Ney, Joshua D.
Governors Staff-ProfessionalGovernors OfficeRamsey CountyFull-time
Policy Staff. 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 2022 to FY 2024, pay went down 31% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is down 37% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $29,276 | −64.4% | +3.3% | −65.5% |
| FY 2023 | $82,220 | +94.7% | +6.3% | +83.2% |
| FY 2022 | $42,232 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Governors Staff-Professional
Paid more than 9% of the 11 people with this job title that year. The median was $73,452.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Governors Office Policy Staff | Governors Staff-Professional Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $38.32 /hr | — | $29,276 |
| 2023 | Governors Office Policy Staff | Governors Staff-Professional Full-time | Ramsey | $38.32 /hr | — | $82,220 |
| 2022 | Governors Office Executive Operations | Governors Staff-Professional Full-time | Ramsey | $34.96 /hr | — | $42,232 |
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 Governors Office
FY 2024, amount paid
- Schmitter, Christopher L$186,747Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Carlbom, Richard F$177,321Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- O'Connor, Anne Victoria$174,620Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Fee, Mary L.$173,012Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Haugen, Alyssa Ann$158,852Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Montgomery, Leah Helen Mennis$150,440Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Tschann II, Theodore C$150,440Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Loyola Melendez, Migdalia M.$148,318Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
Highest paid as Governors Staff-Professional
FY 2024, amount paid
- Johnson, Adam Michael$83,959Governors Office
- Shadis, Noah A.$80,600Governors Office
- Mersereau, Michelle$75,865Governors Office
- Capitani, Chloe Holmes$73,452Governors Office
- Connoy, Amy L$73,452Governors Office
- Lanz, Marco Antonio$73,452Governors Office
- Norwood, Mariah Faith$73,452Governors Office
- Graham, Eric John$73,161Governors Office