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

Beverly Luther Quast

Tax Court Judge/Tax Court

2025 total comp

$43,056

Sub-department: Tax Court
Base pay: $43,056
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,056
Hire date: 2025-03-26
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, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J68
Bargaining Unit Number: 220
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Beverly Luther Quast holds the role of Tax Court Judge at Tax Court within Tax Court. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $43,056. Union affiliation: Manager.

Jane Vega

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior/Tax Court

2025 total comp

$42,349

Sub-department: Tax Court
Base pay: $41,205
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,144
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,349
Hire date: 2021-11-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Clerical
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: J68
Bargaining Unit Number: 206
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Tax Court, Jane Vega serves as a Office & Administrative Specialist Senior within Tax Court. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $42,349. They are represented by Clerical.

John Noble

Appeals Court Attorney/Tax Court

2025 total comp

$41,905

Sub-department: Tax Court
Base pay: $41,905
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,905
Hire date: 2023-05-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 8
Union / bargaining unit: Severed
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J68
Bargaining Unit Number: 219
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

John Noble holds the role of Appeals Court Attorney at Tax Court within Tax Court. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $41,905. They are represented by Severed.