Cheney, Michael D
Corr Program DirectorCorrections DeptChisago CountyFull-time
RC Psychological Services Dir. 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 2023, pay went up 53% while consumer prices went up 28%. After inflation, pay is up 20% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $77,163 | −17.4% | +6.3% | −22.3% |
| FY 2022 | $93,453 | +25.3% | +7.2% | +16.9% |
| FY 2021 | $74,580 | +16.4% | +2.3% | +13.8% |
| FY 2020 | $64,069 | +5.6% | +1.6% | +4.0% |
| FY 2019 | $60,643 | −4.5% | +2.1% | −6.5% |
| FY 2018 | $63,511 | −5.8% | +2.3% | −7.9% |
| FY 2017 | $67,455 | +9.6% | +1.8% | +7.6% |
| FY 2016 | $61,542 | +5.1% | +0.7% | +4.4% |
| FY 2015 | $58,540 | +16.3% | +0.7% | +15.5% |
| FY 2014 | $50,318 | — | — | — |
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 2023 · Corr Program Director
Paid more than 5% of the 39 people with this job title that year. The median was $104,441.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
10 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Corrections Dept RC Psychological Services Dir | Corr Program Director Full-time · left during year | Chisago | $47.40 /hr | — | $77,163 |
| 2022 | Corrections Dept RC Psychological Services Dir | Corr Program Director Full-time | Chisago | $46.24 /hr | — | $93,453 |
| 2021 | Corrections Dept RC Psychological Services Dir | Corr Program Director Full-time | Chisago | $43.61 /hr | — | $74,580 |
| 2020 | Corrections Dept LL Program Director-SOTP | Clinical Program Therapist 3 Part-time | Anoka | $38.29 /hr | — | $64,069 |
| 2019 | Corrections Dept LL Clinical Prog Therapists 1 | Clinical Program Therapist 3 Part-time | Anoka | $37.45 /hr | — | $60,643 |
| 2018 | Corrections Dept LL Clinical Prog Therapists 1 | Clinical Program Therapist 3 Part-time | Anoka | $35.30 /hr | — | $63,511 |
| 2017 | Corrections Dept LL SOTP Supervisor | Clinical Program Therapist 3 Full-time | Anoka | $33.42 /hr | — | $67,455 |
| 2016 | Corrections Dept LL TRIAD Program Supervisor | Clinical Program Therapist 3 Full-time | Anoka | $31.45 /hr | — | $61,542 |
| 2015 | Corrections Dept LL Program Director-F | Clinical Program Therapist 2 Full-time | Anoka | $27.60 /hr | — | $58,540 |
| 2014 | Human Services Dept MSOP ML Clinical Team A | Clinical Program Therapist 3 Full-time | Carlton | $24.94 /hr | $249 | $50,318 |
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 Corrections Dept
FY 2023, amount paid
- Amsterdam, James T$284,538Medical Specialist 4
- Werner, Jared R$223,760Corr Officer 3
- Dahlen, Martin W$210,053Corr Captain
- Berry, Darrel M$197,185Corr Lieutenant
- Piccolino, Adam L.$195,725Behavioral Med Practitioner Sr
- Will, Laurence E.$179,404Dentist
- Whited, Stephen J$178,107Corr Officer 3
- Robinson, Karen M$177,727General Counsel 3
Highest paid as Corr Program Director
FY 2023, amount paid
- Miller, Calvin J$123,354Corrections Dept
- Fratzke, Rebecca L$119,546Corrections Dept
- Spies, Jeffrey D$112,541Corrections Dept
- Jeffries, Tabitha J.$112,129Corrections Dept
- Quist, John R$108,021Corrections Dept
- Karlsen, Andrew$107,834Corrections Dept
- Ortman, Samantha M$107,773Corrections Dept
- Thon, Tami L$106,400Corrections Dept