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Carson, Tara L

State Prog Admin PrinTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

EAU Aquatic Resources. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,132,679
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$99,291
FY 2026
Highest year
$99,343
FY 2024
Yearly average
$70,792
across years on record
Change since first year
+4,065%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 4,065% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 2,711% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$99,291+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$97,734−1.6%+2.6%−4.1%
FY 2024$99,343+6.4%+3.3%+3.0%
FY 2023$93,350+7.6%+6.3%+1.2%
FY 2022$86,785+3.4%+7.2%−3.5%
FY 2021$83,931+1.9%+2.3%−0.4%
FY 2020$82,398+5.2%+1.6%+3.6%
FY 2019$78,292+7.1%+2.1%+4.9%
FY 2018$73,124+13.1%+2.3%+10.6%
FY 2017$64,635+6.0%+1.8%+4.1%
FY 2016$60,993+6.1%+0.7%+5.4%
FY 2015$57,504+4.8%+0.7%+4.0%
FY 2014$54,872+7.6%+1.6%+6.0%
FY 2013$50,973+8.3%+1.7%+6.5%
FY 2012$47,071+1,874.7%+2.9%+1,818.5%
FY 2011$2,384———

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 · State Prog Admin Prin

Paid more than 85% of the 696 people with this job title that year. The median was $94,375.

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

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Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
EAU Aquatic Resources
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$47.76 /hr—$99,291
2025Transportation Dept
Environmental Stewardship
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$47.05 /hr—$97,734
2024Transportation Dept
Environmental Stewardship
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$45.02 /hr—$99,343
2023Transportation Dept
Environmental Stewardship
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$45.98 /hr—$93,350
2022Transportation Dept
Environmental Stewardship
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$41.63 /hr—$86,785
2021Transportation Dept
Environmental Stewardship
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$40.61 /hr—$83,931
2020Transportation Dept
Environmental Stewardship
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$39.62 /hr$238$82,398
2019Transportation Dept
Environmental Stewardship
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$38.75 /hr$172$78,292
2018Transportation Dept
Environmental Stewardship
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$36.63 /hr—$73,124
2017Transportation Dept
Environmental Stewardship
Transp Prog Specialist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$32.24 /hr—$64,635
2016Transportation Dept
Environmental Stewardship
Transp Prog Specialist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$30.32 /hr—$60,993
2015Transportation Dept
Environmental Stewardship
Transp Prog Specialist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$28.56 /hr—$57,504
2014Transportation Dept
Environmental Stewardship
Transp Prog Specialist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$26.80 /hr—$54,872
2013Transportation Dept
Environmental Stewardship
Transp Prog Specialist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$25.10 /hr—$50,973
2012Transportation Dept
Environmental Stewardship
Transp Prog Specialist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$23.74 /hr—$47,071
2011Transportation Dept
Environmental Stewardship
Transp Prog Specialist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$22.92 /hr—$2,384

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 Transportation Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as State Prog Admin Prin

FY 2026, amount paid