Brookshaw, Carrin Ohlsen
Revenue Tax Specialist IntRevenue DeptFull-time
ITW-Field Audit 3. 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 2013 to FY 2016, pay went down 79% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 80% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2016 | $8,929 | −81.8% | +0.7% | −81.9% |
| FY 2015 | $49,022 | +9.1% | +0.7% | +8.3% |
| FY 2014 | $44,926 | +5.6% | +1.6% | +4.0% |
| FY 2013 | $42,529 | — | — | — |
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 · Revenue Tax Specialist Int
Paid more than 1% of the 174 people with this job title that year. The median was $48,645.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Revenue Dept ITW-Field Audit 3 | Revenue Tax Specialist Int Full-time · left during year | — | $23.73 /hr | — | $8,929 |
| 2015 | Revenue Dept ITW-Field Audit 3 | Revenue Tax Specialist Int Full-time | — | $23.15 /hr | $463 | $49,022 |
| 2014 | Revenue Dept IT & WH-Eagan | Revenue Tax Specialist Int Full-time | — | $21.74 /hr | $261 | $44,926 |
| 2013 | Revenue Dept IT & WH-Eagan | Revenue Tax Specialist Int Full-time | — | $20.42 /hr | — | $42,529 |
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 Revenue Dept
FY 2016, amount paid
- Bauerly, Cindy Leora$153,039Commissioner-Revenue
- Church, Ryan$140,605Deputy Commr Revenue
- Wilson, Paul A$134,803Revenue Research Director
- Skwira, Peter J$130,672Asst Commr Revenue
- Sims, Harriet J$129,651Attorney 3
- Steenblock, Terri Lee$128,612Asst Commr Revenue
- Starr, Jenny Lee$127,128Asst Commr Revenue
- Mitchell, Terese M$119,843Revenue Legal Leg Aff Dir
Highest paid as Revenue Tax Specialist Int
FY 2016, amount paid
- Edstrom, Robert L$75,999Revenue Dept
- Fudenberg, Martin J$74,205Revenue Dept
- Martinson, Cynthia M$71,164Revenue Dept
- Graham, Steven R$66,354Revenue Dept
- Schmidt, William R.$65,858Revenue Dept
- Filfili, Ramzy P$65,620Revenue Dept
- Baker, Janet A$65,603Revenue Dept
- Youngquist, Mary K$65,402Revenue Dept