Agency file

Arts Board

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

The Arts Board supports cultural and educational resources such as libraries, museums, and the arts.

In 2025, this agency had 22 employees with median total compensation of $65,334; the highest distinct record was $134,377.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $1.4M
Employees: 22
Median total: $65,334
Highest record: $134,377

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$17,109$134,377+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 22 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($65,334) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $65,087 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $67 (0%)
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

$43,720

$48,201

$65,334

$76,256

$97,734

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $97,734 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $43,720. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Office & Administrative Specialist Int

5 · $48,201

Arts Program Associate 2

4 · $74,578

Arts Program Associate 1

3 · $65,144

Management Analyst 3

2 · $49,101

Administrative Officer

1 · $134,377

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	$1.2M —	22 —	$49,960 —
2025	$1.4M ▲ 15.6%	22 ±0%	$65,334 ▲ 30.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Susanne Gens

Executive Director St Arts Bd/Arts Board

2024 total comp

$128,545

Sub-department: Exec Dir St Arts Bd
Base pay: $128,545
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $128,545
Hire date: 2001-11-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 18
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: E50
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Arts Board, Susanne Gens serves as a Executive Director St Arts Bd within Executive Director St Arts Bd. Hired in 2001, they have about 23 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $128,545. Union affiliation: Manager.