Kraft, Michael S
Corr Officer 2Corrections DeptCarlton CountyFull-time
ML Security Lieutenant 2. 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 2012 to FY 2014, pay went up 7% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 4% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2014 | $33,332 | −5.6% | +1.6% | −7.0% |
| FY 2013 | $35,292 | +13.5% | +1.7% | +11.6% |
| FY 2012 | $31,096 | — | — | — |
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 2014 · Corr Officer 2
Paid more than 7% of the 1,536 people with this job title that year. The median was $43,437.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Corrections Dept ML Security Lieutenant 2 | Corr Officer 2 Full-time · left during year | Carlton | $18.83 /hr | $459 | $33,332 |
| 2013 | Corrections Dept ML Unit Lieutenant 4 | Corr Officer 2 Full-time | Carlton | $17.29 /hr | — | $35,292 |
| 2012 | Corrections Dept ML Unit Lieutenant 4 | Corr Officer 1 Full-time | Carlton | $15.10 /hr | $87 | $31,096 |
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 Corrections Dept
FY 2014, amount paid
- Will, Laurence E.$134,456Dentist
- Heringlake, Christopher B$133,323Dentist
- Lawhead, Wayne$133,316Dentist
- Blasing, Kenneth$130,805Dentist
- Koenig, James C$130,798Dentist
- King, John$124,856Asst Commr Corrections
- Solheid, Ronald P$124,856Deputy Commr Corrections
- Wojcik, Lisa$121,935Asst Commr Corrections
Highest paid as Corr Officer 2
FY 2014, amount paid
- Fah-Ellsworth, Rose M$94,385Corrections Dept
- Paulson, Vaughn M$67,752Corrections Dept
- Tvedt, Daniel M$67,138Corrections Dept
- Austreng, Bronson J$67,028Corrections Dept
- Troska, Jacek P$66,121Corrections Dept
- Hollencamp, Joseph J$65,154Corrections Dept
- Firkus, Gerald J$64,489Corrections Dept
- Jackson, Roderick P$63,753Corrections Dept