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Kurth, Heather A

Security CounselorHuman Services DeptNicollet CountyFull-time

MSH Nights A. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$215,639
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$46,388
FY 2015 · $566 overtime
Highest year
$46,388
FY 2015
Yearly average
$43,128
across years on record
Change since first year
+25%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$37,2412011$42,6862012$43,4662013$45,8582014$46,3882015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went up 25% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is up 16% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$46,388+1.2%+0.7%+0.4%
FY 2014$45,858+5.5%+1.6%+3.9%
FY 2013$43,466+1.8%+1.7%+0.2%
FY 2012$42,686+14.6%+2.9%+11.4%
FY 2011$37,241———

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 2015 · Security Counselor

Paid more than 64% of the 652 people with this job title that year. The median was $43,775.

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
2015Human Services Dept
MSH Nights A
Security Counselor
Full-time
Nicollet$23.46 /hr$566$46,388
2014Human Services Dept
MSH 200
Security Counselor
Full-time
Nicollet$22.21 /hr$625$45,858
2013Human Services Dept
MSH 200
Security Counselor
Full-time
Nicollet$21.00 /hr$1,261$43,466
2012Human Services Dept
MSH 300
Security Counselor
Full-time
Nicollet$20.01 /hr$647$42,686
2011Human Services Dept
MSH 800
Security Counselor
Full-time
Nicollet$19.46 /hr$452$37,241

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Security Counselor

FY 2015, amount paid