Gasteiger, Autumn
Governors Staff-SupportGovernors OfficeRamsey CountyIntermittent
Governor's Residence. 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 2017, pay went down 58% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is down 62% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2017 | $55 | −85.6% | +1.8% | −85.8% |
| FY 2016 | $383 | −61.2% | +0.7% | −61.5% |
| FY 2015 | $987 | +525.0% | +0.7% | +520.5% |
| FY 2014 | $158 | −46.3% | +1.6% | −47.1% |
| FY 2013 | $294 | −67.1% | +1.7% | −67.6% |
| FY 2012 | $894 | +579.4% | +2.9% | +560.1% |
| FY 2011 | $132 | — | — | — |
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 · Governors Staff-Support
Paid more than 0% of the 18 people with this job title that year. The median was $4,222.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
7 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Governors Office Governor's Residence | Governors Staff-Support Intermittent | Ramsey | $15.79 /hr | — | $55 |
| 2016 | Governors Office Governor's Residence | Governors Staff-Support Intermittent | Ramsey | $15.79 /hr | — | $383 |
| 2015 | Governors Office Governor's Residence | Governors Staff-Support Intermittent | Ramsey | $15.79 /hr | — | $987 |
| 2014 | Governors Office Governor's Residence | Governors Staff-Support Intermittent | Ramsey | $15.79 /hr | — | $158 |
| 2013 | Governors Office Governor's Residence | Governors Staff-Support Intermittent | Ramsey | $15.79 /hr | — | $294 |
| 2012 | Governors Office Governor's Residence | Governors Staff-Support Intermittent | Ramsey | $15.48 /hr | — | $894 |
| 2011 | Governors Office Governor's Residence | Governors Staff-Support Intermittent | Ramsey | $15.48 /hr | — | $132 |
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 Governors Office
FY 2017, amount paid
- Dayton, Mark$127,150Governor
- Tincher, Jaime Rae$126,415Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Hume IV, Robert$125,588Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Burroughs II, James Collins$123,484Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Holmes, Kimberly Slay$122,502Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Dornfeld, Joanna M$118,601Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Gilchrist, Lauren D$117,284Governors Staff-Professional
- Corrie, Alice Emma$115,874Governors Staff-Professional
Highest paid as Governors Staff-Support
FY 2017, amount paid
- Balfanz, Lorinda M$50,196Governors Office
- Mersereau, Michelle$47,866Governors Office
- Burke, Anna T.$43,009Governors Office
- Kramer, Marissa M$30,327Governors Office
- Melvin, Joshua Paul$20,587Governors Office
- Scott, Latrice R.$15,661Governors Office
- Mills, Taylor Rose$14,723Governors Office
- Hainlin, Michael D.$9,318Governors Office