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

Nicole Delaney

Gal Coordinator/Guardian Ad Litem Board

2025 total comp

$82,391

Sub-department: 10th District GAL
Base pay: $79,593
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,798
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,391
Hire date: 2010-05-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Courts: Tmstrs Guard ad Litem
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: 333
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Nicole Delaney works as a Gal Coordinator for Guardian Ad Litem Board within 10Th District Gal. Hired in 2010, they have about 15 years of service as a full-time employee. Nicole earned $82,391 in 2025. They are represented by Courts: Tmstrs Guard ad Litem.

Kara Obermeyer

Gal Coordinator/Guardian Ad Litem Board

2025 total comp

$81,375

Sub-department: 3rd District GAL
Base pay: $79,593
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,782
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,375
Hire date: 1998-04-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Courts: Tmstrs Guard ad Litem
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: 333
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kara Obermeyer works as a Gal Coordinator for Guardian Ad Litem Board within 3Rd District Gal. Hired in 1998, they have about 27 years of service as a full-time employee. Kara earned $81,375 in 2025. They are represented by Courts: Tmstrs Guard ad Litem.