Heying, Chad A
Agric SpecialistAgriculture DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
Manufactured Food Safety B Stf. 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 2018 to FY 2019, pay went up 418% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 407% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2019 | $36,482 | +417.8% | +2.1% | +407.3% |
| FY 2018 | $7,045 | — | — | — |
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 2019 · Agric Specialist
Paid more than 16% of the 19 people with this job title that year. The median was $47,335.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Agriculture Dept Manufactured Food Safety B Stf | Agric Specialist Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $22.20 /hr | $164 | $36,482 |
| 2018 | Agriculture Dept Manufactured Food Safety B Stf | Agric Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $21.71 /hr | $98 | $7,045 |
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 2019, amount paid
- Vaubel, Andrea Fetherston$122,664Deputy Commr Agriculture
- Horvath, Gareth$121,769State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Kromschroeder, Sherry$119,708State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Abrahamson, Mark D$118,907State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Neeser, Nicole Lynn$118,907State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Frederickson, David John$115,070Commissioner-Agriculture
- Stokes, Susan E$114,115Asst Commr Agriculture
- Hugunin, Paul S$111,783State Prog Admin Manager Prin
Highest paid as Agric Specialist
FY 2019, amount paid
- Faba, Margaret M$63,791Agriculture Dept
- Stewart, Steven Curtis$63,092Agriculture Dept
- Lawrence, Steven A.$62,850Agriculture Dept
- Lee, See$58,397Agriculture Dept
- Braun, Nicholas G$57,635Agriculture Dept
- Ketchum, Mary Sue$54,975Agriculture Dept
- Schue, Andrea Kathleen$51,681Agriculture Dept
- Siem, Dylan Michael$51,431Agriculture Dept