Lais, Patrick C
Corr CaptainCorrections DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
DOC Central Transportation. 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 2011 to FY 2013, pay went down 46% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is down 49% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2013 | $44,339 | −48.3% | +1.7% | −49.2% |
| FY 2012 | $85,796 | +3.6% | +2.9% | +0.7% |
| FY 2011 | $82,786 | — | — | — |
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 2013 · Corr Captain
Paid more than 0% of the 15 people with this job title that year. The median was $82,016.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Corrections Dept DOC Central Transportation | Corr Captain Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $37.63 /hr | — | $44,339 |
| 2012 | Corrections Dept DOC Central Transportation | Corr Captain Full-time | Ramsey | $37.63 /hr | $4,516 | $85,796 |
| 2011 | Corrections Dept DOC Central Transportation | Corr Captain Full-time | Ramsey | $37.63 /hr | $4,516 | $82,786 |
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 2013, amount paid
- Heringlake, Christopher B$128,209Dentist
- Will, Laurence E.$128,209Dentist
- Blasing, Kenneth$127,536Dentist
- Koenig, James C$125,765Dentist
- Lawhead, Wayne$125,765Dentist
- Hammer, Steven$111,253Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt
- Carlson, Jill$110,568Corr Field Serv Dir
- Gau, Collin M$110,568Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt
Highest paid as Corr Captain
FY 2013, amount paid
- Ayers, Steven E$86,206Corrections Dept
- Sullivan, Terrance P$83,490Corrections Dept
- Palmer, Leaf$83,400Corrections Dept
- Nelson, Debra K$83,141Corrections Dept
- Gurney, David Lee$83,108Corrections Dept
- Pasch, Thomas J$82,802Corrections Dept
- Zuk, Dale A$82,184Corrections Dept
- Weis, Dean C$82,016Corrections Dept