Minnesota · 2025 pay
How much do Minnesota State Retirement System employees make?
$84,324typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$64,465 – $102,056what 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: Retirement Services Specialist PrinRetirement Services Specialist SeniorOffice and Admin Specialist Int
✓ 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.
$65,062
$83,880
$102,260
$226,897
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 $61,373 in 2016 to $84,324 in 2025 (+37%).
What changed since 2024
- +7.9%Typical pay went up from $78,157 to $84,324.
- +6.0%Typical raise for the 140 people paid in both 2024 and 2025. About 24% got a raise of 10% or more.
- 13 new13 people were paid for the first time in 2025, and 13 people paid in 2024 were no longer on the payroll.
- +37%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $61,373 to $84,324, while the number of people paid went up from 128 to 153.
The next update is expected after the fiscal year closes (usually by August).
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
Minnesota State Retirement System
official data
2016–2025
| Regular pay | $83,565 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $2 |
| Extra pay | $313 |
| Total for the year | $83,880 |
Average of the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retirement Services Specialist Prin | 22 | $91,025 | $83k – $91k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Retirement Services Specialist Senior | 14 | $82,098 | $75k – $84k | ▲ 6.7% |
| Office and Admin Specialist Int | 12 | $56,314 | $52k – $56k | ▲ 7.9% |
| Information Technology Specialist 3 | 11 | $108,202 | $86k – $113k | ▲ 0.7% |
| Information Technology Specialist 4 | 9 | $115,150 | $95k – $122k | ▲ 8.4% |
| Office and Admin Specialist Senior | 9 | $61,635 | $56k – $64k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Retirement Services Specialist Inter | 8 | $67,692 | $61k – $76k | ▼ 1.8% |
| Information Technology Specialist 5 | 6 | $138,999 | $134k – $140k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Retirement Services Director | 5 | $112,649 | $112k – $114k | ▲ 8.5% |
How many people earn what
- Under $10k2
- $10k – $30k3
- $30k – $50k10
- $50k – $70k32
- $70k – $90k42
- $90k – $110k31
- $110k – $150k28
- $150k or more5
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Pay by department
| Department | People | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|
| Retirement Counseling External | 14 | $91,023 |
| Service Call Center | 13 | $75,864 |
| Retirement Counseling | 13 | $85,634 |
| Records Division | 13 | $55,069 |
| Systems Analysis | 12 | $107,177 |
| Information Technology | 10 | $109,588 |
Highest paid at Minnesota State Retirement System in 2025
- 1Erin M LeonardExecutive Director St Retirement System$226,897▲ $15,682 vs 2024
- 2Kurt AugustinInformation Systems Applic Manager$169,350▲ $8,261 vs 2024
- 3Timothy RekowDeputy Director Msrs$158,565▲ $6,870 vs 2024
- 4Colleen C HazelAgency Chief Financial Officer$154,755▲ $8,514 vs 2024
- 5Jye Rodney MeierSystems Supervisor$153,605▲ $5,466 vs 2024
- 6Michael R RingSystems Supervisor$148,612▲ $6,437 vs 2024
- 7Alexander J CooleySystems Supervisor$148,606▲ $6,438 vs 2024
- 8Lloyd James JohnsonInformation Technology Specialist 3$145,416▲ $25,197 vs 2024
- 9Jason Allen StoekeInformation Technology Specialist 5$140,550▲ $7,054 vs 2024
- 10Michael G CollinsInformation Technology Specialist 5$140,009▲ $6,020 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Minnesota State Retirement System employee make?
The typical employee was paid $84,324 in 2025: half of the 153 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $64,465 and $102,056.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (98.7% of all pay), overtime (0.1%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (1.2%).
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