Coughlin, Michele
Social Work SpecCorrections DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
DOC Prog Dir-Behavioral Health. 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 2014 to FY 2023, pay went up 69% while consumer prices went up 28%. After inflation, pay is up 32% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $69,675 | −7.1% | +6.3% | −12.6% |
| FY 2022 | $75,015 | +2.5% | +7.2% | −4.4% |
| FY 2021 | $73,196 | +2.5% | +2.3% | +0.2% |
| FY 2020 | $71,434 | +2.3% | +1.6% | +0.7% |
| FY 2019 | $69,856 | +2.2% | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| FY 2018 | $68,326 | +2.0% | +2.3% | −0.2% |
| FY 2017 | $66,980 | +3.6% | +1.8% | +1.8% |
| FY 2016 | $64,634 | +6.1% | +0.7% | +5.4% |
| FY 2015 | $60,897 | +47.6% | +0.7% | +46.5% |
| FY 2014 | $41,262 | — | — | — |
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 · Social Work Spec
Paid more than 50% of the 10 people with this job title that year. The median was $69,273.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
10 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Corrections Dept DOC Prog Dir-Behavioral Health | Social Work Spec Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $37.02 /hr | — | $69,675 |
| 2022 | Corrections Dept DOC Prog Dir-Behavioral Health | Social Work Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $36.12 /hr | — | $75,015 |
| 2021 | Corrections Dept DOC Prog Dir-Behavioral Health | Social Work Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $35.24 /hr | — | $73,196 |
| 2020 | Corrections Dept DOC Health Services Director | Social Work Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $34.38 /hr | — | $71,434 |
| 2019 | Corrections Dept DOC Health Services Director | Social Work Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $33.62 /hr | — | $69,856 |
| 2018 | Corrections Dept DOC Health Services Director | Social Work Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $32.88 /hr | — | $68,326 |
| 2017 | Corrections Dept DOC Health Services Director | Social Work Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $32.24 /hr | — | $66,980 |
| 2016 | Corrections Dept DOC Health Services Director | Social Work Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $31.45 /hr | — | $64,634 |
| 2015 | Corrections Dept DOC Health Services Director | Social Work Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $29.58 /hr | — | $60,897 |
| 2014 | Corrections Dept DOC Health Services Director | Social Work Spec Full-time | Ramsey | $27.73 /hr | — | $41,262 |
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 Corrections Dept
FY 2023, amount paid
- Amsterdam, James T$284,538Medical Specialist 4
- Werner, Jared R$223,760Corr Officer 3
- Dahlen, Martin W$210,053Corr Captain
- Berry, Darrel M$197,185Corr Lieutenant
- Piccolino, Adam L.$195,725Behavioral Med Practitioner Sr
- Will, Laurence E.$179,404Dentist
- Whited, Stephen J$178,107Corr Officer 3
- Robinson, Karen M$177,727General Counsel 3
Highest paid as Social Work Spec
FY 2023, amount paid
- McCauley, Margaret Mary$79,841Human Services Dept
- Weier, Andrea Kay$79,526Human Services Dept
- Christianson, Heather M$73,379Corrections Dept
- Thomas, Tera Ann$71,635Human Services Dept
- Clausen, Samantha Nicole$68,871MN St Colleges & Universities
- Berkenpas, Ashley L$67,431MN St Colleges & Universities
- Kremer, Lisa Marie$24,986MN St Colleges & Universities
- Skrove, Jamie$10,189MN St Colleges & Universities