Brandes, Jean M
Buyer 1Nursing Home Admin BoardHennepin CountyFull-time
Administrative Services Unit. 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 2014 to FY 2016, pay went up 121% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is up 118% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2016 | $51,650 | −2.9% | +0.7% | −3.5% |
| FY 2015 | $53,176 | +127.8% | +0.7% | +126.1% |
| FY 2014 | $23,344 | — | — | — |
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 2016 · Buyer 1
Paid more than 57% of the 44 people with this job title that year. The median was $49,967.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nursing Home Admin Board Administrative Services Unit | Buyer 1 Full-time · left during year | Hennepin | $26.33 /hr | $154 | $51,650 |
| 2015 | Nursing Home Admin Board Administrative Services Unit | Buyer 1 Full-time | Hennepin | $25.69 /hr | — | $53,176 |
| 2014 | Nursing Home Admin Board Administrative Services Unit | Buyer 1 Full-time | Hennepin | $24.94 /hr | — | $23,344 |
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 Nursing Home Admin Board
FY 2016, amount paid
- Vangsness, Julia Ellen$99,610Admin Mgmt Director 2
- Snyder, Randy D$97,368Exec Dir Nursing Home Admin Bd
- Benton, Cindy Greenlaw$68,405Human Resources Specialist 3
- McCarthy, Sean Ryan$49,002State Prog Admin
- Begin, Melinda M$47,679Buyer 2
- Schultz, Jessica L$44,237Office & Admin Specialist Prin
- Peters, Sheila A$40,668Office & Admin Specialist Int
- Finseth, Ann E$27,228Account Clerk Senior
Highest paid as Buyer 1
FY 2016, amount paid
- Kowalski, Joan Marie$63,755Health Department
- Kuechenmeister, Susan Marie$57,539Human Services Dept
- Corle, Carlyne$56,226Human Services Dept
- Otis, Samantha M$55,055Housing Finance Agency
- Christy, Angela L$54,972Iron Range Resources & Rehab
- Isaacson, Lois A$54,792Corrections Dept
- Stryker, Michelle Kelly$54,792Pollution Control Agency
- Schepers, Joan Helen$54,754Pollution Control Agency