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Desai, Seema H

State Prog Admin Manager PrinTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Chief of Staff Office. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,265,044
over 13 fiscal years
Latest year
$146,607
FY 2026
Highest year
$146,607
FY 2026
Yearly average
$97,311
across years on record
Change since first year
+170%
FY 2014 to FY 2026 · prices +39%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2026, pay went up 170% while consumer prices went up 39%. After inflation, pay is up 93% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$146,607+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$144,327+5.2%+2.6%+2.5%
FY 2024$137,248+15.9%+3.3%+12.2%
FY 2023$118,410+4.3%+6.3%−1.9%
FY 2022$113,533+5.4%+7.2%−1.7%
FY 2021$107,739+5.0%+2.3%+2.6%
FY 2020$102,630+6.0%+1.6%+4.3%
FY 2019$96,865+8.9%+2.1%+6.7%
FY 2018$88,909+8.7%+2.3%+6.3%
FY 2017$81,823+21.6%+1.8%+19.4%
FY 2016$67,281+1,161.0%+0.7%+1,152.5%
FY 2015$5,336−90.2%+0.7%−90.3%
FY 2014$54,337———

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 Manager Prin

Paid more than 47% of the 172 people with this job title that year. The median was $146,607.

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

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Every record

13 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Chief of Staff Office
State Prog Admin Manager Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$70.52 /hr—$146,607
2025Transportation Dept
Chief of Staff Office
State Prog Admin Manager Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$69.48 /hr—$144,327
2024Transportation Dept
Office of Equity & Diversity
State Prog Admin Manager Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$66.49 /hr—$137,248
2023Transportation Dept
Office of Equity & Diversity
State Prog Admin Manager Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$62.27 /hr—$118,410
2022Transportation Dept
Office of Equity & Diversity
State Prog Admin Manager Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$55.23 /hr—$113,533
2021Transportation Dept
Office of Equity & Diversity
State Prog Admin Manager Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$52.86 /hr—$107,739
2020Transportation Dept
Office of Equity & Diversity
State Prog Admin Manager Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$50.31 /hr—$102,630
2019Transportation Dept
Office of Equity & Diversity
State Prog Admin Manager Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$47.54 /hr—$96,865
2018Transportation Dept
Office of Equity & Diversity
State Prog Admin Manager Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$44.92 /hr$1,372$88,909
2017Transportation Dept
Office of Equity & Diversity
State Prog Admin Coordinator
Full-time
Ramsey$39.76 /hr$2,066$81,823
2016Transportation Dept
Office of Equity & Diversity
State Prog Admin Coordinator
Full-time
Ramsey$35.03 /hr—$67,281
2015Education Department
Due Process
Investigator Senior
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$30.68 /hr—$5,336
2014Education Department
Due Process
Investigator Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$29.79 /hr—$54,337

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 Transportation Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as State Prog Admin Manager Prin

FY 2026, amount paid