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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2024
$3.7M
—
46
—
$78,357
—
2025
$4M
▲ 6.9%
48
▲ 4.3%
$81,069
▲ 3.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Brian Hoefs

Veterinarian Senior/Animal Health Board

2025 total comp
$159,045
Sub-department
Group I
Base pay
$154,838
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,207
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$159,045
Hire date
2019-11-07
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
No
Agency Number
B14
Bargaining Unit Number
216
Branch
Executive
Branch Code
Executive
Classified Code
Classified
Classified Status
Classified
Compensation Frequency Code
Hourly

Brian Hoefs works as a Veterinarian Senior for Animal Health Board within Group I. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years) as a full-time employee. Brian earned $159,045 in 2025. Union affiliation: Middle Management Association.

Brian Hoefs

Executive Director Animal Health Bd/Animal Health Board

2024 total comp
$149,998
Sub-department
Group J
Base pay
$147,998
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,000
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$149,998
Hire date
2019-11-07
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay grade
22
Union / bargaining unit
Manager
Pay basis
Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Work county
Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024
Yes
Agency Number
B14
Bargaining Unit Number
220
Branch
Executive
Branch Code
Executive
Classified Code
Unclassified
Classified Status
Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code
Hourly

Brian Hoefs is a Executive Director Animal Health Bd at Animal Health Board within Group J. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 5 years, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $149,998. They are represented by Manager.

Erik Jopp

Assistant Director Animal Health Bd/Animal Health Board

2025 total comp
$142,546
Sub-department
Group N
Base pay
$139,196
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,351
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$142,546
Hire date
2011-05-02
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
Yes
Agency Number
B14
Bargaining Unit Number
220
Branch
Executive
Branch Code
Executive
Classified Code
Classified
Classified Status
Classified
Compensation Frequency Code
Hourly

Erik Jopp holds the role of Assistant Director Animal Health Bd at Animal Health Board within Group N. They have served since 2011 (about 14 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $142,546. Union affiliation: Manager.