Houska, Joseph
Electronic Systems SpecialistCorrections DeptCarlton CountyFull-time
ML Electronics Supervisor. 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 2023 to FY 2024, pay went up 55% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 50% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $44,294 | +54.7% | +3.3% | +49.7% |
| FY 2023 | $28,640 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Electronic Systems Specialist
Paid more than 12% of the 42 people with this job title that year. The median was $74,677.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Corrections Dept ML Electronics Supervisor | Electronic Systems Specialist Full-time · left during year | Carlton | $32.28 /hr | $47 | $44,294 |
| 2023 | Corrections Dept ML Electronics Supervisor | Electronic Systems Specialist Full-time | Carlton | $29.74 /hr | $89 | $28,640 |
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 Corrections Dept
FY 2024, amount paid
- Amsterdam, James T$283,457Medical Specialist 4
- Will, Laurence E.$229,580Dentist
- Larson, Nanette M$224,917Health Services Director
- Brooks, Charles$214,749Registered Nurse Senior
- Piccolino, Adam L.$206,088Behavioral Med Practitioner Sr
- Berry, Darrel M$187,461Corr Lieutenant
- Schnell, Paul P$183,679Commissioner-Corrections
- Robinson, Karen M$180,481General Counsel 3
Highest paid as Electronic Systems Specialist
FY 2024, amount paid
- Christopherson, Ronald H$94,213Transportation Dept
- Dorsey, Roderick$92,589Corrections Dept
- Berg, Gary A$89,265Transportation Dept
- Byrne, Brenda L$88,299Transportation Dept
- Fauver, Grant William$87,325Corrections Dept
- Kasper, Anthony Jay$87,093Transportation Dept
- Scholla, Kent Gary$85,099Corrections Dept
- Budisalovich, Jason$77,974Human Services Dept