Minnesota / Social Work Board

Agency file

Social Work Board

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 16 employees with median total compensation of $54,906; the highest distinct record was $132,761.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $934.5K
Employees: 16
Median total: $54,906
Highest record: $132,761

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$7,358$132,761+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 16 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($54,906) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $55,640 (95%)
Overtime — $1 (0%)
Other — $2,768 (5%)
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

$27,433

$33,148

$54,906

$77,164

$118,391

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $118,391 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $27,433. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Office & Administrative Specialist Int

5 · $53,127

Office & Administrative Specialist

4 · $32,817

State Program Administrative Supervisor Principal

2 · $97,778

Executive Director Social Work Bd

1 · $132,761

Investigator Senior

1 · $90,205

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	$716.9K —	13 —	$49,719 —
2025	$934.5K ▲ 30.4%	16 ▲ 23.1%	$54,906 ▲ 10.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Laurie Mcdowell

Office & Administrative Specialist/Social Work Board

2025 total comp

$33,148

Sub-department: Board of Social Work
Base pay: $33,148
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,148
Hire date: 2022-05-09
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: H7L
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Laurie Mcdowell works as a Office & Administrative Specialist for Social Work Board within Board of Social Work. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. Laurie earned $33,148 in 2025. Union affiliation: Clerical.

Sherry Thompson

Office & Administrative Specialist/Social Work Board

2025 total comp

$32,486

Sub-department: Board of Social Work
Base pay: $32,136
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,486
Hire date: 2015-06-08
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.63
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: H7L
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Sherry Thompson works as a Office & Administrative Specialist for Social Work Board within Board of Social Work. Hired in 2015, they have about 10 years of service as a part-time, 0.63 FTE employee. Sherry earned $32,486 in 2025. Union affiliation: Clerical.