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Karnuth, Kathleen I

Exec 2Education DepartmentHennepin CountyFull-time

Deputy Commissioner. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$498,715
over 9 fiscal years
Latest year
$54,910
FY 2019
Highest year
$61,742
FY 2018
Yearly average
$55,413
across years on record
Change since first year
+11%
FY 2011 to FY 2019 · prices +15%

Pay by fiscal year

Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$49,4512011$50,9682012$54,0432013$56,1352014$55,7502015$57,1462016$58,5692017$61,7422018$54,9102019
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2019, pay went up 11% while consumer prices went up 15%. After inflation, pay is down 3% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$54,910−11.1%+2.1%−12.9%
FY 2018$61,742+5.4%+2.3%+3.1%
FY 2017$58,569+2.5%+1.8%+0.6%
FY 2016$57,146+2.5%+0.7%+1.8%
FY 2015$55,750−0.7%+0.7%−1.4%
FY 2014$56,135+3.9%+1.6%+2.3%
FY 2013$54,043+6.0%+1.7%+4.3%
FY 2012$50,968+3.1%+2.9%+0.1%
FY 2011$49,451———

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 2019 · Exec 2

Paid more than 27% of the 84 people with this job title that year. The median was $60,997.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

9 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2019Education Department
Deputy Commissioner
Exec 2
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$29.40 /hr—$54,910
2018Education Department
Deputy Commissioner
Exec 2
Full-time
Hennepin$28.75 /hr—$61,742
2017Education Department
Deputy Commissioner
Exec 2
Full-time
Hennepin$28.19 /hr—$58,569
2016Education Department
Deputy Commissioner
Exec 2
Full-time
Hennepin$27.50 /hr—$57,146
2015Education Department
Deputy Commissioner
Exec 2
Full-time
Hennepin$26.83 /hr—$55,750
2014Education Department
Deputy Commissioner
Exec 2
Full-time
Hennepin$26.05 /hr—$56,135
2013Education Department
Deputy Commissioner
Exec 2
Full-time
Hennepin$25.29 /hr—$54,043
2012Education Department
Deputy Commissioner
Executive 2
Full-time
Hennepin$24.79 /hr—$50,968
2011Education Department
Deputy Commissioner
Executive 2
Full-time
Hennepin$24.79 /hr—$49,451

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 Education Department

FY 2019, amount paid

Highest paid as Exec 2

FY 2019, amount paid