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Darden, Celeste

Mental Health Prog AsstDirect Care and TreatmentAnoka CountyFull-time

Unit C. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$464,937
over 9 fiscal years
Latest year
$52,044
FY 2026 · $4,459 overtime
Highest year
$69,226
FY 2023
Yearly average
$51,660
across years on record
Change since first year
+47%
FY 2018 to FY 2026 · prices +32%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$35,2962018$38,6352019$44,8562020$54,1392021$48,5422022$69,2262023$59,7022024$62,4982025$52,0442026
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2026, pay went up 47% while consumer prices went up 32%. After inflation, pay is up 12% (it beat inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$52,044−16.7%+3.1%−19.3%
FY 2025$62,498+4.7%+2.6%+2.0%
FY 2024$59,702−13.8%+3.3%−16.5%
FY 2023$69,226+42.6%+6.3%+34.2%
FY 2022$48,542−10.3%+7.2%−16.3%
FY 2021$54,139+20.7%+2.3%+18.0%
FY 2020$44,856+16.1%+1.6%+14.3%
FY 2019$38,635+9.5%+2.1%+7.2%
FY 2018$35,296———

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 2026 · Mental Health Prog Asst

Paid more than 29% of the 190 people with this job title that year. The median was $64,179.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

9 records, newest first

Every pay record for Darden, Celeste
FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Direct Care and Treatment
Unit C
Mental Health Prog Asst
Full-time
Anoka$29.22 /hr$4,459$52,044
2025Direct Care and Treatment Dept
Unit C
Mental Health Prog Asst
Full-time · left during year
Anoka$28.02 /hr$10,492$62,498
2024Human Services Dept
Unit C1
Mental Health Prog Asst
Full-time
Anoka$25.95 /hr$4,560$59,702
2023Human Services Dept
Unit C1
Mental Health Prog Asst
Full-time
Anoka$24.00 /hr$13,904$69,226
2022Human Services Dept
Unit C1
Mental Health Prog Asst
Full-time
Anoka$22.77 /hr$5,526$48,542
2021Human Services Dept
Unit C
Mental Health Prog Asst
Full-time
Anoka$21.61 /hr$10,213$54,139
2020Human Services Dept
Unit C
Mental Health Prog Asst
Full-time
Anoka$20.53 /hr$4,018$44,856
2019Human Services Dept
CARE Anoka Pgm Couns
Chemical Depend Program Asst
Part-time
Anoka$19.57 /hr$1,033$38,635
2018Human Services Dept
CARE Anoka Pgm Couns
Chemical Depend Program Asst
Part-time
Anoka$18.68 /hr$854$35,296

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 Direct Care and Treatment

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Mental Health Prog Asst

FY 2026, amount paid