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Combs, JoAnne Catherine

Human Svcs TechnicianVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

Mpls 21 Nurse Staff B. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$61,815
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$7,356
FY 2017 · $22 overtime
Highest year
$32,096
FY 2016
Yearly average
$20,605
across years on record
Change since first year
-67%
FY 2015 to FY 2017 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K$22,3632015$32,0962016$7,3562017
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2017, pay went down 67% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 68% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$7,356−77.1%+1.8%−77.5%
FY 2016$32,096+43.5%+0.7%+42.6%
FY 2015$22,363———

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 2017 · Human Svcs Technician

Paid more than 15% of the 1,757 people with this job title that year. The median was $33,948.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2017Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls 21 Nurse Staff B
Human Svcs Technician
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$15.10 /hr$22$7,356
2016Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls 21 Nurse Staff B
Human Svcs Technician
Full-time
Hennepin$14.73 /hr$1,848$32,096
2015Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls 6 Nurse Staff B
Human Svcs Technician
Full-time
Hennepin$13.78 /hr$1,762$22,363

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 Veterans Affairs Dept

FY 2017, amount paid

Highest paid as Human Svcs Technician

FY 2017, amount paid