Agency file

Tax Court

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

The Tax Court manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2025, this agency had 10 employees with median total compensation of $59,611; the highest distinct record was $195,684.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $837K
Employees: 10
Median total: $59,611
Highest record: $195,684

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$12,626$195,683+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 10 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($59,611) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $83,541 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $163 (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

$41,905

$42,349

$59,611

$105,296

$186,355

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $186,355 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $41,905. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Tax Court Judge

2 · $114,706

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior

2 · $49,211

Appeals Court Attorney

2 · $27,265

Tax Court Chief Judge

1 · $195,684

Staff Attorney 1

1 · $105,296

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	$1M —	13 —	$58,674 —
2025	$837K ▼ 17.3%	10 ▼ 23.1%	$59,611 ▲ 1.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Wendy Tien

Tax Court Judge/Tax Court

2024 total comp

$178,991

Sub-department: Tax Court
Base pay: $178,991
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,991
Hire date: 2016-04-25
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
Union / bargaining unit: Manager
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: J68
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Wendy Tien is a Tax Court Judge at Tax Court within Tax Court. Hired in 2016, they have about 8 years of service, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $178,991. Union affiliation: Manager.