Minnesota / Human Services Department / Registered Nurse

Job-title file

Registered Nurse

Provide direct patient care — assess conditions, administer treatment and medication, and coordinate with physicians.

403 employees hold this title in Human Services Department. Median total compensation for the role is $88,277, above the department median of $78,085.

Employees: 403
Total payroll: $31.5M
Role median: $88,277
Agency median: $78,085
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$146$153,577+

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

How total compensation varies among the 403 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Registered Nurse pay vs. Minnesota

Across all employers in Minnesota, the median wage for Registered Nurses — about 70,110 people — is $101,510. Human Services Department pays a median base salary of $85,918 for this role, 15% below that figure — about the 20th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Human Services Department sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$79,960

$88,940

$101,510

$114,760

$132,430

Human Services Department median · $85,918

The bar is the range of annual wages for Registered Nurses across every employer in Minnesota, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Human Services Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Registered Nurses — about 3,379,720 people — is $97,550. Human Services Department’s median base salary is 12% below that national figure, about the 33rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$68,940

$80,330

$97,550

$112,350

$137,470

Human Services Department median · $85,918

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Minnesota range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 329 of 403 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Human Services Department is $88,277, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Minnesota

Registered Nurse is held in 7 Minnesota departments. In Human Services Department, the median of $88,277 ranks #2 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Direct Care and Treatment Department

$104,085 · 342

Veterans Affairs Department

$75,329 · 206

Corrections Department

$50,740 · 59

MN St Colleges & Universities

$34,905 · 3

MN State Academies

$27,732 · 8

Perpich Center for Arts Education

$19,001 · 3

Median total compensation for the Registered Nurse role in other Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Registered Nurse beyond Minnesota

This role is reported in 15 jurisdictions. In Minnesota, the median of $90,863 ranks #7 of 15. See Registered Nurse across all of Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$256,713 · 1,911

$182,642 · 4,768

$150,727 · 15

$122,503 · 2,781

$115,950 · 906

$92,515 · 737

$75,245 · 437

$71,400 · 39

Median total compensation for comparable Registered Nurseroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Brittney Phelps

Registered Nurse/Human Services Department

2024 total comp

$76,684

Sub-department: CABHS Willmar Nursing
Base pay: $64,881
Overtime: $66
Other pay: $11,737
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,684
Hire date: 2023-02-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Kandiyohi

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Brittney Phelps holds the role of Registered Nurse at Human Services Department within Cabhs Willmar Nursing. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $76,684. Union affiliation: MN Nurses Association.

Meghan Dauk

Registered Nurse/Human Services Department

2024 total comp

$76,497

Sub-department: Forensics Grove D Nursing 2
Base pay: $64,205
Overtime: $5,813
Other pay: $6,478
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,497
Hire date: 2023-10-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Nicollet

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Meghan Dauk holds the role of Registered Nurse at Human Services Department within Forensics Grove D Nursing 2. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $76,497. They are represented by MN Nurses Association.

Joni Toppari

Registered Nurse/Human Services Department

2025 total comp

$76,351

Sub-department: CBHH Fergus Falls Nursing
Base pay: $64,952
Overtime: $4,375
Other pay: $7,024
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,351
Hire date: 1988-11-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Otter Tail

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Joni Toppari holds the role of Registered Nurse at Human Services Department within Cbhh Fergus Falls Nursing. Hired in 1988, they have about 37 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $76,351. Their bargaining unit is MN Nurses Association.

Brandy Solberg

Registered Nurse/Human Services Department

2024 total comp

$75,498

Sub-department: CBHH Baxter Nursing
Base pay: $74,333
Overtime: $16
Other pay: $1,148
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,498
Hire date: 2021-12-20
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: Crow Wing

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Brandy Solberg holds the role of Registered Nurse at Human Services Department within Cbhh Baxter Nursing. Hired in 2021, they have about 3 years of service as a part-time, 0.75 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $75,498. They are represented by MN Nurses Association.

Ashley Chartier

Registered Nurse/Human Services Department

2024 total comp

$75,300

Sub-department: CBHH Baxter Nursing
Base pay: $73,882
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,418
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,300
Hire date: 2019-10-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Crow Wing

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Ashley Chartier holds the role of Registered Nurse at Human Services Department within Cbhh Baxter Nursing. Hired in 2019, they have about 5 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $75,300. Their bargaining unit is MN Nurses Association.

Kari Johnson

Registered Nurse/Human Services Department

2024 total comp

$74,878

Sub-department: CBHH Annandale Nursing Group 2
Base pay: $71,422
Overtime: $451
Other pay: $3,005
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,878
Hire date: 2008-02-06
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 55
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Work county: Wright

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kari Johnson holds the role of Registered Nurse at Human Services Department within Cbhh Annandale Nursing Group 2. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 16 years as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $74,878. Union affiliation: MN Nurses Association.

Haley Ackerson

Registered Nurse/Human Services Department

2024 total comp

$74,498

Sub-department: CABHS Willmar Nursing
Base pay: $67,468
Overtime: $682
Other pay: $6,348
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,498
Hire date: 2023-08-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Work county: Kandiyohi

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Human Services Department, Haley Ackerson serves as a Registered Nurse within Cabhs Willmar Nursing. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year, working part-time, 0.8 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $74,498. Their bargaining unit is MN Nurses Association.

Gail Gudim

Registered Nurse/Human Services Department

2024 total comp

$74,452

Sub-department: CBHH Fergus Falls Nursing
Base pay: $72,445
Overtime: $297
Other pay: $1,711
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,452
Hire date: 2014-01-10
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: Otter Tail

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Gail Gudim holds the role of Registered Nurse at Human Services Department within Cbhh Fergus Falls Nursing. Hired in 2014, they have about 10 years of service as a part-time, 0.75 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $74,452. They are represented by MN Nurses Association.

Shaula Mether

Registered Nurse/Human Services Department

2024 total comp

$74,433

Sub-department: CARE Willlmar Nursing
Base pay: $68,157
Overtime: $4,320
Other pay: $1,957
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,433
Hire date: 2021-09-15
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Work county: Kandiyohi

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Shaula Mether holds the role of Registered Nurse at Human Services Department within Care Willlmar Nursing. Hired in 2021, they have about 3 years of service as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $74,433. Union affiliation: MN Nurses Association.

Jannette Achale Epse Ayuk

Registered Nurse/Human Services Department

2024 total comp

$73,156

Sub-department: CARE Anoka Nursing
Base pay: $61,020
Overtime: $5,536
Other pay: $6,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,156
Hire date: 2023-08-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Anoka

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jannette Achale Epse Ayuk holds the role of Registered Nurse at Human Services Department within Care Anoka Nursing. They have served since 2023 (about a year) as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $73,156. Union affiliation: MN Nurses Association.

Lori Hogue

Registered Nurse/Human Services Department

2025 total comp

$72,762

Sub-department: Forensics Grove 4 Nursing
Base pay: $66,351
Overtime: $4,397
Other pay: $2,014
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,762
Hire date: 2024-10-23
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Work county: Nicollet

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Human Services Department, Lori Hogue serves as a Registered Nurse within Forensics Grove 4 Nursing. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year, working part-time, 0.8 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $72,762. They are represented by MN Nurses Association.

Amanda Keppers

Registered Nurse/Human Services Department

2024 total comp

$72,551

Sub-department: MSHS Brainerd RN
Base pay: $64,794
Overtime: $1,686
Other pay: $6,071
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,551
Hire date: 2023-08-02
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9
Work county: Crow Wing

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Amanda Keppers is a Registered Nurse at Human Services Department within Mshs Brainerd Registered Nurse. They have served since 2023 (about a year), working part-time, 0.9 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $72,551. They are represented by MN Nurses Association.

Sarah Olinger

Registered Nurse/Human Services Department

2025 total comp

$71,703

Sub-department: Forensics Grove D Nursing 2
Base pay: $70,849
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $854
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,703
Hire date: 2016-05-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Nicollet

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Sarah Olinger is a Registered Nurse at Human Services Department within Forensics Grove D Nursing 2. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $71,703. Union affiliation: MN Nurses Association.

Douglas Ellingsen

Registered Nurse/Human Services Department

2024 total comp

$71,570

Sub-department: MSOP ML Nursing Services
Base pay: $61,294
Overtime: $3,157
Other pay: $7,119
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,570
Hire date: 1994-06-06
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Work county: Carlton

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Douglas Ellingsen works as a Registered Nurse for Human Services Department within Msop Ml Nursing Services. Hired in 1994, they have about 30 years of service as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. Douglas earned $71,570 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is MN Nurses Association.

Elizabeth Thelin

Registered Nurse/Human Services Department

2025 total comp

$69,959

Sub-department: CABHS Willmar Nursing
Base pay: $66,976
Overtime: $1,418
Other pay: $1,565
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,959
Hire date: 2015-08-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Kandiyohi

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Human Services Department, Elizabeth Thelin serves as a Registered Nurse within Cabhs Willmar Nursing. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,959. They are represented by MN Nurses Association.

Michelle Johnson

Registered Nurse/Human Services Department

2024 total comp

$69,775

Sub-department: CBHH Fergus Falls Nursing
Base pay: $66,992
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,784
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,775
Hire date: 2022-01-05
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Work county: Otter Tail

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Michelle Johnson works as a Registered Nurse for Human Services Department within Cbhh Fergus Falls Nursing. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. Michelle earned $69,775 in 2024. They are represented by MN Nurses Association.

Deanna Sjolie

Registered Nurse/Human Services Department

2024 total comp

$69,604

Sub-department: CARE Fergus Falls Nursing
Base pay: $62,341
Overtime: $1,301
Other pay: $5,963
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,604
Hire date: 2023-09-13
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 57
Union / bargaining unit: MN Nurses Association
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: -

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: H55
Bargaining Unit Number: 205
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Deanna Sjolie works as a Registered Nurse for Human Services Department within Care Fergus Falls Nursing. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service as a part-time, 0.75 FTE employee. Deanna earned $69,604 in 2024. They are represented by MN Nurses Association.