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Gjerstad, Karen

Exec 2Corrections DeptScott CountyFull-time

SHK Warden's Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$951,803
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$75,320
FY 2026
Highest year
$75,320
FY 2026
Yearly average
$59,488
across years on record
Change since first year
+90%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 90% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 28% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$75,320+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$74,137+4.5%+2.6%+1.9%
FY 2024$70,918+1.6%+3.3%−1.7%
FY 2023$69,812+6.4%+6.3%+0.2%
FY 2022$65,588+2.5%+7.2%−4.4%
FY 2021$63,995+2.5%+2.3%+0.2%
FY 2020$62,456+2.2%+1.6%+0.7%
FY 2019$61,084+2.2%+2.1%+0.2%
FY 2018$59,742+3.0%+2.3%+0.7%
FY 2017$57,999+0.1%+1.8%−1.7%
FY 2016$57,950+15.7%+0.7%+14.9%
FY 2015$50,078+3.0%+0.7%+2.2%
FY 2014$48,628+3.6%+1.6%+2.0%
FY 2013$46,926−1.1%+1.7%−2.7%
FY 2012$47,455+19.5%+2.9%+16.1%
FY 2011$39,715———

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 2026 · Exec 2

Paid more than 67% of the 118 people with this job title that year. The median was $75,255.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Corrections Dept
SHK Warden's Staff
Exec 2
Full-time
Scott$36.23 /hr—$75,320
2025Corrections Dept
SHK Warden's Staff
Exec 2
Full-time
Scott$35.69 /hr—$74,137
2024Corrections Dept
SHK Warden's Staff
Exec 2
Full-time
Scott$34.15 /hr—$70,918
2023Corrections Dept
SHK Warden's Staff
Exec 2
Full-time
Scott$32.37 /hr—$69,812
2022Corrections Dept
SHK Warden's Staff
Exec 2
Full-time
Scott$31.58 /hr—$65,588
2021Corrections Dept
SHK Warden's Staff
Exec 2
Full-time
Scott$30.81 /hr—$63,995
2020Corrections Dept
SHK Warden's Staff
Exec 2
Full-time
Scott$30.06 /hr—$62,456
2019Corrections Dept
SHK Warden's Staff
Exec 2
Full-time
Scott$29.40 /hr—$61,084
2018Corrections Dept
SHK Warden's Staff
Exec 2
Full-time
Scott$28.75 /hr—$59,742
2017Corrections Dept
SHK Warden's Staff
Exec 2
Full-time
Scott$28.19 /hr—$57,999
2016Corrections Dept
SHK Warden's Staff
Exec 2
Full-time
Scott$27.00 /hr—$57,950
2015Corrections Dept
SHK Warden's Staff
Office & Admin Specialist Prin
Full-time
Scott$24.10 /hr—$50,078
2014Corrections Dept
SHK Warden's Staff
Office & Admin Specialist Prin
Full-time
Scott$23.40 /hr—$48,628
2013Corrections Dept
SHK Warden's Staff
Office & Admin Specialist Prin
Full-time
Scott$22.72 /hr—$46,926
2012Corrections Dept
SHK Warden's Staff
Office & Admin Specialist Prin
Full-time
Scott$22.09 /hr—$47,455
2011Corrections Dept
SHK Warden's Staff
Office & Admin Specialist Prin
Full-time
Scott$22.09 /hr—$39,715

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 Corrections Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Exec 2

FY 2026, amount paid