Minnesota / Nursing Board

Agency file

Nursing Board

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 45 employees with median total compensation of $64,917; the highest distinct record was $130,923.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $3.4M
Employees: 45
Median total: $64,917
Highest record: $130,923

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$7,476$129,641+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 45 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($64,917) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $74,546 (99%)
Overtime — $11 (0%)
Other — $432 (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

$48,262

$53,002

$64,917

$109,500

$124,370

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $124,370 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $48,262. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior

9 · $57,838

Registered Nurse Senior

8 · $118,589

Customer Services Specialist Int

5 · $52,936

Legal Analyst

4 · $71,927

Office & Administrative Specialist Int

4 · $49,349

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	$2.7M —	40 —	$57,710 —
2025	$3.4M ▲ 23.2%	45 ▲ 12.5%	$64,917 ▲ 12.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Katie Wood

Office & Administrative Specialist Int/Nursing Board

2024 total comp

$21,844

Sub-department: Research & Public Relations
Base pay: $21,764
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $80
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,844
Hire date: 2022-11-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 61
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: -

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: H7C
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Nursing Board, Katie Wood serves as a Office & Administrative Specialist Int within Research & Public Relations. Hired in 2022, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $21,844. They are represented by Clerical.

Elizabeth Schultz

State Program Administrative/Nursing Board

2024 total comp

$21,016

Sub-department: Board of Nursing
Base pay: $12,167
Overtime: $1,933
Other pay: $6,917
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,016
Hire date: 1998-04-20
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 5
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: -

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: H7C
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Elizabeth Schultz works as a State Program Administrative for Nursing Board within Board of Nursing. Hired in 1998, they have about 26 years of service as a full-time employee. Elizabeth earned $21,016 in 2024. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Luann Pihlstrom

Paralegal/Nursing Board

2025 total comp

$19,644

Sub-department: Research & Public Relations
Base pay: $19,644
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,644
Hire date: 2025-03-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 73
Union / bargaining unit: Technical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: -

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: H7C
Bargaining Unit Number: 207
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Luann Pihlstrom is a Paralegal at Nursing Board within Research & Public Relations. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $19,644. Their bargaining unit is Technical.