Hougo, Mae E.
Governors Staff-ProfessionalGovernors OfficeRamsey CountyFull-time
Executive Operations. 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 down 5% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 6% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $15,502 | −4.5% | +1.6% | −6.0% |
| FY 2019 | $16,234 | — | — | — |
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 · Governors Staff-Professional
Paid more than 15% of the 34 people with this job title that year. The median was $45,676.
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 | Governors Office Executive Operations | Governors Staff-Professional Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $18.20 /hr | — | $15,502 |
| 2019 | Governors Office Executive Operations | Governors Staff-Professional Full-time | Ramsey | $18.20 /hr | — | $16,234 |
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 Governors Office
FY 2020, amount paid
- Schmitter, Christopher L$136,910Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Nguyen, Hue T$132,614Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Procaccini, Karl C$126,714Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Walz, Timothy J$125,195Governor
- Beckmann, Kristin$123,434Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Loyola Melendez, Migdalia M.$114,566Governors Staff Mngrl
- Simpson, Amanda M$109,929Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Johnson, Katherine L.$92,517Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
Highest paid as Governors Staff-Professional
FY 2020, amount paid
- Lefholz, Emily Joyce$69,888Governors Office
- Parks, Emily M$69,784Governors Office
- Sutton, Charles S$68,744Governors Office
- Johnson, Aara A$66,747Governors Office
- Yates, Cherie$66,581Governors Office
- Ness, Patrick McCarthy$65,910Governors Office
- Sobotka, Suzanne P$62,908Governors Office
- Buckmeier, Amy$56,763Governors Office