Hansen, Kara Lynnette
Mental Health Prog AsstHuman Services DeptCrow Wing CountyFull-time
MSHS Brainerd Rehab Worker. 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 2020 to FY 2025, pay went up 711% while consumer prices went up 24%. After inflation, pay is up 557% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $49,826 | −10.7% | +2.6% | −13.0% |
| FY 2024 | $55,787 | −16.1% | +3.3% | −18.8% |
| FY 2023 | $66,519 | +42.5% | +6.3% | +34.1% |
| FY 2022 | $46,689 | +20.6% | +7.2% | +12.5% |
| FY 2021 | $38,712 | +530.4% | +2.3% | +516.2% |
| FY 2020 | $6,141 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Mental Health Prog Asst
Paid more than 30% of the 188 people with this job title that year. The median was $63,436.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
6 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Human Services Dept MSHS Brainerd Rehab Worker | Mental Health Prog Asst Full-time · left during year | Crow Wing | $26.46 /hr | $6,084 | $49,826 |
| 2024 | Human Services Dept MSHS Brainerd Rehab Worker | Mental Health Prog Asst Full-time | Crow Wing | $25.32 /hr | $3,843 | $55,787 |
| 2023 | Human Services Dept MSOCS FC Forestview | Behavior Modification Asst Part-time | Crow Wing | $22.70 /hr | $12,442 | $66,519 |
| 2022 | Human Services Dept MSOCS FC Forestview | Human Svcs Technician Part-time | Crow Wing | $19.39 /hr | $7,989 | $46,689 |
| 2021 | Human Services Dept MSOCS FC Forestview | Human Svcs Technician Part-time | Crow Wing | $18.06 /hr | $5,309 | $38,712 |
| 2020 | Human Services Dept MSOCS FC Forestview | Human Svcs Technician Part-time | Crow Wing | $15.43 /hr | $655 | $6,141 |
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 Human Services Dept
FY 2025, amount paid
- Chomilo, Nathan Tseboh$235,515Medical Specialist 4
- Brown, Kary$220,412Registered Nurse Advanced Prac
- Vanbuskirk, Alan B$201,150Institutional Supp Svcs Dir
- Swanson, Jeffrey J$201,114Human Services Manager 4
- Farago, Nichole J$198,536Deputy Commr Human Services
- Provance, Jeffrey Todd$197,977Dir Actuarial & Reg Plcy Analy
- Gandhi, Shireen Karla$189,128Commissioner-Human Services
- Akbay, Amy Kaldor$187,338General Counsel 3
Highest paid as Mental Health Prog Asst
FY 2025, amount paid
- Kpahn, Wilfred N$156,972Direct Care and Treatment Dept
- Adigun, Sule Oladimeji$129,922Direct Care and Treatment Dept
- Fomenky, Philip Alem$120,546Direct Care and Treatment Dept
- Calistro, Lonnie J$114,400Direct Care and Treatment Dept
- Rogers, Patricia$114,218Direct Care and Treatment Dept
- Akinpelu, Christiana Aina$112,738Direct Care and Treatment Dept
- Wencel, Barbara J$111,994Direct Care and Treatment Dept
- Amah I, Christopher Anyam$111,913Direct Care and Treatment Dept