Horton, Christopher Thomas
Rehabilitation Couns CareerLabor & Industry DeptOlmsted CountyFull-time
VRU #2. 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 2023, pay went up 482% while consumer prices went up 18%. After inflation, pay is up 392% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $81,572 | +14.3% | +6.3% | +7.6% |
| FY 2022 | $71,345 | +6.5% | +7.2% | −0.6% |
| FY 2021 | $66,969 | +7.1% | +2.3% | +4.7% |
| FY 2020 | $62,518 | +346.4% | +1.6% | +339.5% |
| FY 2019 | $14,006 | — | — | — |
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 2023 · Rehabilitation Couns Career
Paid more than 39% of the 152 people with this job title that year. The median was $85,700.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
5 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Labor & Industry Dept VRU #2 | Rehabilitation Couns Career Full-time · left during year | Olmsted | $38.38 /hr | — | $81,572 |
| 2022 | Labor & Industry Dept VRU #2 | Rehabilitation Couns Career Full-time | Olmsted | $36.12 /hr | — | $71,345 |
| 2021 | Labor & Industry Dept VRU #2 | Rehabilitation Couns Sr Full-time | Olmsted | $32.79 /hr | $602 | $66,969 |
| 2020 | Labor & Industry Dept VRU #2 | Rehabilitation Couns Sr Full-time | Olmsted | $30.93 /hr | — | $62,518 |
| 2019 | Labor & Industry Dept VRU #2 | Rehabilitation Couns Sr Full-time | Olmsted | $29.18 /hr | — | $14,006 |
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 Labor & Industry Dept
FY 2023, amount paid
- McKown, Scott D$169,948Asst Dir Constr Codes & Lic
- Blissenbach, Nicole Marie$156,734Commissioner-Labor & Industry
- Perushek, Mary Katherine$152,646Deputy Commr Labor & Industry
- Daly, Kathleen M$150,735Asst Commr Labor & Industry
- Gladitsch, Lee M$147,688Construction Code Rep 2
- Durenberger, Charles R$147,151Asst Dir Constr Codes & Lic
- Stimac, Jessica Marlene$146,396General Counsel 2
- McLellan, Scott D$145,813Dir Constru Codes and Lic
Highest paid as Rehabilitation Couns Career
FY 2023, amount paid
- Carrington-Irwin, Melissa M$94,921Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Johnson, Kathryn A$89,843Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Robertson, Curt C$88,699Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Holton, Susan M$87,056Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Reis, Mary C$87,056Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Emory, Steven H$87,051Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Carlson Viana, Larissa Ann$87,008Labor & Industry Dept
- Smith Lobin, Barbara A$86,961Employ & Econ Development Dept