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Nickell, Kevin

Information Technology Spec 5Minnesota IT ServicesRamsey CountyFull-time

DevOps-MEC2/MNBenefits-Dev. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,614,059
over 14 fiscal years
Latest year
$141,814
FY 2026
Highest year
$142,026
FY 2025
Yearly average
$115,290
across years on record
Change since first year
+77%
FY 2013 to FY 2026 · prices +42%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K2013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2013 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2013 to FY 2026, pay went up 77% while consumer prices went up 42%. After inflation, pay is up 25% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$141,814−0.1%+3.1%−3.2%
FY 2025$142,026+5.4%+2.6%+2.7%
FY 2024$134,725+1.2%+3.3%−2.0%
FY 2023$133,100+7.7%+6.3%+1.4%
FY 2022$123,532+2.9%+7.2%−4.0%
FY 2021$120,020+2.5%+2.3%+0.2%
FY 2020$117,118+2.2%+1.6%+0.7%
FY 2019$114,542+2.2%+2.1%+0.2%
FY 2018$112,041+2.0%+2.3%−0.2%
FY 2017$109,822+10.2%+1.8%+8.2%
FY 2016$99,678+5.9%+0.7%+5.2%
FY 2015$94,109+3.0%+0.7%+2.2%
FY 2014$91,376+14.0%+1.6%+12.2%
FY 2013$80,154———

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 · Information Technology Spec 5

Paid more than 76% of the 703 people with this job title that year. The median was $141,202.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

14 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Minnesota IT Services
DevOps-MEC2/MNBenefits-Dev
Information Technology Spec 5
Full-time
Ramsey$67.92 /hr—$141,814
2025Minnesota IT Services
DHS MN.IT ASD JAD Team 3
Information Technology Spec 5
Full-time
Ramsey$66.92 /hr—$142,026
2024Minnesota IT Services
DHS MN.IT ASD JAD Team 3
Information Technology Spec 5
Full-time
Ramsey$64.04 /hr—$134,725
2023Minnesota IT Services
DHS MN.IT ASD JAD Team 3
Information Technology Spec 5
Full-time
Ramsey$60.70 /hr—$133,100
2022MN.IT Services Office
DHS MN.IT ASD JAD Team 3
Information Technology Spec 5
Full-time
Ramsey$59.22 /hr—$123,532
2021MN.IT Services Office
DHS MN.IT ASD JAD Team 3
Information Technology Spec 5
Full-time
Ramsey$57.78 /hr—$120,020
2020MN.IT Services Office
DHS MN.IT ASD JAD Team 3
Information Technology Spec 5
Full-time
Ramsey$56.37 /hr—$117,118
2019MN.IT Services Office
DHS MN.IT ASD JAD Team 3
Information Technology Spec 5
Full-time
Ramsey$55.13 /hr—$114,542
2018MN.IT Services Office
DHS MN.IT ASD JAD Team 3
Information Technology Spec 5
Full-time
Ramsey$53.92 /hr—$112,041
2017MN.IT Services Office
DHS MN.IT ASD JAD Team 3
Information Technology Spec 5
Full-time
Ramsey$52.86 /hr—$109,822
2016MN.IT Services Office
DHS MN.IT ASD JAD Team 3
Information Technology Spec 5
Full-time
Ramsey$51.57 /hr$557$99,678
2015Office of MN.IT Services
Java Dev Team 3
Information Technology Spec 4
Full-time
Ramsey$45.29 /hr—$94,109
2014Office of MN.IT Services
CSE Applications B
Information Technology Spec 4
Full-time
Ramsey$43.97 /hr—$91,376
2013Office of MN.IT Services
CSE Applications B
Information Technology Spec 4
Full-time
Ramsey$42.69 /hr—$80,154

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 Minnesota IT Services

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Information Technology Spec 5

FY 2026, amount paid