Helstrom, Jack Robert
Recreation Program AsstHuman Services DeptNicollet CountyFull-time
Forensics Recreational Therapy. 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 2020, pay went up 22% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 20% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $41,270 | +21.9% | +1.6% | +20.0% |
| FY 2019 | $33,855 | — | — | — |
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 2020 · Recreation Program Asst
Paid more than 71% of the 41 people with this job title that year. The median was $4,636.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Human Services Dept Forensics Recreational Therapy | Recreation Program Asst Full-time · left during year | Nicollet | $20.53 /hr | $82 | $41,270 |
| 2019 | Human Services Dept MSH Recreational Therapists | Recreation Program Asst Full-time | Nicollet | $19.10 /hr | $729 | $33,855 |
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 2020, amount paid
- Ahmed, Shabeer$530,587Psychiatrist 3
- Matzen, Ted A$487,281Psychiatrist 1
- Ward, Randy K$459,336Psychiatrist 3
- Stevens, KyleeAnn Sophia$454,791Psychiatrist 5
- Kruse, Matthew R.$446,323Psychiatrist 2
- Harmandayan, Maria$388,553Psychiatrist 4
- Miller, Peter Scott$369,927Psychiatrist 3
- Houts, Frederick W$351,114Psychiatrist 3
Highest paid as Recreation Program Asst
FY 2020, amount paid
- Aldinger, Joshua$54,742Veterans Affairs Dept
- Anderson, Bradley S$54,614Veterans Affairs Dept
- Piepho, Timothy Blaine$51,140Veterans Affairs Dept
- Kranz, Olivia Grace$49,033Human Services Dept
- Hohman, Stacey K$44,860Veterans Affairs Dept
- Dickinson, Spencer John Monroe$43,791Human Services Dept
- Hamer, Clare Lynn$43,636Human Services Dept
- Strassburg, Christina M$43,138Veterans Affairs Dept