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Ness, Samantha M

Corr Officer 3Corrections DeptGoodhue CountyFull-time

RW 1st Watch Relief. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$519,267
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$81,815
FY 2026 · $3,854 overtime
Highest year
$81,815
FY 2026
Yearly average
$51,927
across years on record
Change since first year
+6,519%
FY 2017 to FY 2026 · prices +35%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$1,2362017$38,3392018$43,6362019$46,4692020$49,3102021$52,5962022$58,8662023$67,3542024$79,6462025$81,8152026
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2026, pay went up 6,519% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 4,802% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$81,815+2.7%+3.1%−0.4%
FY 2025$79,646+18.3%+2.6%+15.2%
FY 2024$67,354+14.4%+3.3%+10.8%
FY 2023$58,866+11.9%+6.3%+5.3%
FY 2022$52,596+6.7%+7.2%−0.5%
FY 2021$49,310+6.1%+2.3%+3.7%
FY 2020$46,469+6.5%+1.6%+4.9%
FY 2019$43,636+13.8%+2.1%+11.5%
FY 2018$38,339+3,001.9%+2.3%+2,933.5%
FY 2017$1,236———

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 · Corr Officer 3

Paid more than 29% of the 381 people with this job title that year. The median was $89,382.

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

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Every record

10 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Corrections Dept
RW 1st Watch Relief
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Goodhue$37.71 /hr$3,854$81,815
2025Corrections Dept
RW Lieut-Unit Supv-Dayton
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Goodhue$36.21 /hr$2,912$79,646
2024Corrections Dept
RW Lieut-Unit Supv-Dayton
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Goodhue$33.77 /hr$1,301$67,354
2023Corrections Dept
RW Lieut-Unit Supv-Dayton
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Goodhue$27.76 /hr$766$58,866
2022Corrections Dept
RW Lieut-Unit Supv-Brown
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Goodhue$24.82 /hr$382$52,596
2021Corrections Dept
RW Lieut-Unit Supv-Dayton
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Goodhue$23.60 /hr$71$49,310
2020Corrections Dept
RW Lieut-Unit Supv-Dayton
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Goodhue$21.73 /hr$1,032$46,469
2019Corrections Dept
RW Lieut-Unit Supv-Dayton
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Goodhue$20.10 /hr$2,000$43,636
2018Corrections Dept
RW Lieut-Unit Supv-Dayton
Corr Officer 1
Full-time
Goodhue$17.51 /hr$1,080$38,339
2017Corrections Dept
RW Trainees
Trainee-Corrections Officer
Full-time
Goodhue$15.45 /hr—$1,236

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 Corrections Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Corr Officer 3

FY 2026, amount paid