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

Timothy Schulz

Agricultural Advisor/Animal Health Board

2025 total comp

$87,894

Sub-department: Group U
Base pay: $84,793
Overtime: $658
Other pay: $2,443
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,894
Hire date: 2006-05-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
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, Timothy Schulz serves as a Agricultural Advisor within Group U. They have served since 2006 (about 19 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,894. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Erin Crider

Communications Specialist 2/Animal Health Board

2025 total comp

$87,888

Sub-department: Group H
Base pay: $87,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,888
Hire date: 1997-06-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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

Erin Crider works as a Communications Specialist 2 for Animal Health Board within Group H. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 28 years as a full-time employee. Erin earned $87,888 in 2025. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Chad Carlson

Agricultural Advisor/Animal Health Board

2025 total comp

$87,626

Sub-department: Group U
Base pay: $84,793
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,834
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,626
Hire date: 2008-06-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
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, Chad Carlson serves as a Agricultural Advisor within Group U. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 17 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,626. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Courtney Wheeler

Assistant Director Animal Health Bd/Animal Health Board

2025 total comp

$86,152

Sub-department: Group N
Base pay: $78,044
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,108
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,152
Hire date: 2005-08-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 19
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: B14
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Animal Health Board, Courtney Wheeler serves as a Assistant Director Animal Health Bd within Group N. Hired in 2005, they have about 20 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $86,152. Union affiliation: Manager.

Kayla Pierson

State Program Administrative Senior/Animal Health Board

2025 total comp

$85,793

Sub-department: Group O
Base pay: $84,793
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,793
Hire date: 2012-01-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
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

Kayla Pierson holds the role of State Program Administrative Senior at Animal Health Board within Group O. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 13 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,793. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Brian Ziemer

Agricultural Advisor/Animal Health Board

2025 total comp

$85,589

Sub-department: Group U
Base pay: $84,793
Overtime: $796
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,589
Hire date: 2005-11-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 10
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

Brian Ziemer holds the role of Agricultural Advisor at Animal Health Board within Group U. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 20 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,589. Union affiliation: MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Daniel Callahan

Communications Specialist 2/Animal Health Board

2025 total comp

$84,419

Sub-department: Group H
Base pay: $84,419
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,419
Hire date: 2013-01-28
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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

Daniel Callahan works as a Communications Specialist 2 for Animal Health Board within Group H. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years) as a full-time employee. Daniel earned $84,419 in 2025. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.