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Blank, Cynthia A

State Prog Admin IntermediateCommerce DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Licensing Dir. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$372,917
over 7 fiscal years
Latest year
$42,173
FY 2017
Highest year
$58,788
FY 2016
Yearly average
$53,274
across years on record
Change since first year
-21%
FY 2011 to FY 2017 · prices +10%

Pay by fiscal year

Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$53,0612011$52,2962012$53,5502013$55,6972014$57,3522015$58,7882016$42,1732017
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2017, pay went down 21% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is down 28% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$42,173−28.3%+1.8%−29.6%
FY 2016$58,788+2.5%+0.7%+1.8%
FY 2015$57,352+3.0%+0.7%+2.2%
FY 2014$55,697+4.0%+1.6%+2.4%
FY 2013$53,550+2.4%+1.7%+0.7%
FY 2012$52,296−1.4%+2.9%−4.2%
FY 2011$53,061———

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 2017 · State Prog Admin Intermediate

Paid more than 20% of the 224 people with this job title that year. The median was $53,103.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

7 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2017Commerce Dept
Licensing Dir
State Prog Admin Intermediate
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$29.00 /hr—$42,173
2016Commerce Dept
Licensing Dir
State Prog Admin Intermediate
Full-time
Ramsey$28.29 /hr—$58,788
2015Commerce Dept
Licensing Dir
State Prog Admin Intermediate
Full-time
Ramsey$27.60 /hr—$57,352
2014Commerce Dept
Licensing Dir
State Prog Admin Intermediate
Full-time
Ramsey$26.80 /hr—$55,697
2013Commerce Dept
Licensing Dir
State Prog Admin Intermediate
Full-time
Ramsey$26.02 /hr—$53,550
2012Commerce Dept
Licensing Dir
State Prog Admin Intermediate
Full-time
Ramsey$25.51 /hr—$52,296
2011Commerce Dept
Licensing Dir
State Prog Admin Intermediate
Full-time
Ramsey$25.51 /hr—$53,061

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 Commerce Dept

FY 2017, amount paid

Highest paid as State Prog Admin Intermediate

FY 2017, amount paid