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McDonald, Sarah E

Workforce Development Spec 1Employ & Econ Development DeptBlue Earth CountyFull-time

WFD Job Seeker SVS Field Op X. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$124,488
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$68,501
FY 2026
Highest year
$68,501
FY 2026
Yearly average
$62,244
across years on record
Change since first year
+22%
FY 2025 to FY 2026 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$55,9862025$68,5012026
Paid in yearFY 2025 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2025 to FY 2026, pay went up 22% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 19% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$68,501+22.4%+3.1%+18.6%
FY 2025$55,986———

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 · Workforce Development Spec 1

Paid more than 0% of the 14 people with this job title that year. The median was $85,213.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Employ & Econ Development Dept
WFD Job Seeker SVS Field Op X
Workforce Development Spec 1
Full-time
Blue Earth$35.96 /hr—$68,501
2025Employ & Econ Development Dept
WFD Job Seeker SVS Field Op X
Workforce Development Rep
Full-time
Blue Earth$29.78 /hr—$55,986

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 Employ & Econ Development Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Workforce Development Spec 1

FY 2026, amount paid