Blanchard, Robert Liam
Local Government AuditorState AuditorRamsey CountyFull-time
Audit Practice. 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 2025 to FY 2026, pay went down 60% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 61% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $15,508 | −60.0% | +3.1% | −61.2% |
| FY 2025 | $38,772 | — | — | — |
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 2026 · Local Government Auditor
Paid more than 8% of the 12 people with this job title that year. The median was $27,584.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | State Auditor Audit Practice | Local Government Auditor Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $29.78 /hr | — | $15,508 |
| 2025 | State Auditor Audit Practice | Local Government Auditor Full-time | Ramsey | $29.78 /hr | — | $38,772 |
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 State Auditor
FY 2026, amount paid
- Fraser, Kathy$180,663Information Syst Director
- Advani, Ramona I$179,942State Auditor Ofc Mgmt Lvl 3
- Struss, Chad S$149,508State Auditor Ofc Mgmt Lvl 3
- Stathopoulos, Mark N$146,488Information Technology Spec 4
- Mader, Juli$144,482Local Govt Audit Director
- Stacken, Karen Theresa Capistran$144,410Local Govt Audit Director
- Lindemann, Matthew N$142,944State Auditor Ofc Mgmt Lvl 2
- Erickson, Stephanie Ann$140,537State Auditor Ofc Mgmt Lvl 2
Highest paid as Local Government Auditor
FY 2026, amount paid
- Urbach, Jared$68,663State Auditor
- Willson, Jeremy$66,304State Auditor
- Kirchner, Joshua Paul$66,006State Auditor
- Johnson, Albertine$64,294State Auditor
- Kroll, Tyler Mikara$62,847State Auditor
- Becker, Isaac Wade$28,082State Auditor
- Horan, Rachel Mary$27,086State Auditor
- Lucas, Nick$25,258State Auditor