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

Tami Baker-Olson

Gal Program Administrative/Guardian Ad Litem Board

2025 total comp

$151,576

Sub-department: GAL Program Administrator
Base pay: $151,576
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $151,576
Hire date: 2004-07-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
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

At Guardian Ad Litem Board, Tami Baker-Olson serves as a Gal Program Administrative within Gal Program Administrator. They have served since 2004 (about 21 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $151,576. They are represented by Agency Exclusion.

Sabrina Nissen

Gal Manager/Guardian Ad Litem Board

2025 total comp

$129,316

Sub-department: GAL Managers
Base pay: $91,843
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $37,473
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,316
Hire date: 2001-07-01
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: No
Agency Number: J50
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Sabrina Nissen is a Gal Manager at Guardian Ad Litem Board within Gal Managers. Hired in 2001, they have about 24 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $129,316. Their bargaining unit is Agency Exclusion.

Laura Miles

Gal Family Court Manager/Guardian Ad Litem Board

2025 total comp

$124,817

Sub-department: GAL Managers
Base pay: $115,175
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,642
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $124,817
Hire date: 1997-03-05
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

Laura Miles is a Gal Family Court Manager at Guardian Ad Litem Board within Gal Managers. They have served since 1997 (about 28 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $124,817. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.

Victor Walker

Gal Manager/Guardian Ad Litem Board

2024 total comp

$120,544

Sub-department: GAL Managers
Base pay: $88,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,110
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,544
Hire date: 2001-07-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: J50
Bargaining Unit Number: 222
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Victor Walker is a Gal Manager at Guardian Ad Litem Board within Gal Managers. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 23 years, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $120,544. They are represented by Agency Exclusion.

Enoch Dix

Gal Deputy Administrator/Guardian Ad Litem Board

2025 total comp

$116,784

Sub-department: Program Deputy Admin
Base pay: $113,477
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,307
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,784
Hire date: 2003-06-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Olmsted

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

Enoch Dix holds the role of Gal Deputy Administrator at Guardian Ad Litem Board within Program Deputy Administrative. They have served since 2003 (about 22 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $116,784. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.

Alexander Miller

Gal Chief Information Officer/Guardian Ad Litem Board

2025 total comp

$116,568

Sub-department: GAL Managers
Base pay: $116,568
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,568
Hire date: 2002-08-26
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 14
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

At Guardian Ad Litem Board, Alexander Miller serves as a Gal Chief Information Officer within Gal Managers. Hired in 2002, they have about 23 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $116,568. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.

Jody Skindelien

Gal Manager/Guardian Ad Litem Board

2025 total comp

$114,193

Sub-department: GAL Managers
Base pay: $104,853
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,340
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,193
Hire date: 2002-06-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Kandiyohi

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

Jody Skindelien holds the role of Gal Manager at Guardian Ad Litem Board within Gal Managers. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 23 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $114,193. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.

Jody Alholinna

Gal Attorney III/Guardian Ad Litem Board

2025 total comp

$106,352

Sub-department: GAL ICWA Manager
Base pay: $106,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,352
Hire date: 2022-08-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 13
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

Jody Alholinna works as a Gal Attorney III for Guardian Ad Litem Board within Gal Icwa Manager. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a full-time employee. Jody earned $106,352 in 2025. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.

David Yates

Gal Attorney III/Guardian Ad Litem Board

2025 total comp

$106,352

Sub-department: 4th District GAL
Base pay: $106,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,352
Hire date: 2015-05-06
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 13
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

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

David Yates holds the role of Gal Attorney III at Guardian Ad Litem Board within 4Th District Gal. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $106,352. Their bargaining unit is Agency Exclusion.

Tiffany Halligan

Gal Manager/Guardian Ad Litem Board

2025 total comp

$103,956

Sub-department: GAL Managers
Base pay: $101,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,920
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,956
Hire date: 2003-10-29
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

Tiffany Halligan holds the role of Gal Manager at Guardian Ad Litem Board within Gal Managers. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 22 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $103,956. Union affiliation: Agency Exclusion.

Erika Randall

Gal Manager/Guardian Ad Litem Board

2025 total comp

$103,591

Sub-department: GAL Managers
Base pay: $103,591
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,591
Hire date: 2020-02-03
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 12
Union / bargaining unit: Agency Exclusion
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Beltrami

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

Erika Randall is a Gal Manager at Guardian Ad Litem Board within Gal Managers. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $103,591. They are represented by Agency Exclusion.