Skip to main content

Buck, LuAnne

Investigation SpecialistOmbudsperson for CorrectionsRamsey CountyFull-time

Ombuds for Corrections. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$282,551
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$21,149
FY 2026
Highest year
$89,279
FY 2025
Yearly average
$56,510
across years on record
Change since first year
+144%
FY 2022 to FY 2026 · prices +16%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$8,6692022$82,3412023$81,1142024$89,2792025$21,1492026
Paid in yearFY 2022 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2022 to FY 2026, pay went up 144% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is up 110% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$21,149−76.3%+3.1%−77.0%
FY 2025$89,279+10.1%+2.6%+7.2%
FY 2024$81,114−1.5%+3.3%−4.6%
FY 2023$82,341+849.9%+6.3%+793.9%
FY 2022$8,669———

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 · Investigation Specialist

Paid more than 10% of the 58 people with this job title that year. The median was $86,023.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Ombudsperson for Corrections
Ombuds for Corrections
Investigation Specialist
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$47.05 /hr—$21,149
2025Ombudsperson for Corrections
Ombuds for Corrections
Investigation Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$47.05 /hr—$89,279
2024Health Department
IDEPC CCEPP IDEE Staff
Planner Senior Community
Full-time
Ramsey$39.06 /hr—$81,114
2023Health Department
IDEPC CCEPP IDEE Staff
Planner Senior Community
Full-time
Ramsey$37.02 /hr—$82,341
2022Health Department
Infect Dis Equity&Engagemt Stf
Planner Senior Community
Full-time
Ramsey$36.12 /hr—$8,669

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 Ombudsperson for Corrections

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Investigation Specialist

FY 2026, amount paid