Lee, Yer Mai
Finance Specialist 2Mn Management & BudgetRamsey CountyFull-time
Systems & Communications. 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 2020 to FY 2026, pay went up 99% while consumer prices went up 27%. After inflation, pay is up 56% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $105,711 | +11.4% | +3.1% | +8.0% |
| FY 2025 | $94,904 | +11.4% | +2.6% | +8.6% |
| FY 2024 | $85,166 | +5.2% | +3.3% | +1.8% |
| FY 2023 | $80,991 | +10.5% | +6.3% | +4.0% |
| FY 2022 | $73,280 | +5.6% | +7.2% | −1.4% |
| FY 2021 | $69,376 | +30.7% | +2.3% | +27.7% |
| FY 2020 | $53,098 | — | — | — |
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 · Finance Specialist 2
Paid more than 83% of the 18 people with this job title that year. The median was $100,478.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
7 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mn Management & Budget Systems & Communications | Finance Specialist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $49.66 /hr | — | $105,711 |
| 2025 | Mn Management & Budget Systems & Communications | Finance Specialist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $47.05 /hr | — | $94,904 |
| 2024 | Mn Management & Budget Payroll Operations | Finance Specialist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $41.63 /hr | $166 | $85,166 |
| 2023 | Mn Management & Budget Payroll Operations | Finance Specialist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $38.13 /hr | $198 | $80,991 |
| 2022 | Mn Management & Budget Payroll Operations | Finance Specialist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $35.94 /hr | — | $73,280 |
| 2021 | Mn Management & Budget Payroll Operations | Finance Specialist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $33.87 /hr | — | $69,376 |
| 2020 | Mn Management & Budget Payroll Operations | Finance Specialist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $32.23 /hr | — | $53,098 |
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 Mn Management & Budget
FY 2026, amount paid
- Campbell, Erin M$197,945Commissioner-MN Mgmt & Budget
- Bentley, Andrew Martin$193,965Deputy Commr MMB
- Chaffee, Blake$193,965Deputy Commr MMB
- Minge, Ahna B$188,131Deputy Commr MMB
- Hassemer, Jennifer$184,973Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget
- Lam Young, Melissa L$181,229Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget
- Moore, Paul Bennett$181,054Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget
- Drucker, Jeremy D$181,054Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget
Highest paid as Finance Specialist 2
FY 2026, amount paid
- Kienholz, Jason Robert$107,043Mn Management & Budget
- Xiong, Foua$106,834Mn Management & Budget
- Stolt, Shannon M$104,276Mn Management & Budget
- Jackson, Kenneth B$103,742Mn Management & Budget
- Guest, Emily Karen$103,740Mn Management & Budget
- Rogers, Natalie Marie$103,740Mn Management & Budget
- Stelzner, James W$103,240Mn Management & Budget
- Schutta, Kristin K$101,225Mn Management & Budget