Fields, Cheyenne
Office & Admin SpecialistLabor & Industry DeptRamsey CountyPart-time
Asst to the Commissioner. 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 2016 to FY 2017, pay went down 12% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 14% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2017 | $2,738 | −12.3% | +1.8% | −13.9% |
| FY 2016 | $3,121 | — | — | — |
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 2017 · Office & Admin Specialist
Paid more than 4% of the 509 people with this job title that year. The median was $33,201.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Labor & Industry Dept Asst to the Commissioner | Office & Admin Specialist Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $15.10 /hr | — | $2,738 |
| 2016 | Labor & Industry Dept Asst to the Commissioner | Office & Admin Specialist Part-time | Ramsey | $14.73 /hr | — | $3,121 |
| 2016 | Revenue Dept Spec Tx-Systems &Trng & Comm | Student Worker Clerical Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $13.28 /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 2017, amount paid
- Peterson, Kenneth B$144,435Commissioner-Labor & Industry
- McKown, Scott D$143,416Asst Dir Constr Codes & Lic
- Looman, Jessica Kathleen$140,782Deputy Commr Labor & Industry
- Leifeld, Christopher T$125,578Asst Commr Labor & Industry
- Rajkowski, John Benedict$125,255Dir Governmental Relations Unc
- Valentine, Cynthia L$122,587Admin Svcs Dir
- McLellan, Scott D$122,311Dir Constru Codes and Lic
- Krueger, James D$114,001State Prog Admin Manager Prin
Highest paid as Office & Admin Specialist
FY 2017, amount paid
- Storsved, Marilyn A$58,792Public Safety Dept
- Johnson, May Rose$50,242MN St Colleges & Universities
- Mereness, Kristen Elizabeth$45,781Public Safety Dept
- Swanson, Kristi Mae$45,065Public Safety Dept
- Selinsky, Marianne H$44,207Public Safety Dept
- Moore, Carolyn D$44,101Public Safety Dept
- Pasket, Heather M$43,205Health Department
- Grivna, Christine Ann$42,943Public Safety Dept