Minnesota / Cosmetologist Exam Board

Agency file

Cosmetologist Exam Board

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

The Cosmetologist Exam Board is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 24 employees with median total compensation of $56,451; the highest distinct record was $124,895.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $1.4M
Employees: 24
Median total: $56,451
Highest record: $124,895

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$20,750$124,895+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 24 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($56,451) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $58,488 (99%)
Overtime — $19 (0%)
Other — $397 (1%)
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

$36,281

$45,707

$56,451

$66,981

$90,547

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $90,547 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $36,281. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Office & Administrative Specialist Int

4 · $42,201

Law Compliance Representative 1

4 · $41,396

Investigator

3 · $66,981

State Program Administrative Intermediate

3 · $61,479

State Program Administrative Supervisor

2 · $64,204

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	$1.3M —	23 —	$55,933 —
2025	$1.4M ▲ 4.9%	24 ▲ 4.3%	$56,451 ▲ 0.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Tamitha Thein

Executive 2/Cosmetologist Exam Board

2025 total comp

$67,307

Sub-department: Administration
Base pay: $66,327
Overtime: $254
Other pay: $725
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,307
Hire date: 2014-01-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 70
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: B11
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Tamitha Thein works as a Executive 2 for Cosmetologist Exam Board within Administration. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years) as a full-time employee. Tamitha earned $67,307 in 2025. They are represented by Clerical.

Caroline Ogletree

Investigator/Cosmetologist Exam Board

2025 total comp

$66,981

Sub-department: Compliance
Base pay: $66,981
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,981
Hire date: 2016-04-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
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: B11
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Caroline Ogletree is a Investigator at Cosmetologist Exam Board within Compliance. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $66,981. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Joshua Luhmann-Woodbury

State Program Administrative Supervisor/Cosmetologist Exam Board

2025 total comp

$65,884

Sub-department: Operations
Base pay: $65,884
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,884
Hire date: 2017-11-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
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: B11
Bargaining Unit Number: 216
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Joshua Luhmann-Woodbury is a State Program Administrative Supervisor at Cosmetologist Exam Board within Operations. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $65,884. They are represented by Middle Management Association.

Timothy Hoeppner

State Program Administrative Intermediate/Cosmetologist Exam Board

2025 total comp

$65,776

Sub-department: Inspections
Base pay: $65,776
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,776
Hire date: 2007-08-25
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: B11
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Cosmetologist Exam Board, Timothy Hoeppner serves as a State Program Administrative Intermediate within Inspections. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $65,776. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Lindsey Saxe

Investigator/Cosmetologist Exam Board

2024 total comp

$65,101

Sub-department: Compliance
Base pay: $64,014
Overtime: $1,088
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,101
Hire date: 2017-03-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
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, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: B11
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Lindsey Saxe holds the role of Investigator at Cosmetologist Exam Board within Compliance. Hired in 2017, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $65,101. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.