Hammond, Clarissa
State Prog Admin SrAgriculture DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
Licensing&Certifications Staff. 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 2014 to FY 2015, pay went up 41% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is up 40% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2015 | $52,885 | +41.3% | +0.7% | +40.3% |
| FY 2014 | $37,422 | — | — | — |
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 2015 · State Prog Admin Sr
Paid more than 44% of the 338 people with this job title that year. The median was $54,965.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Agriculture Dept Licensing&Certifications Staff | State Prog Admin Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $25.69 /hr | — | $52,885 |
| 2014 | Agriculture Dept Pesticide & Fertilizer Mgmt | State Prog Admin Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $24.08 /hr | — | $37,422 |
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 Agriculture Dept
FY 2015, amount paid
- Frederickson, David John$122,866Commissioner-Agriculture
- Boerboom, James A$120,920Deputy Commr Agriculture
- Starkey, Michael F$113,551Planning Dir State
- Read, David J$112,431State Prog Admin Manager Sr
- Hanks, Mary J$111,549State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Ernest, Stephen J$111,119State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Friisoe, Geir Y.$111,119State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Buzicky, Gregory C$108,508State Prog Admin Manager Prin
Highest paid as State Prog Admin Sr
FY 2015, amount paid
- Nierengarten, Gary Joseph$141,039Military Affairs Dept
- Anderson, Zanona L.$83,574Human Services Dept
- Sinkfield, Essie L$80,962Human Services Dept
- Gonzalez, Ladaphone$80,593Human Services Dept
- Armstrong, John Alan$74,256Human Services Dept
- Lillion, Patricia A$71,932Human Services Dept
- Ledkins, Linda D$71,135Human Services Dept
- Older, Tonia F$70,516Human Services Dept