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Colburn, Colleen K

Legislative Assistant IISenateRamsey CountyFull-time

Majority General Admin. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$61,752
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$23,934
FY 2023
Highest year
$37,818
FY 2022
Yearly average
$30,876
across years on record
Change since first year
-37%
FY 2022 to FY 2023 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$37,8182022$23,9342023
Paid in yearFY 2022 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2022 to FY 2023, pay went down 37% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 40% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$23,934−36.7%+6.3%−40.4%
FY 2022$37,818———

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 · Legislative Assistant II

Paid more than 12% of the 17 people with this job title that year. The median was $36,741.

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
2023Senate
Majority General Admin
Legislative Assistant II
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$22.45 /hr—$23,934
2022Senate
District 40
Legislative Assistant II
Full-time
Ramsey$21.48 /hr—$37,818

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 Senate

FY 2023, amount paid

Highest paid as Legislative Assistant II

FY 2023, amount paid