Minnesota / Animal Health Board

Agency file

Animal Health Board

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Animal Health Board oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 48 employees with median total compensation of $81,069; the highest distinct record was $159,045.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $4M
Employees: 48
Median total: $81,069
Highest record: $159,045

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$12,950$142,546+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 48 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($81,069) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $80,771 (98%)
Overtime — $250 (0%)
Other — $1,481 (2%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$49,191

$57,040

$81,069

$106,834

$120,738

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $120,738 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $49,191. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Veterinarian

8 · $112,241

Office & Administrative Specialist Int

8 · $53,347

State Program Administrative Intermediate

6 · $75,698

Veterinarian Senior

5 · $126,846

Agricultural Advisor

4 · $86,608

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$3.7M —	46 —	$78,357 —
2025	$4M ▲ 6.9%	48 ▲ 4.3%	$81,069 ▲ 3.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Susan Mcclanahan

Veterinarian/Animal Health Board

2025 total comp

$109,973

Sub-department: Group P
Base pay: $109,116
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $858
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,973
Hire date: 2008-07-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 17
Union / bargaining unit: Health Treatment Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B14
Bargaining Unit Number: 213
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Susan Mcclanahan works as a Veterinarian for Animal Health Board within Group P. They have served since 2008 (about 17 years) as a full-time employee. Susan earned $109,973 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Health Treatment Professional.

Katie Cornille

Veterinarian Senior/Animal Health Board

2025 total comp

$106,834

Sub-department: Group N
Base pay: $106,042
Overtime: $73
Other pay: $720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,834
Hire date: 2023-02-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 24
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B14
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Animal Health Board, Katie Cornille serves as a Veterinarian Senior within Group N. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $106,834. Union affiliation: Middle Management Association.

Steven Kivisto

Veterinarian Senior/Animal Health Board

2025 total comp

$106,022

Sub-department: Group N
Base pay: $106,022
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,022
Hire date: 2024-08-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 24
Union / bargaining unit: Middle Management Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B14
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Steven Kivisto works as a Veterinarian Senior for Animal Health Board within Group N. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. Steven earned $106,022 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Middle Management Association.