Choudek, Tara JoAnne
Office & Admin Specialist SrLotterySteele CountyFull-time
Owatonna Regional Office. 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 2021 to FY 2024, pay went up 10% while consumer prices went up 18%. After inflation, pay is down 6% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $12,221 | −76.0% | +3.3% | −76.8% |
| FY 2023 | $51,013 | +11.8% | +6.3% | +5.2% |
| FY 2022 | $45,626 | +312.4% | +7.2% | +284.8% |
| FY 2021 | $11,064 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Office & Admin Specialist Sr
Paid more than 3% of the 897 people with this job title that year. The median was $57,343.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lottery Owatonna Regional Office | Office & Admin Specialist Sr Full-time · left during year | Steele | $25.32 /hr | — | $12,221 |
| 2023 | Lottery Owatonna Regional Office | Office & Admin Specialist Sr Full-time | Steele | $24.00 /hr | $273 | $51,013 |
| 2022 | Lottery Owatonna Regional Office | Office & Admin Specialist Sr Full-time | Steele | $22.77 /hr | $33 | $45,626 |
| 2021 | Lottery Owatonna Regional Office | Office & Admin Specialist Sr Full-time | Steele | $21.61 /hr | — | $11,064 |
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.
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FY 2024, amount paid
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Highest paid as Office & Admin Specialist Sr
FY 2024, amount paid
- Evans, Sharon A$90,128MN St Colleges & Universities
- Schafer, Heidi Jo$84,240Corrections Dept
- McGregor, Judith A$79,533MN St Colleges & Universities
- Flitter, Cindy J$76,108MN St Colleges & Universities
- Miller, Kathryn A$74,534Natural Resources Dept
- Boyer, Mary Jean$73,833Public Safety Dept
- Jensen, Lana K$73,342Corrections Dept
- Matteson, Christine Ann$68,777MN State Retirement System