We Now Know How Much MN's Highest Paid State Employees Earn

If you're one of the top ten highest-paid state employees here in Minnesota, you're doing pretty well. But do you know just how much money the highest-paid employee will take home this year?

The thing about working for the state of Minnesota is that while you generally enjoy a fairly stable working environment and some pretty decent benefits, your salary is a public record-- because it's our tax dollars, after all, that are paying state workers' salaries.

This is why the state of Minnesota releases information on state employees' salaries. Like, who's making the most money, for instance. (And, I guess, who's making the LEAST amount of money, too, if you look at the other end of the list.)

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Eight of the top ten highest-paid state employees in the North Star State are also psychiatrists and work for the state Human Services Department, Patch noted. Only last year's highest-paid employee, Perry Mansco, who's executive director of the state's Investment Board (and makes $452,007.30); and John S. Barry, a Medical Specialist 4 with the Minnesota Sex Offender Program in Moose Lake (who makes $397,822.60) aren't psychiatrists.

If you're wondering about Minnesota Governor Tim Walz-- he's not in the top 10. In fact, according to the Minnesota Management and Budget Office, the governor is 122nd on the list, with a salary of $127,639.

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And, as the story noted, the list DOESN'T include employees at the University of Minnesota, where Gopher head football coach PJ Fleck is easily the highest-paid employee. Check out how much he makes:

This SB Nation/Daily Gopher story says Fleck signed a contract extension in December of 2022 which reportedly gave him a million-dollar raise. That would put his salary at around $6.1 million this year-- up from the cool $5 million he made last year. (Which is apparently standard in the Gopher State, because we *all* got a million-dollar raise this year, right?!? <--- sarcasm font ON)

And, they may not be with the state of Minnesota, but if you're looking to add to your paycheck, maybe you'd like one of the top-paying jobs here IN the state of Minnesota. Keep scrolling to check out this list of the Bold North's 30 highest-paying jobs.

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