Lee, May Chao
State Prog Admin Manager SrHuman Services DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
OPR Legal Management Office. 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 2015, pay went up 3,025% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 2,904% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2015 | $95,768 | +8.9% | +0.7% | +8.1% |
| FY 2014 | $87,977 | +5.1% | +1.6% | +3.4% |
| FY 2013 | $83,739 | +2,632.3% | +1.7% | +2,587.6% |
| FY 2012 | $3,065 | — | — | — |
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 · State Prog Admin Manager Sr
Paid more than 39% of the 161 people with this job title that year. The median was $97,192.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
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| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Human Services Dept OPR Legal Management Office | State Prog Admin Manager Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $45.96 /hr | — | $95,768 |
| 2014 | Human Services Dept OPR Legal Management Office | State Prog Admin Manager Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $43.12 /hr | — | $87,977 |
| 2013 | Human Services Dept OPR Legal Management Office | State Prog Admin Manager Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $40.45 /hr | — | $83,739 |
| 2012 | Human Services Dept OPR Legal Management Office | State Prog Admin Manager Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $38.31 /hr | — | $3,065 |
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
- Pratt, Steven E.$376,565Medical Specialist 4
- Ward, Randy K$358,167Medical Specialist 4
- Ahmed, Shabeer$341,891Medical Specialist 3
- Matzen, Ted A$323,380Medical Specialist 3
- Joseph, Scott Alan$322,190Medical Specialist 3
- Miller, Peter Scott$312,500Medical Specialist 4
- Zhao, Xiangyang$297,642Medical Specialist 3
- Christensen, James Anders$294,105Medical Spec-Forensic Psych 2
Highest paid as State Prog Admin Manager Sr
FY 2015, amount paid
- Buesseler, Peter J$150,697Natural Resources Dept
- Varland, Kenneth L$143,261Natural Resources Dept
- Sherwood-Gabrielson, David M$122,147Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Boston, Krista Kay$118,965Human Services Dept
- Lightfoot, Jeffrey$118,471Natural Resources Dept
- Mullarky, Kathleen Walsh$114,395Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Read, David J$112,431Agriculture Dept
- Hasbargen, Jennifer J$110,101Human Services Dept