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

Veronica Bartsch

Veterinarian Senior/Animal Health Board

2024 total comp

$98,514

Sub-department: Group I
Base pay: $96,638
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,876
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,514
Hire date: 2014-07-23
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, 2024: No
Agency Number: B14
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Veronica Bartsch holds the role of Veterinarian Senior at Animal Health Board within Group I. Hired in 2014, they have about 10 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $98,514. Union affiliation: Middle Management Association.

Terry Sistad

Agricultural Consultant/Animal Health Board

2025 total comp

$94,825

Sub-department: Group U
Base pay: $94,620
Overtime: $205
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,825
Hire date: 2009-05-13
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
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, Terry Sistad serves as a Agricultural Consultant within Group U. Hired in 2009, they have about 16 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $94,825. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.