Leighton, Tavis Michael
Leg Audit SrLegislative AuditorRamsey CountyPart-time
OLA - PED - Kirchner,David. 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 2018 to FY 2020, pay went up 35% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 30% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $52,310 | −4.3% | +1.6% | −5.7% |
| FY 2019 | $54,642 | +40.7% | +2.1% | +37.8% |
| FY 2018 | $38,844 | — | — | — |
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 2020 · Leg Audit Sr
Paid more than 24% of the 17 people with this job title that year. The median was $63,619.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Legislative Auditor OLA - PED - Kirchner,David | Leg Audit Sr Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $29.13 /hr | $990 | $52,310 |
| 2019 | Legislative Auditor OLA-FAD-Gebhard,Tracy | Leg Audit Staff Full-time | Ramsey | $27.73 /hr | — | $54,642 |
| 2018 | Legislative Auditor OLA-FAD-Gebhard,Tracy | Leg Audit Staff Full-time | Ramsey | $24.90 /hr | — | $38,844 |
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 Legislative Auditor
FY 2020, amount paid
- Buse, Christopher P$187,216Deputy Legislative Auditor
- Nobles, James R$155,944Leg Audit
- Randall, Judith L.$153,378Deputy Legislative Auditor
- Mathison, Mark A$148,305Leg Audit IT Auditor Manager
- Stawicki, Elizabeth A$134,345State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Sass, Joseph$129,770Leg Audit IT Auditor Coordinat
- Alter, Joel R$128,603Leg Audit Prog Eval Coord
- Bombach, Valerie$126,295Leg Audit Manager
Highest paid as Leg Audit Sr
FY 2020, amount paid
- Wiant, Emily Kathryn$82,835Legislative Auditor
- Strunc, Melissa K$70,731Legislative Auditor
- Schutta, Kristin K$67,810Legislative Auditor
- Johnson, Gabrielle M$66,635Legislative Auditor
- Olsen, Erick H$66,633Legislative Auditor
- Lee, April Ger$66,330Legislative Auditor
- Dunning, Scott W$65,335Legislative Auditor
- Polden, Tracia R$64,386Legislative Auditor