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Lahtonen, Rita K

Accounting TechnicianNatural Resources DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

FOR Admn Bus Mgt. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$758,255
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$67,295
FY 2026
Highest year
$67,295
FY 2026
Yearly average
$47,391
across years on record
Change since first year
+123%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 123% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 50% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$67,295+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$66,244+4.5%+2.6%+1.8%
FY 2024$63,380+1.1%+3.3%−2.1%
FY 2023$62,663+15.0%+6.3%+8.2%
FY 2022$54,477+5.1%+7.2%−2.0%
FY 2021$51,852+5.3%+2.3%+2.9%
FY 2020$49,239+5.1%+1.6%+3.5%
FY 2019$46,828+5.2%+2.1%+3.1%
FY 2018$44,497+4.9%+2.3%+2.6%
FY 2017$42,429+5.3%+1.8%+3.4%
FY 2016$40,294+5.2%+0.7%+4.5%
FY 2015$38,295+4.4%+0.7%+3.7%
FY 2014$36,679+9.0%+1.6%+7.3%
FY 2013$33,658+11.3%+1.7%+9.5%
FY 2012$30,235+0.1%+2.9%−2.7%
FY 2011$30,192———

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 2026 · Accounting Technician

Paid more than 77% of the 264 people with this job title that year. The median was $64,437.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
FOR Admn Bus Mgt
Accounting Technician
Full-time
Ramsey$32.37 /hr—$67,295
2025Natural Resources Dept
FOR Admn Bus Mgt
Accounting Technician
Full-time
Ramsey$31.89 /hr—$66,244
2024Natural Resources Dept
FOR Admn Bus Mgt
Accounting Technician
Full-time
Ramsey$30.52 /hr—$63,380
2023Natural Resources Dept
FOR Admn Bus Mgt
Accounting Technician
Full-time
Ramsey$28.93 /hr—$62,663
2022Natural Resources Dept
FOR Admn Bus Mgt
Account Clerk Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$26.23 /hr—$54,477
2021Natural Resources Dept
FOR Admn Bus Mgt
Account Clerk Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$25.59 /hr—$51,852
2020Natural Resources Dept
FOR Admn Bus Mgt
Account Clerk Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$24.24 /hr—$49,239
2019Natural Resources Dept
FOR Admn Bus Mgt
Account Clerk Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$23.08 /hr—$46,828
2018Natural Resources Dept
FOR Admn Bus Mgt
Account Clerk Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$21.85 /hr—$44,497
2017Natural Resources Dept
FOR Admn Bus Mgt
Account Clerk Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$20.89 /hr—$42,429
2016Natural Resources Dept
FOR Admn Bus Mgt
Account Clerk Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$19.81 /hr—$40,294
2015Natural Resources Dept
FOR Admn Bus Mgt
Account Clerk Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$18.82 /hr$27$38,295
2014Natural Resources Dept
FOR Admn Bus Mgt
Account Clerk Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$17.79 /hr$480$36,679
2013Natural Resources Dept
FOR Admn Bus Mgt
Account Clerk Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$16.83 /hr—$33,658
2012MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU Normandale CC Clerical
Account Clerk Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$15.63 /hr—$30,235
2011Corrections Dept
DOC Records Management Supvr
Office & Admin Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$14.54 /hr$174$30,192

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 Natural Resources Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Accounting Technician

FY 2026, amount paid