Minnesota · 2025 pay
How much do Ombudsperson for Corrections (Minnesota) employees make?
$82,785typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$73,043 – $103,491what 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:
✓ Official data from Minnesota Management and BudgetMatches the agency's latest releasemn.gov ↗
Is pay going up?
Yes. Typical pay went from $72,401 in 2022 to $82,785 in 2025 (+14%).
What changed since 2024
- +67.0%Typical pay went up from $49,580 to $82,785.
- +13.0%Typical raise for the 4 people paid in both 2024 and 2025. About 50% got a raise of 10% or more.
- 3 new3 people were paid for the first time in 2025, and 5 people paid in 2024 were no longer on the payroll.
The next update is expected after the fiscal year closes (usually by August).
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn |
|---|
How many people earn what
- Under $10k0
- $10k – $30k0
- $30k – $50k1
- $50k – $70k0
- $70k – $90k4
- $90k – $110k0
- $110k – $150k2
- $150k or more0
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Pay by department
| Department | People | Typical pay |
|---|
Highest paid at Ombudsperson for Corrections in 2025
- 1Margaret ZadraOmbudsperson for Corrections$129,185▲ $357 vs 2024
- 2Barbara J Damchik DykesState Program Admin Manager$117,703▲ $17,318 vs 2024
- 3Luanne BuckInvestigation Specialist$89,279
- 4Daniel S LipaInvestigation Specialist$82,785▲ $6,638 vs 2024
- 5Theresa Marie KatzmarkInvestigation Specialist$74,518▲ $27,477 vs 2024
- 6Andrea DomaskinCommunications Specialist 3$71,568
- 7Sela Tafaro BrittonOffice and Admin Specialist Senior$40,219
Common questions
How much does a Ombudsperson for Corrections (Minnesota) employee make?
The typical employee was paid $82,785 in 2025: half of the 7 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $73,043 and $103,491.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (99.0% of all pay), overtime (0.0%) 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