Gamache, Shelby Lynn
State Prog Admin SrPollution Control AgencyRamsey CountyFull-time
RMAD Business Asst. Unit. 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 2019 to FY 2023, pay went down 15% while consumer prices went up 18%. After inflation, pay is down 28% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $27,576 | −50.7% | +6.3% | −53.6% |
| FY 2022 | $55,950 | +6.0% | +7.2% | −1.1% |
| FY 2021 | $52,806 | +5.8% | +2.3% | +3.5% |
| FY 2020 | $49,896 | +53.7% | +1.6% | +51.4% |
| FY 2019 | $32,455 | — | — | — |
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 2023 · State Prog Admin Sr
Paid more than 6% of the 380 people with this job title that year. The median was $72,863.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
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| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pollution Control Agency RMAD Business Asst. Unit | State Prog Admin Sr Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $28.96 /hr | — | $27,576 |
| 2022 | Pollution Control Agency RMAD Business Asst. Unit | State Prog Admin Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $27.25 /hr | — | $55,950 |
| 2021 | Pollution Control Agency RMAD Community&BusinessSusUnt | State Prog Admin Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $25.71 /hr | — | $52,806 |
| 2020 | Pollution Control Agency RMAD Community&BusinessSusUnt | State Prog Admin Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $24.27 /hr | — | $49,896 |
| 2019 | Pollution Control Agency RMAD Community&BusinessSusUnt | State Prog Admin Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $22.92 /hr | — | $32,455 |
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 Pollution Control Agency
FY 2023, amount paid
- Tester, Peter Lund$181,321Deputy Commr Pollution Control
- Espejel-Schutt, Maria Irma Carolina$170,790Engineer Princ
- Koudelka, Kirk G$170,269Asst Commr Pollution Control
- Neblett, Adonis Alfonso$165,753General Counsel 2
- Vanderbosch, Dana A$162,861Asst Commr Pollution Control
- Ganske, Lee W$158,150Pollution Cont Spec Prin
- Kessler, Katrina$156,420Commissioner-Pollution Control
- Wetzstein, Douglas W$152,328Pollution Cont Division Dir
Highest paid as State Prog Admin Sr
FY 2023, amount paid
- Becher, Jed A$105,749Minnesota IT Services
- McLaughlin, Matthew G$101,297Minnesota Zoological Garden
- Durden, Carol M$98,961Agriculture Dept
- Follmer, Patricia A$97,305Transportation Dept
- Jensen, David Anthony$97,253Public Safety Dept
- Mills, Tate Allen$91,204Public Safety Dept
- Toohey, Laura$90,644Health Department
- Alsaker, Travis N$90,059Human Services Dept