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Dau, Melissa

State Prog Admin PrinChildren Youth & Families DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Youth Justice Office. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$751,659
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$99,290
FY 2026
Highest year
$99,290
FY 2026
Yearly average
$75,166
across years on record
Change since first year
+639%
FY 2017 to FY 2026 · prices +35%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$13,4302017$59,8042018$63,3502019$67,0182020$78,7902021$84,2252022$94,5262023$93,4912024$97,7342025$99,2902026
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2026, pay went up 639% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 447% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$99,290+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$97,734+4.5%+2.6%+1.9%
FY 2024$93,491−1.1%+3.3%−4.3%
FY 2023$94,526+12.2%+6.3%+5.6%
FY 2022$84,225+6.9%+7.2%−0.3%
FY 2021$78,790+17.6%+2.3%+14.9%
FY 2020$67,018+5.8%+1.6%+4.2%
FY 2019$63,350+5.9%+2.1%+3.8%
FY 2018$59,804+345.3%+2.3%+335.5%
FY 2017$13,430———

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 · State Prog Admin Prin

Paid more than 61% of the 696 people with this job title that year. The median was $94,375.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

10 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Children Youth & Families Dept
Youth Justice Office
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$47.76 /hr—$99,290
2025Children Youth & Families Dept
Youth Justice Office
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$47.05 /hr—$97,734
2024Public Safety Dept
OJP Youth Justice
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$45.02 /hr—$93,491
2023Public Safety Dept
OJP Youth Justice
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$42.67 /hr—$94,526
2022Health Department
Suicide Prevention Staff
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Blue Earth$41.63 /hr—$84,225
2021Health Department
Suicide Prevention Staff
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Blue Earth$39.25 /hr—$78,790
2020Health Department
Suicide Prevention Staff
Planner Senior State
Full-time
Ramsey$33.14 /hr—$67,018
2019Health Department
Injury &Violence Prevent Staff
Planner Senior State
Full-time
Blue Earth$31.29 /hr—$63,350
2018Health Department
Injury &Violence Prevent Staff
Planner Senior State
Full-time
Blue Earth$29.58 /hr—$59,804
2017Health Department
Injury &Violence Prevent Staff
Planner Senior State
Full-time
Blue Earth$27.98 /hr—$13,430

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 Children Youth & Families Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as State Prog Admin Prin

FY 2026, amount paid