Cole, Lisa
Office & Admin SpecialistHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
HRM Personnel & Payroll Staff. 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 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 29% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 31% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2012 | $24,788 | −29.5% | +2.9% | −31.5% |
| FY 2011 | $35,138 | — | — | — |
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 2012 · Office & Admin Specialist
Paid more than 40% of the 710 people with this job title that year. The median was $29,038.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Health Department HRM Personnel & Payroll Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $17.28 /hr | — | $24,788 |
| 2011 | Health Department HRM Personnel Management | Office & Admin Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $17.28 /hr | — | $35,138 |
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 Health Department
FY 2012, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$205,330Medical Specialist 4
- DeVries, Aaron S$144,311Medical Specialist 2
- Christensen, Eric C$115,193Information Syst Manager
- Leitheiser, Agnes T$114,721Asst Commr Health
- Ho, Lee H$114,368Asst Commr Health
- Hearley, Barbara A$113,912Dir Administrative Info System
- Ehresmann, Kristen$113,557Disease Prev & Cont Div Dir
- Danila, Richard N$113,060Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Office & Admin Specialist
FY 2012, amount paid
- Lemay, Peggy Ann$47,832Human Services Dept
- Reese, Shirley M$46,094Labor & Industry Dept
- Goedtel, Colleen A$41,843Corrections Dept
- Forster, Krista$41,592Transportation Dept
- Kaehler, Lynn A$41,138Employ & Econ Development Dept
- John, Catherine M$41,088Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Curtis, Kevin L$39,958MN St Colleges & Universities
- Donaldson, George C$39,860MN St Colleges & Universities