Minnesota / Professional Educator Licensing Std Bd

Agency file

Professional Educator Licensing Std Bd

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

The Professional Educator Licensing Std Bd administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2025, this agency had 29 employees with median total compensation of $74,201; the highest distinct record was $142,081.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $2.2M
Employees: 29
Median total: $74,201
Highest record: $142,081

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$7,468$125,272+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 29 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($74,201) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $75,088 (99%)
Overtime — $709 (1%)
Other — $199 (0%)
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

$34,787

$55,724

$74,201

$100,291

$118,066

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $118,066 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $34,787. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

State Program Administrative

6 · $56,102

State Program Administrative Manager

3 · $120,895

Education Consultant 3

3 · $115,546

Education Consultant 2

3 · $100,141

Customer Services Specialist Senior

2 · $64,737

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	$1.9M —	27 —	$67,384 —
2025	$2.2M ▲ 17.5%	29 ▲ 7.4%	$74,201 ▲ 10.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Erika Adkins

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Professional Educator Licensing Std Bd

2025 total comp

$66,108

Sub-department: PELSB Customer Service
Base pay: $62,373
Overtime: $3,735
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,108
Hire date: 2019-05-15
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: -

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E39
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Professional Educator Licensing Std Bd, Erika Adkins serves as a Office & Administrative Specialist Senior within Pelsb Customer Service. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $66,108. They are represented by Clerical.

Laurie Wermus

Customer Services Specialist Senior/Professional Educator Licensing Std Bd

2025 total comp

$65,549

Sub-department: PELSB Customer Service
Base pay: $61,590
Overtime: $3,958
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,549
Hire date: 1999-10-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: -

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E39
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Laurie Wermus works as a Customer Services Specialist Senior for Professional Educator Licensing Std Bd within Pelsb Customer Service. They have served since 1999 (about 26 years) as a full-time employee. Laurie earned $65,549 in 2025. They are represented by Clerical.

Elaine Mattila

Customer Services Specialist Senior/Professional Educator Licensing Std Bd

2025 total comp

$63,924

Sub-department: PELSB Customer Service
Base pay: $61,590
Overtime: $2,334
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,924
Hire date: 1984-07-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: -

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E39
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Professional Educator Licensing Std Bd, Elaine Mattila serves as a Customer Services Specialist Senior within Pelsb Customer Service. Their tenure dates to 1984, about 41 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $63,924. They are represented by Clerical.