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Kittelson, Vanessa Joy

Agency Policy SpecialistHuman Services DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

HCA HRQ Rsch & Data Analysis 2. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$248,919
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$33,640
FY 2020
Highest year
$80,203
FY 2019
Yearly average
$49,784
across years on record
Change since first year
+891%
FY 2016 to FY 2020 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$3,3962016$71,3422017$60,3392018$80,2032019$33,6402020
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2020, pay went up 891% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is up 818% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2020$33,640−58.1%+1.6%−58.7%
FY 2019$80,203+32.9%+2.1%+30.2%
FY 2018$60,339−15.4%+2.3%−17.3%
FY 2017$71,342+2,000.9%+1.8%+1,962.9%
FY 2016$3,396———

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 · Agency Policy Specialist

Paid more than 5% of the 106 people with this job title that year. The median was $81,100.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2020Human Services Dept
HCA HRQ Rsch & Data Analysis 2
Agency Policy Specialist
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$41.21 /hr—$33,640
2019Human Services Dept
HCA HRQ Rsch & Data Analysis 2
Agency Policy Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$38.75 /hr—$80,203
2018Human Services Dept
HCA HRQ Rsch & Data Analysis 2
Agency Policy Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$36.63 /hr—$60,339
2017Human Services Dept
HCA HRQ Rsch & Data Analysis 2
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$35.91 /hr—$71,342
2016Human Services Dept
HCA HRQ Rsch & Data Analysis 2
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$30.32 /hr—$3,396

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 Human Services Dept

FY 2020, amount paid

Highest paid as Agency Policy Specialist

FY 2020, amount paid