Mandan, Samuel Ferald
Retirement Services SpecPublic Employees Retire AssocRamsey CountyFull-time
Benefits Estimates Department. 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 2021 to FY 2023, pay went up 284% while consumer prices went up 14%. After inflation, pay is up 237% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $35,799 | −10.6% | +6.3% | −15.8% |
| FY 2022 | $40,027 | +329.7% | +7.2% | +300.9% |
| FY 2021 | $9,316 | — | — | — |
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 2023 · Retirement Services Spec
Paid more than 30% of the 23 people with this job title that year. The median was $40,254.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Public Employees Retire Assoc Benefits Estimates Department | Retirement Services Spec Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $22.94 /hr | — | $35,799 |
| 2022 | Human Services Dept CBHH Fergus Falls MHPA/HST | Human Svcs Technician Part-time | Otter Tail | $20.52 /hr | $1,387 | $40,027 |
| 2021 | Human Services Dept MSOCS FC Elbow Lake NE | Human Svcs Technician Part-time | Grant | $18.92 /hr | $623 | $9,316 |
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 Public Employees Retire Assoc
FY 2023, amount paid
- Anderson, Douglas Allen$199,431Exec Dir PERA
- Leppink, Julie$175,569Senior Admin Officer
- Sauceman, Mark Dean$155,734Information Syst Applic Mgr
- Millam, Dean L$150,170Systems Supervisor
- Janas, Robert S$145,593Systems Supervisor
- Gebhard, Tracy A$140,744Agency Chief Financial Officer
- He, Yu$130,913Information Technology Spec 5
- Xiong, Xue$130,911Information Technology Spec 5
Highest paid as Retirement Services Spec
FY 2023, amount paid
- Hines, Rhonda L$69,021Public Employees Retire Assoc
- McDowell, Seth$68,019Teachers Retirement Assoc
- McBurnett, Jessica A$67,712Teachers Retirement Assoc
- Michaels, Aaron David$65,849Public Employees Retire Assoc
- Lifto, Zachary Richard$55,107MN State Retirement System
- Hawkinson, Mary L$54,157Public Employees Retire Assoc
- Heard, Jenna R$53,114Public Employees Retire Assoc
- Esget, Sarah Elizabeth$50,249Teachers Retirement Assoc