Hoeft, Melissa
Human Svcs Prog Rep 1Human Services DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
HCA HCEO Processing 8. 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 2017 to FY 2018, pay went down 33% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 35% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2018 | $13,522 | −33.4% | +2.3% | −34.9% |
| FY 2017 | $20,307 | — | — | — |
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 2018 · Human Svcs Prog Rep 1
Paid more than 5% of the 225 people with this job title that year. The median was $61,669.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Human Services Dept HCA HCEO Processing 8 | Human Svcs Prog Rep 1 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $24.32 /hr | — | $13,522 |
| 2017 | Human Services Dept HCA HCEO Elig Sys Resource Ctr | State Prog Admin Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $24.32 /hr | $73 | $20,307 |
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 2018, amount paid
- Ahmed, Shabeer$444,477Psychiatrist 3
- Stevens, KyleeAnn Sophia$442,763Psychiatrist 5
- Ward, Randy K$438,173Psychiatrist 3
- Matzen, Ted A$380,479Psychiatrist 1
- Kruse, Matthew R.$376,275Psychiatrist 2
- Miller, Peter Scott$344,286Psychiatrist 3
- Hirachan, Soniya$340,588Psychiatrist 4
- Houts, Frederick W$319,813Psychiatrist 2
Highest paid as Human Svcs Prog Rep 1
FY 2018, amount paid
- Johnson, Sheila M$92,937Human Services Dept
- Sunde, Susan R$89,289Human Services Dept
- Churack, Susan B$85,685Human Services Dept
- Bady, Patricia K$79,880Human Services Dept
- Her, Vang Vana Kong$79,435Human Services Dept
- Sinkfield, Essie L$77,960Human Services Dept
- Ahle, Karen M$76,001Human Services Dept
- Amundson-Johnson, Kaija M$75,790Human Services Dept