Minnesota / Guardian Ad Litem Board

Agency file

Guardian Ad Litem Board

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

The Guardian Ad Litem Board is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 305 employees with median total compensation of $50,236; the highest distinct record was $151,576.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $14.7M
Employees: 305
Median total: $50,236
Highest record: $151,576

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$1,121$106,352+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 305 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($50,236) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $47,507 (99%)
Overtime — $12 (0%)
Other — $710 (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

$11,098

$31,443

$50,236

$60,809

$74,343

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $74,343 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $11,098. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Juvenile Guardian Ad Litem

171 · $49,479

Fc Guardian Ad Litem

39 · $48,360

Icwa Guardian Ad Litem

31 · $49,290

Gal Coordinator

22 · $65,690

Gal Manager

8 · $100,621

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	$14.2M —	301 —	$49,481 —
2025	$14.7M ▲ 3.6%	305 ▲ 1.3%	$50,236 ▲ 1.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Lynn Braveheart

Gal Icwa Manager/Guardian Ad Litem Board

2025 total comp

$101,037

Sub-department: GAL Managers
Base pay: $101,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,037
Hire date: 2011-10-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J50
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Lynn Braveheart works as a Gal Icwa Manager for Guardian Ad Litem Board within Gal Managers. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 14 years as a full-time employee. Lynn earned $101,037 in 2025. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.

Kylie Bartz

Gal Dei-Ar Manager/Guardian Ad Litem Board

2025 total comp

$97,652

Sub-department: GAL Human Resources
Base pay: $97,652
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,652
Hire date: 2023-10-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J50
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kylie Bartz works as a Gal Dei-Ar Manager for Guardian Ad Litem Board within Gal Human Resources. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years as a full-time employee. Kylie earned $97,652 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Agency Exclusion.

Samantha Hall

Gal Manager/Guardian Ad Litem Board

2025 total comp

$97,652

Sub-department: GAL Human Resources
Base pay: $97,652
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,652
Hire date: 2024-06-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J50
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Samantha Hall is a Gal Manager at Guardian Ad Litem Board within Gal Human Resources. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $97,652. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.