Kolar, Jane
Governors Staff-SupportGovernors OfficeRamsey CountyFull-time
Press 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 2022 to FY 2025, pay went up 108% while consumer prices went up 13%. After inflation, pay is up 85% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $48,605 | −22.8% | +2.6% | −24.8% |
| FY 2024 | $62,964 | +8.3% | +3.3% | +4.8% |
| FY 2023 | $58,152 | +148.8% | +6.3% | +134.1% |
| FY 2022 | $23,375 | — | — | — |
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 · Governors Staff-Support
Paid more than 41% of the 34 people with this job title that year. The median was $49,200.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Governors Office Press Staff | Governors Staff-Support Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $31.68 /hr | — | $48,605 |
| 2024 | Governors Office Press Staff | Governors Staff-Support Full-time | Ramsey | $30.32 /hr | — | $62,964 |
| 2023 | Governors Office Press Staff | Governors Staff-Support Full-time | Ramsey | $28.74 /hr | — | $58,152 |
| 2022 | Governors Office Executive Operations | Governors Staff-Professional Full-time | Ramsey | $23.95 /hr | — | $23,375 |
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 Governors Office
FY 2025, amount paid
- Schmitter, Christopher L$195,451Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Fee, Mary L.$182,518Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- O'Connor, Anne Victoria$182,518Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Carlbom, Richard F$165,939Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Frie, Amanda LouAnn$157,246Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Tanis, Patrick J$157,246Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Montgomery, Leah Helen Mennis$156,507Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- McDonnell, Craig P$153,550Governors Staff Mngrl
Highest paid as Governors Staff-Support
FY 2025, amount paid
- Wallwork, Chloe A$71,312Governors Office
- Padden, Katelyn M.$68,009Governors Office
- Boyd, Corey L$65,807Governors Office
- Nolan, Makenzie Cain$65,807Governors Office
- Rice, Emmet$65,807Governors Office
- Scovil, Julianna R.$62,556Governors Office
- Dereje, Hannah H$62,386Governors Office
- Patterson, Paige$62,329Governors Office