Cheng, Kai
Student Worker Para ProfChildren Youth & Families DeptRamsey CountyPart-time
FOD Title IV - E. 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 2025 to FY 2026, pay went up 374% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 360% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $12,624 | +374.0% | +3.1% | +359.6% |
| FY 2025 | $2,663 | — | — | — |
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 · Student Worker Para Prof
Paid more than 74% of the 169 people with this job title that year. The median was $6,628.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Children Youth & Families Dept FOD Title IV - E | Student Worker Para Prof Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $18.58 /hr | — | $12,624 |
| 2025 | Children Youth & Families Dept FOD Grants & Allocations | Student Worker Para Prof Part-time | Ramsey | $17.58 /hr | — | $2,663 |
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 Children Youth & Families Dept
FY 2026, amount paid
- Brown, Tikki Nicole$193,293Commissioner DCYF
- Moore, Shaneen D.$185,411Assistant Commissioner DCYF
- St George, Rebecca June$181,054Assistant Commissioner DCYF
- Weeks, Kathryn$181,054Assistant Commissioner DCYF
- Wahi, Bharti Moni$171,715Assistant Commissioner DCYF
- Montgomery, Leah Helen Mennis$169,189Deputy Commissioner DCYF
- Jahnke, Cynthia B$168,789General Counsel 2
- Roe, Elizabeth M$166,893Human Services Manager 5
Highest paid as Student Worker Para Prof
FY 2026, amount paid
- Campbell, Clarence Wilfred$39,296Minnesota IT Services
- Campbell, Allison$35,565Minnesota IT Services
- Jackson, Samuel Togba$34,578Transportation Dept
- Gomez Valerio, Ismael$33,506Minnesota IT Services
- Obeakemhe, Odior$32,457Transportation Dept
- Yilma, Nathanael A$30,467Transportation Dept
- Huberty, Savannah Lynn$30,211Minnesota IT Services
- Larsen, Carly$29,958Agriculture Dept