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Kolstad, Amanda

Dental AssistantHuman Services DeptOtter Tail CountyPart-time

Dental Fergus Falls Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$18,410
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$485
FY 2019
Highest year
$17,925
FY 2018
Yearly average
$9,205
across years on record
Change since first year
-97%
FY 2018 to FY 2019 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K$17,9252018$4852019
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2019, pay went down 97% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 97% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$485−97.3%+2.1%−97.4%
FY 2018$17,925———

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 · Dental Assistant

Paid more than 0% of the 31 people with this job title that year. The median was $38,043.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2019Human Services Dept
Dental Fergus Falls Staff
Dental Assistant
Part-time · left during year
Otter Tail$20.30 /hr—$485
2018Human Services Dept
Dental Fergus Falls Staff
Dental Asst Registered
Part-time
Otter Tail$19.85 /hr—$17,925

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 2019, amount paid

Highest paid as Dental Assistant

FY 2019, amount paid