107 | $88k – $98k | new |
| Engineering Specialist | 6 | $84,363 | $52k – $96k | new |
| Management Analyst 1 | 6 | $67,109 | $65k – $71k | ▲ 8.4% |
| Industrial Hygienist 2 | 5 | $73,216 | $73k – $74k | new |
| Management Analyst 2 | 5 | $64,649 | $59k – $76k | ▼ 11.4% |
| Accounting Technician | 5 | $61,026 | $59k – $66k | new |
| Industrial Hygienist 1 | 5 | $39,023 | $37k – $85k | ▼ 30.3% |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k34
- $10k – $30k27
- $30k – $50k39
- $50k – $70k120
- $70k – $90k140
- $90k – $110k178
- $110k – $150k142
- $150k or more6
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Pay by department
| Department | People | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|
| Combative Sports | 26 | $910 |
| Apprenticeship | 16 | $86,910 |
| Ccld Plumbing Plan Review | 16 | $92,578 |
| Ccld Permit Processing | 13 | $56,335 |
| Ccld Enforcement Services | 12 | $88,002 |
| Ccld Licensing Admin Support | 11 | $61,590 |
| Ccld Plan Review | 11 | $113,418 |
| Intake Unit | 11 | $52,704 |
| Ccld Electrical Inspections D9 | 11 | $93,270 |
| Prevailing Wage | 10 | $67,601 |
| Ccld Regional Services | 10 | $114,680 |
Highest paid at Labor & Industry Dept in 2025
- 1Nicole Marie BlissenbachCommissioner-Labor and Industry$178,451▲ $918 vs 2024
- 2Mary Katherine PerushekDeputy Commr Labor and Industry$175,750▲ $13,086 vs 2024
- 3Jessica Marlene StimacGeneral Counsel 2$168,693▲ $13,341 vs 2024
- 4Kristy L. SwansonAssistant Commr Labor and Industry$165,008▲ $6,961 vs 2024
- 5Todd A GreenDirector Constru Codes and Lic$158,384▲ $10,600 vs 2024
- 6Laura Bonnie ZajacStaff Attorney Supervisor$151,766▲ $21,399 vs 2024
- 7Lowell BradburyConstruction Codes Licensing Supervisor$149,984▲ $37,594 vs 2024
- 8Elizabeth A BaronAdmin Services Director$149,464▲ $6,357 vs 2024
- 9Nichole Sorenson HefnerState Program Admin Manager Senior$144,327▲ $7,939 vs 2024
- 10Karen A Kask-MeinkeState Program Admin Manager Prin$144,327▲ $6,250 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Labor & Industry Dept (Minnesota) employee make?
The typical employee was paid $87,888 in 2025: half of the 686 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $61,460 and $105,536.
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 (0.9%).
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