Dunks, Trisha Heidi
Animal Health SpecialistRacing CommissionAnoka CountyPart-time
MRC-Columbus Barn. 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 2022 to FY 2025, pay went up 174% while consumer prices went up 13%. After inflation, pay is up 143% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5,555 | −33.4% | +2.6% | −35.1% |
| FY 2024 | $8,343 | −14.4% | +3.3% | −17.1% |
| FY 2023 | $9,744 | +380.7% | +6.3% | +352.4% |
| FY 2022 | $2,027 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Animal Health Specialist
Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Racing Commission MRC-Columbus Barn | Animal Health Specialist Part-time · left during year | Anoka | $27.84 /hr | — | $5,555 |
| 2024 | Racing Commission MRC-Columbus Barn | Animal Health Specialist Part-time | Anoka | $26.64 /hr | — | $8,343 |
| 2023 | Racing Commission MRC-Columbus Barn | Animal Health Specialist Part-time | Anoka | $22.15 /hr | $17 | $9,744 |
| 2022 | Racing Commission MRC-Columbus Barn | Animal Health Specialist Full-time | Anoka | $21.61 /hr | — | $2,027 |
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 Racing Commission
FY 2025, amount paid
- Gustafson, Kyle R$139,402Exec Dir Pari-Mutuel Racing
- Nelson, Penny J$133,487Deputy Dir, Pari-Mutuel Racing
- Newton, Erwin Joseph$120,895State Prog Admin Manager
- Cummins, Nicholas John$99,499Investigation Specialist
- Sartor, Selena Marie$99,297Investigation Specialist
- Corrigan, Sean Richard$98,150Investigation Specialist
- Podritz, Lynette M R$97,734State Prog Admin Prin
- Boentgen, Nicole Juliann$82,629State Prog Admin Sr
Highest paid as Animal Health Specialist
FY 2025, amount paid
- Korman Jr, Robert Cigrand$77,206Minnesota Zoological Garden
- Prom, Jennifer$75,658Minnesota Zoological Garden
- Bialon, Alexandra Marie$4,971Racing Commission