Johnson, Diah
Fingerprint TechnicianPublic Safety DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
BIOMETRICS UNIT. 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 36% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 32% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $50,650 | +36.1% | +3.3% | +31.8% |
| FY 2023 | $37,206 | — | — | — |
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 · Fingerprint Technician
Paid more than 29% of the 17 people with this job title that year. The median was $52,477.
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 | Public Safety Dept BIOMETRICS UNIT | Fingerprint Technician Full-time | Ramsey | $24.24 /hr | $782 | $50,650 |
| 2023 | Public Safety Dept Crim Hist Record Info COE 1 | Fingerprint Technician Full-time | Ramsey | $21.81 /hr | — | $37,206 |
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 Public Safety Dept
FY 2024, amount paid
- Langer, Matthew$295,234State Patrol Chief
- Lautigar, Michael R$227,682State Patrol Trooper
- Meagher, Sean A$218,604Proj Functional Manager
- Stearns, Jeffery J$200,676State Patrol Trooper
- Wahl, Adiel S$197,110State Patrol Trooper
- Miletich, Dana J$196,727State Patrol Lieutenant
- Krambeer, Adam James$196,613State Patrol Trooper
- Happke, Keith G.$193,628State Patrol Trooper
Highest paid as Fingerprint Technician
FY 2024, amount paid
- Mork, Nathan H$72,688Public Safety Dept
- Mercill, Dawn E$69,528Public Safety Dept
- Gumatz, Jeffrey R$64,962Public Safety Dept
- Coussens, Casey J$59,013Public Safety Dept
- Swenson, Phillip Dean$57,510Public Safety Dept
- Hammel, Tucker Alexander$56,605Public Safety Dept
- Yang, Tia$55,759Public Safety Dept
- Knoll, Brooklyn Sue$53,502Public Safety Dept