Baxter, Christopher Darin
Recreation Program AsstMN St Colleges & UniversitiesClay CountyFull-time
MnSCU MHD Class Act Hendrix. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2022 to FY 2024, pay went up 649% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is up 583% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $2,536 | −64.4% | +3.3% | −65.5% |
| FY 2023 | $7,116 | +2,002.5% | +6.3% | +1,878.6% |
| FY 2022 | $338 | — | — | — |
Each change compares a year with the one before. Large swings usually come from a partial year, extra hours or a change of job rather than a raise. Prices: Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, U.S. city average) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged July to June; FY 2026 uses 11 months because October 2025 was not published.
Compared with the same job title
FY 2024 · Recreation Program Asst
Paid more than 31% of the 52 people with this job title that year. The median was $18,693.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU MHD Class Act Hendrix | Recreation Program Asst Full-time · left during year | Clay | $24.62 /hr | — | $2,536 |
| 2023 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU MHD Class Act Hendrix | Recreation Program Asst Full-time | Clay | $23.34 /hr | — | $7,116 |
| 2022 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU MHD Intermit Employees | Recreation Program Asst Part-time | Clay | $19.91 /hr | — | $338 |
The state reports one pay total per person per year, covering all of their positions, so it appears on one of that year’s lines and the others show no separate pay.
Highest paid in MN St Colleges & Universities
FY 2024, amount paid
- Olson, Scott R$439,610Chancellor MNSCU
- Larson, Brett H$427,544State University Faculty
- Arthur, Virginia$385,876MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Inch, Edward S$384,983MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Wacker, Robbyn Renee$383,613MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Maki, William D$348,310MnSCU Vice Chancellor
- Strand, Luke Samuel$339,960State University Faculty
- Ester, Joyce C$334,469MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
Highest paid as Recreation Program Asst
FY 2024, amount paid
- Aldinger, Joshua$67,366Veterans Affairs Dept
- Bennett, Denise Jo$67,304Veterans Affairs Dept
- Miller, Olivia Grace$63,943Human Services Dept
- Piepho, Timothy Blaine$63,039Veterans Affairs Dept
- Hytjan Waalkens, Barbara Stephanie Morris$62,021Human Services Dept
- Steen, Jayna Lei$61,030Human Services Dept
- Windingstad, Holly Lynn$58,591Veterans Affairs Dept
- Babcock, Meghan$55,357Human Services Dept