Kaufman, Gaile E
Office & Admin Specialist SrHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
HRD Admin Supp Staff. 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 2011 to FY 2025, pay went up 1% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is down 30% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $43,189 | −26.7% | +2.6% | −28.6% |
| FY 2024 | $58,915 | −2.6% | +3.3% | −5.7% |
| FY 2023 | $60,493 | +11.0% | +6.3% | +4.4% |
| FY 2022 | $54,516 | +2.6% | +7.2% | −4.3% |
| FY 2021 | $53,153 | +2.8% | +2.3% | +0.5% |
| FY 2020 | $51,699 | +1.7% | +1.6% | +0.1% |
| FY 2019 | $50,829 | +3.2% | +2.1% | +1.1% |
| FY 2018 | $49,264 | +1.3% | +2.3% | −0.9% |
| FY 2017 | $48,638 | +2.5% | +1.8% | +0.6% |
| FY 2016 | $47,462 | +2.5% | +0.7% | +1.8% |
| FY 2015 | $46,296 | +3.0% | +0.7% | +2.2% |
| FY 2014 | $44,950 | +4.0% | +1.6% | +2.4% |
| FY 2013 | $43,221 | −2.8% | +1.7% | −4.4% |
| FY 2012 | $44,474 | +4.3% | +2.9% | +1.3% |
| FY 2011 | $42,642 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Office & Admin Specialist Sr
Paid more than 12% of the 919 people with this job title that year. The median was $59,774.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
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| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Health Department HRD Admin Supp Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Sr Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $29.65 /hr | — | $43,189 |
| 2024 | Health Department HRD Admin Supp Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $28.37 /hr | — | $58,915 |
| 2023 | Health Department HRD Admin Supp Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $26.89 /hr | — | $60,493 |
| 2022 | Health Department Admin Supp Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $26.23 /hr | $39 | $54,516 |
| 2021 | Health Department Administrative Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $25.59 /hr | — | $53,153 |
| 2020 | Health Department Administrative Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $24.97 /hr | $19 | $51,699 |
| 2019 | Health Department Administrative Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $24.42 /hr | $92 | $50,829 |
| 2018 | Health Department Administrative Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $23.88 /hr | — | $49,264 |
| 2017 | Health Department Administrative Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $23.41 /hr | — | $48,638 |
| 2016 | Health Department Investigation Unit Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $22.84 /hr | — | $47,462 |
| 2015 | Health Department Investigation Unit Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $22.28 /hr | — | $46,296 |
| 2014 | Health Department Investigation Unit Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $21.63 /hr | — | $44,950 |
| 2013 | Health Department OHFC Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $21.00 /hr | — | $43,221 |
| 2012 | Health Department OHFC Staff | Office & Admin Specialist Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $20.59 /hr | — | $44,474 |
| 2011 | Human Services Dept MinnesotaCare Group 12 | Office & Admin Specialist Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $20.59 /hr | — | $42,642 |
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 Health Department
FY 2025, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$314,038Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$262,107Medical Specialist 2
- Witkowski, James J$191,918Public Health Sanitarian Supv
- Underwood, Wendy Lynne$185,504Deputy Commr Health
- Cunningham, Brooke$180,294Commissioner-Health
- Benson, Robin Christopher$178,920General Counsel 3
- Desai, Jay$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Smith, Kirk E$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Office & Admin Specialist Sr
FY 2025, amount paid
- Rolczynski, Margo A$130,843MN St Colleges & Universities
- Bement, Alecia M$116,026MN St Colleges & Universities
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- Doherty, Jolene M$79,533MN St Colleges & Universities
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- Miller, Kathryn A$77,814Natural Resources Dept
- Durham, Amanda Victoria$72,611Public Safety Dept
- Humeniuk, Teresa M$71,845Natural Resources Dept