Bender, Tamara M
State Prog Admin IntermediateLotteryRamsey CountyPart-time
Security. 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 2016 to FY 2025, pay went down 97% while consumer prices went up 33%. After inflation, pay is down 98% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1,430 | −95.9% | +2.6% | −96.0% |
| FY 2024 | $35,132 | −51.8% | +3.3% | −53.3% |
| FY 2023 | $72,883 | +5.1% | +6.3% | −1.1% |
| FY 2022 | $69,331 | +5.3% | +7.2% | −1.8% |
| FY 2021 | $65,844 | −0.2% | +2.3% | −2.5% |
| FY 2020 | $65,980 | +3.4% | +1.6% | +1.9% |
| FY 2019 | $63,781 | +1.9% | +2.1% | −0.2% |
| FY 2018 | $62,612 | +3.5% | +2.3% | +1.2% |
| FY 2017 | $60,476 | +7.9% | +1.8% | +6.0% |
| FY 2016 | $56,047 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · State Prog Admin Intermediate
Paid more than 2% of the 293 people with this job title that year. The median was $70,147.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
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| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lottery Security | State Prog Admin Intermediate Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $36.71 /hr | — | $1,430 |
| 2024 | Lottery Information Security | State Prog Admin Intermediate Part-time | Ramsey | $35.13 /hr | — | $35,132 |
| 2023 | Lottery Information Security | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $33.30 /hr | $1,066 | $72,883 |
| 2022 | Lottery Information Security | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $32.49 /hr | $853 | $69,331 |
| 2021 | Lottery Information Security | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $31.70 /hr | — | $65,844 |
| 2020 | Lottery Information Security | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $30.93 /hr | $1,717 | $65,980 |
| 2019 | Lottery Information Security | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $30.25 /hr | $930 | $63,781 |
| 2018 | Lottery Information Security | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $29.58 /hr | $1,146 | $62,612 |
| 2017 | Lottery Information Security | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $29.00 /hr | $1,690 | $60,476 |
| 2016 | Lottery Security | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $27.30 /hr | $711 | $56,047 |
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 Lottery
FY 2025, amount paid
- Harms, Wesley R$167,351Asst Dir Mn State Lottery
- Freedland, Benjamin P$164,351Asst Dir Mn State Lottery
- Nelson, Susan L.$156,721Information Syst Director
- Holets, Vicki R$146,613Asst Dir Mn State Lottery
- Prock, Adam$145,725Exec Dir Mn State Lottery
- McCracken, Michael Bryan$143,975Information Technology Spec 5
- Alexander III, Arthur$142,546Financial Mgt Director
- Crist, Richard D$142,355Systems Analysis Unit Supv
Highest paid as State Prog Admin Intermediate
FY 2025, amount paid
- Birkholz-Maniak, Suzanne M$105,296Public Safety Dept
- Wiese, Nathan Thomas$85,341Agriculture Dept
- Ouren, Jan C$82,203Natural Resources Dept
- Reynolds, Andrea L$81,881Revenue Dept
- Lane, Todd D$81,239Lottery
- Holt, Patricia$80,398Natural Resources Dept
- Hoff, Margaret E$80,256Mn Management & Budget
- Wilkens, Cynthia Lynn$79,022Veterans Affairs Dept