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Cates, Elaina N

Office SpecialistMN St Colleges & UniversitiesHennepin CountyFull-time

MnSCU N Hennepin CC Classified. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$17,236
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$8,951
FY 2013
Highest year
$8,951
FY 2013
Yearly average
$8,618
across years on record
Change since first year
+8%
FY 2012 to FY 2013 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$8,2842012$8,9512013
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2013, pay went up 8% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 6% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2013$8,951+8.1%+1.7%+6.3%
FY 2012$8,284———

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 2013 · Office Specialist

Paid more than 72% of the 462 people with this job title that year. The median was $3,192.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2013MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU N Hennepin CC Classified
Office Specialist
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$13.01 /hr—$8,951
2012MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU N Hennepin CC Classified
Office Specialist
Full-time
Hennepin$12.74 /hr$67$8,284

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 MN St Colleges & Universities

FY 2013, amount paid

Highest paid as Office Specialist

FY 2013, amount paid