McCracken, Michael Bryan
Information Technology Spec 5LotteryRamsey CountyFull-time
PC/Telecommunications. 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 2025, pay went up 149% while consumer prices went up 28%. After inflation, pay is up 94% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $143,975 | +8.3% | +2.6% | +5.5% |
| FY 2024 | $132,989 | +4.9% | +3.3% | +1.6% |
| FY 2023 | $126,778 | +10.3% | +6.3% | +3.8% |
| FY 2022 | $114,982 | +8.6% | +7.2% | +1.3% |
| FY 2021 | $105,900 | +15.1% | +2.3% | +12.6% |
| FY 2020 | $91,970 | −0.1% | +1.6% | −1.6% |
| FY 2019 | $92,067 | +59.1% | +2.1% | +55.9% |
| FY 2018 | $57,862 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Information Technology Spec 5
Paid more than 86% of the 700 people with this job title that year. The median was $139,009.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
8 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lottery PC/Telecommunications | Information Technology Spec 5 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $66.92 /hr | — | $143,975 |
| 2024 | Lottery PC/Telecommunications | Information Technology Spec 5 Full-time | Ramsey | $64.04 /hr | — | $132,989 |
| 2023 | Lottery PC/Telecommunications | Information Technology Spec 5 Full-time | Ramsey | $60.70 /hr | — | $126,778 |
| 2022 | Lottery PC/Telecommunications | Information Technology Spec 5 Full-time | Ramsey | $57.20 /hr | — | $114,982 |
| 2021 | Lottery PC/Telecommunications | Information Technology Spec 5 Full-time | Ramsey | $53.86 /hr | — | $105,900 |
| 2020 | Lottery PC/Telecommunications | Information Technology Spec 4 Full-time | Ramsey | $47.38 /hr | — | $91,970 |
| 2019 | Lottery PC/Telecommunications | Information Technology Spec 4 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $46.34 /hr | — | $92,067 |
| 2018 | Lottery PC/Telecommunications | Information Technology Spec 4 Full-time | Ramsey | $43.62 /hr | — | $57,862 |
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 Lottery
FY 2025, amount paid
- Harms, Wesley R$167,351Asst Dir Mn State Lottery
- Freedland, Benjamin P$164,351Asst Dir Mn State Lottery
- Nelson, Susan L.$156,721Information Syst Director
- Holets, Vicki R$146,613Asst Dir Mn State Lottery
- Prock, Adam$145,725Exec Dir Mn State Lottery
- Alexander III, Arthur$142,546Financial Mgt Director
- Crist, Richard D$142,355Systems Analysis Unit Supv
- Gacheru, Justus Mwangi$139,009Systems Analysis Unit Supv
Highest paid as Information Technology Spec 5
FY 2025, amount paid
- Lueke, Jorg H$212,489Minnesota IT Services
- Husted, Melody A$204,613Minnesota IT Services
- Jama, Abdirahman$199,886Minnesota IT Services
- Jensen, Brian Paul$196,458Minnesota IT Services
- Dorow, Duane Allan$190,625Minnesota IT Services
- Anderson, John Wayne$189,411Minnesota IT Services
- McLellan, Paulla Ann$187,223Minnesota IT Services
- Baker, Debra R$186,934Minnesota IT Services