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Licensed Practical Nurse

Minnesota’s state payroll counted 396 people with a June 30 position as Licensed Practical Nurse in FY2026, according to Minnesota Management and Budget.

MMB job code 001659, held by someone on June 30 in 14 fiscal years. MMB printed more than one title for the code; each year’s is below.

Licensed Practical Nurse, FY2026

396
People: Holding a position under the code on June 30.; $64,879
Median pay: The year's pay from every position, over those paid in FY2026.; $76,207
State median: Over everyone Minnesota paid in FY2026.

By agency, FY2026

Licensed Practical Nurse: its people and median pay in each agency, FY2026
Agency	People	Median pay
Direct Care and Treatment	198	$70,269
Veterans Affairs Dept	128	$60,241
Corrections Dept	57	$64,715
MN St Colleges & Universities	8	$54,865
Mn State Academies	4	$35,822
Perpich Ctr For Arts Education	1	$28,551

Every fiscal year

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Licensed Practical Nurse (MMB job code 001659): people and median pay in every fiscal year, beside the state's median
Fiscal year	Title as printed	People	Median pay	State median
FY2026	Licensed Practical Nurse	396	$64,879	$76,207
FY2025	Licensed Practical Nurse	423	$65,002	$73,597
FY2024	Licensed Practical Nurse	380	$65,264	$69,310
FY2023	Licensed Practical Nurse	405	$61,417	$66,726
FY2022	Licensed Practical Nurse	441	$57,164	$60,960
FY2021	Licensed Practical Nurse	526	$56,022	$59,859
FY2020	Licensed Practical Nurse	569	$54,212	$56,579
FY2017	Licensed Practical Nurse	622	$47,170	$51,405
FY2016	Licensed Practical Nurse	651	$45,278	$49,730
FY2015	Licensed Practical Nurse	703	$43,427	$48,509
FY2014	Licensed Practical Nurse	712	$40,329	$46,350
FY2013	Licensed Practical Nurse 2	425	$43,852	$44,774
FY2012	Licensed Practical Nurse 2	442	$44,477	$44,580
FY2011	Licensed Practical Nurse 2	469	$42,252	$44,287

The highest paid as Licensed Practical Nurse, FY2026

The 100 highest paid of the 396 with pay; every one is on their agency's list. Pay is the year’s from every position, not this one alone.

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Licensed Practical Nurse: its people in FY2026, ranked by pay
Rank	Name	Agency	Pay
1	Eboh, Patricia O	Veterans Affairs Dept	$183,618
2	Wolde-Yesus, Tsegaye	Veterans Affairs Dept	$156,830
3	Jaafaru, Roseline T	Veterans Affairs Dept	$131,306
4	Faniyi, Taiwo Folasade	Veterans Affairs Dept	$127,593
5	Logan, Massa Jacqueline	Veterans Affairs Dept	$126,919
6	Formikong, viviane Kulah	Direct Care and Treatment	$120,364
7	Mickle, Steven Allen	Direct Care and Treatment	$118,299
8	Osifo, Rachael I	Veterans Affairs Dept	$117,851
9	Butler, Jessica Dawn	Direct Care and Treatment	$116,460
10	Patnaude, Shelly Ann	Corrections Dept	$116,027
11	Stover, Jolene	Veterans Affairs Dept	$112,661
12	Anigbogu, Peace	Veterans Affairs Dept	$112,100
13	Fang, Finara	Direct Care and Treatment	$106,301
14	Mattila, Lisa Jo	Veterans Affairs Dept	$104,465
15	Kereta, Hindia Rahmeto	Veterans Affairs Dept	$103,126
16	Fendler, Laurette A	Corrections Dept	$101,059
17	Bossman, Carla Rae	Veterans Affairs Dept	$100,178
18	Cooper, Lauretta	Veterans Affairs Dept	$99,550
19	Bautch, Jena M	Veterans Affairs Dept	$99,424
20	Aladetan, Abosede Elizabeth	Direct Care and Treatment	$98,166
21	Al-Azzam, Suleiman	Veterans Affairs Dept	$96,211
22	Kenow, Jessica	Direct Care and Treatment	$95,589
23	Sheikh, Amal M	Veterans Affairs Dept	$95,341
24	Carlos de Mendonca, Alberto Miller	Veterans Affairs Dept	$94,618
25	Wilmes, Denise V	Direct Care and Treatment	$93,983
26	Roberts, Joyce Yamah	Veterans Affairs Dept	$93,282
27	Wolfe, Monica J	Direct Care and Treatment	$92,621
28	Dahlman, Mary Louise	Direct Care and Treatment	$91,959
29	Mburu, Florence Wangui	Direct Care and Treatment	$90,977
30	Nganga, Benson Kimani	Direct Care and Treatment	$90,902
31	Nyanankpe, Daintowon Timothy	Direct Care and Treatment	$89,945
32	Schelin, Katherine D	Direct Care and Treatment	$89,337
33	Midbrod, Dawn R	Veterans Affairs Dept	$88,883
34	Stang, Jeanette I	Corrections Dept	$88,879
35	Modlin, Aleathea H	Direct Care and Treatment	$88,708
36	Iweh, Christian William	Veterans Affairs Dept	$87,704
37	Brummund, Kristine M	Veterans Affairs Dept	$87,675
38	Rohloff, Linda M	Direct Care and Treatment	$87,429
39	Lee, Hellen Zong	Veterans Affairs Dept	$87,272
40	Miller, Cheryl D	Direct Care and Treatment	$87,022
41	Ben, Samuel S	Direct Care and Treatment	$86,965
42	Hart, Mackenzie Kay	Direct Care and Treatment	$86,848
43	Butler, Christine Marie	Direct Care and Treatment	$86,590
44	Noll, Lisa Marie	Direct Care and Treatment	$86,111
45	Grunklee, Lana	Corrections Dept	$85,895
46	Keith, Kristina Elaine	Direct Care and Treatment	$85,764
47	Jasmer, Nicole J	Corrections Dept	$85,521
48	Stewart, Cassandra Marie	Corrections Dept	$85,456
49	Flier, Daniel James	Direct Care and Treatment	$85,047
50	Northenscold, Kenneth S	Direct Care and Treatment	$84,723
51	Kugler, Suzanne M	Veterans Affairs Dept	$84,246
52	Foley, Valerie Anita	Direct Care and Treatment	$84,242
53	Owen, Kelly M	Direct Care and Treatment	$84,065
54	Mamo, Befirdu	Veterans Affairs Dept	$84,035
55	Mattson, Eleanor L	Veterans Affairs Dept	$83,880
56	Schwer, Betsy J	Direct Care and Treatment	$83,827
57	Johnson, Diane Faye	Direct Care and Treatment	$83,740
58	Christianson, Kristy A	Direct Care and Treatment	$83,311
59	Stephens, Nicholas G	Direct Care and Treatment	$82,838
60	Pendleton, Sarah B	Direct Care and Treatment	$82,735
61	Salfer, Diana J	Corrections Dept	$82,225
62	Tamba, Linda	Direct Care and Treatment	$82,108
63	Speck, Kelly	Direct Care and Treatment	$82,029
64	Cramer, Kimberly M	Corrections Dept	$81,865
65	Overland, Michelle Rae	Direct Care and Treatment	$81,774
66	Yang, Pa	Corrections Dept	$81,688
67	Fokum, Gerald	Direct Care and Treatment	$81,648
68	Dauk, Randilee Marie	Direct Care and Treatment	$81,586
69	Prickett II, William George	Direct Care and Treatment	$81,493
70	Mengesha, Getu G	Veterans Affairs Dept	$81,274
71	Runningen, Alisa	Direct Care and Treatment	$81,240
72	Donabauer, Viki L	Corrections Dept	$81,215
73	Trainor, Shannon K	Direct Care and Treatment	$81,128
74	Kovalenko, Dixie Dawn	Direct Care and Treatment	$81,003
75	Ahmed, Mulky A	Corrections Dept	$80,948
76	Herrmann, Mark	Direct Care and Treatment	$80,882
77	Gullickson, Bonnie J	Corrections Dept	$80,856
78	Hildahl, Donna Marie	Direct Care and Treatment	$80,822
79	Bormann, Cynthia Ruth	Direct Care and Treatment	$80,743
80	Erickson, Lynn Marie	Direct Care and Treatment	$80,709
81	Lewis, Lori A.	Corrections Dept	$80,547
82	Aderogba, Adekunle Kazeem	Veterans Affairs Dept	$80,514
83	Nelson, Erik M.	Direct Care and Treatment	$80,499
84	Lydon-Amrani, Anita Marie	Direct Care and Treatment	$80,486
85	Ehrman-Haight, Judith Lynn	Direct Care and Treatment	$80,294
86	Shepherd, Shannon Michelle	Direct Care and Treatment	$80,190
87	Meheretab, Rebekah	Veterans Affairs Dept	$80,057
88	Johnson, Carmen Agatha	Direct Care and Treatment	$80,024
89	King, Pamela S	Veterans Affairs Dept	$79,771
90	Steffensmeier, Nicole Renee	Direct Care and Treatment	$79,750
91	Knott, Lisa A.	Corrections Dept	$79,700
92	Dimmick, Melissa A	Direct Care and Treatment	$79,640
93	Weidemann, Amber	Veterans Affairs Dept	$79,530
94	Lauderbaugh, Scott J	Direct Care and Treatment	$78,936
95	Mutanga, Angwi Afor	Direct Care and Treatment	$78,890
96	Clark, Krystal Sherie	Direct Care and Treatment	$78,842
97	Christensen, Deandra Liloni	Direct Care and Treatment	$78,649
98	Seiler, Heidi	Direct Care and Treatment	$78,551
99	Carey, Dawn E	Direct Care and Treatment	$78,473
100	Sanoski, Casandra Raye	Direct Care and Treatment	$78,027

Sources

State of Minnesota — State Employee Payroll Data — Minnesota Management and Budget · mn.gov: state agency documents, public domain · retrieved October 1, 2026

Compiled automatically from State of Minnesota — State Employee Payroll Data by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved October 1, 2026