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

Blia Kha

State Program Administrative Intermediate/Animal Health Board

2025 total comp

$76,262

Sub-department: Group P
Base pay: $76,262
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,262
Hire date: 2006-03-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
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: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Blia Kha works as a State Program Administrative Intermediate for Animal Health Board within Group P. They have served since 2006 (about 19 years) as a full-time employee. Blia earned $76,262 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Addie Evans Engelke

State Program Administrative Intermediate/Animal Health Board

2025 total comp

$76,256

Sub-department: Group L
Base pay: $76,256
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,256
Hire date: 2019-12-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
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: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Addie Evans Engelke is a State Program Administrative Intermediate at Animal Health Board within Group L. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $76,256. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Betsy Lempelius

State Program Administrative Intermediate/Animal Health Board

2025 total comp

$76,256

Sub-department: Group O
Base pay: $76,256
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,256
Hire date: 2007-10-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
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: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Animal Health Board, Betsy Lempelius serves as a State Program Administrative Intermediate within Group O. They have served since 2007 (about 18 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $76,256. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Krista Lautenschlager

State Program Administrative Intermediate/Animal Health Board

2025 total comp

$75,140

Sub-department: Group K
Base pay: $70,822
Overtime: $704
Other pay: $3,614
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,140
Hire date: 2015-10-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
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: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Krista Lautenschlager works as a State Program Administrative Intermediate for Animal Health Board within Group K. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years as a full-time employee. Krista earned $75,140 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Melissa Smith

Business Manager 1/Animal Health Board

2025 total comp

$74,001

Sub-department: Group N
Base pay: $73,001
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,001
Hire date: 2023-01-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
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, Melissa Smith serves as a Business Manager 1 within Group N. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $74,001. Union affiliation: Middle Management Association.