Elliott, Sara B
State Prog Admin DirectorLabor & Industry DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
Safety Codes & Services. 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 2011 to FY 2012, pay went up 13% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 10% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2012 | $54,567 | +13.2% | +2.9% | +10.0% |
| FY 2011 | $48,214 | — | — | — |
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 2012 · State Prog Admin Director
Paid more than 7% of the 144 people with this job title that year. The median was $77,066.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Labor & Industry Dept Safety Codes & Services | State Prog Admin Director Full-time | Ramsey | $27.07 /hr | — | $54,567 |
| 2011 | Labor & Industry Dept Apprentice & Labor Stndrs Div | State Prog Admin Director Full-time | Ramsey | $26.13 /hr | — | $48,214 |
| 2011 | Labor & Industry Dept Apprentice & Labor Stndrs Div | Labor Investigator Senior Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $20.70 /hr | — | — |
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 Labor & Industry Dept
FY 2012, amount paid
- Stoltz, Marybeth S$117,326Information Syst Manager
- Peterson, Kenneth B$114,480Commissioner-Labor & Industry
- Valentine, Cynthia L$111,931Admin Svcs Dir
- Eiden, Kristine Lee$108,200Deputy Commr Labor & Industry
- Baron, Elizabeth A$105,496Information Mgmt Srvcs Div Dir
- Looman, Jessica Kathleen$104,851Asst Commr Labor & Ind
- Krueger, James D$103,805State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Brown, David J$103,303Systems Supervisor
Highest paid as State Prog Admin Director
FY 2012, amount paid
- Johnson, Sondra M$93,923Human Services Dept
- Isaacson, Norman A$93,202Human Services Dept
- Christensen, Thomas R$89,172Human Services Dept
- Terwey, Lydia Lorraine$88,994Corrections Dept
- Fah, Catherine M$84,652Corrections Dept
- Erickson, Reed A$83,200Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Ludwigson, Joel R$82,410Mn Management & Budget
- Bergman, Gregory Alfred$82,281MN St Colleges & Universities