Hommell, Karen
Skills Development SpecialistHuman Services DeptChisago CountyFull-time
MSOCS FC Center City. 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 2025, pay went up 217% while consumer prices went up 25%. After inflation, pay is up 153% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $43,798 | −24.8% | +2.6% | −26.7% |
| FY 2024 | $58,221 | +15.5% | +3.3% | +11.8% |
| FY 2023 | $50,415 | +5.7% | +6.3% | −0.5% |
| FY 2022 | $47,706 | +4.7% | +7.2% | −2.3% |
| FY 2021 | $45,555 | −1.4% | +2.3% | −3.6% |
| FY 2020 | $46,193 | +234.8% | +1.6% | +229.7% |
| FY 2019 | $13,796 | — | — | — |
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 · Skills Development Specialist
Paid more than 9% of the 200 people with this job title that year. The median was $70,648.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
7 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Human Services Dept MSOCS FC Center City | Skills Development Specialist Full-time · left during year | Chisago | $30.80 /hr | $1,722 | $43,798 |
| 2024 | Human Services Dept MSOCS FC Center City | Skills Development Specialist Full-time | Chisago | $29.47 /hr | $178 | $58,221 |
| 2023 | Human Services Dept MSOCS DT&H Cambridge Comm Res | Work Therapy Technician Part-time | Isanti | $24.60 /hr | $117 | $50,415 |
| 2022 | Human Services Dept MSOCS DT&H East Metro Comm Res | Work Therapy Technician Part-time | Ramsey | $23.41 /hr | $3,851 | $47,706 |
| 2021 | Human Services Dept MSOCS FC Loyola | Behavior Modification Asst Part-time | Chisago | $22.21 /hr | $6,234 | $45,555 |
| 2020 | Human Services Dept MSOCS FC Loyola | Behavior Modification Asst Part-time | Chisago | $21.08 /hr | $3,649 | $46,193 |
| 2019 | Human Services Dept MSOCS FC Scandia | Human Svcs Technician Full-time | Washington | $18.53 /hr | $503 | $13,796 |
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
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- 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 Skills Development Specialist
FY 2025, amount paid
- Baalson, Heather L$109,515Direct Care and Treatment Dept
- Anderson, DeNisha Jeanette$105,282Direct Care and Treatment Dept
- Wartsbaugh, Keith B$103,944Direct Care and Treatment Dept
- Israelson, Carolyn E$101,618Direct Care and Treatment Dept
- Said, Suad A$101,497Direct Care and Treatment Dept
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- Johnson, Shannon Leone$90,941Direct Care and Treatment Dept
- Moe, Bryan D$87,747Direct Care and Treatment Dept