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

Laurie Fontaine

Paralegal/Nursing Board

2025 total comp

$75,391

Sub-department: Research & Public Relations
Base pay: $75,061
Overtime: $330
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,391
Hire date: 2019-05-06
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

Laurie Fontaine holds the role of Paralegal at Nursing Board within Research & Public Relations. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $75,391. Union affiliation: Technical.

Kristi'Lynn Testa

Legal Analyst/Nursing Board

2025 total comp

$73,797

Sub-department: Research & Public Relations
Base pay: $73,797
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,797
Hire date: 2024-04-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
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, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: H7C
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kristi'Lynn Testa works as a Legal Analyst for Nursing Board within Research & Public Relations. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Kristi'Lynn earned $73,797 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.