O'Groske, Lisa
Asst Commr CorrectionsCorrections DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
DOC Commissioner's 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 2011 to FY 2013, pay went up 0% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is down 4% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2013 | $107,973 | −3.7% | +1.7% | −5.3% |
| FY 2012 | $112,126 | +3.8% | +2.9% | +0.9% |
| FY 2011 | $107,973 | — | — | — |
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 2013 · Asst Commr Corrections
Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Corrections Dept DOC Commissioner's Staff | Asst Commr Corrections Full-time | Ramsey | $54.79 /hr | — | $107,973 |
| 2012 | Corrections Dept DOC Commissioner's Staff | Asst Commr Corr Full-time | Ramsey | $51.91 /hr | — | $112,126 |
| 2011 | Corrections Dept DOC Commissioner's Staff | Asst Commr Corr Full-time | Ramsey | $51.91 /hr | — | $107,973 |
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 2013, amount paid
- Heringlake, Christopher B$128,209Dentist
- Will, Laurence E.$128,209Dentist
- Blasing, Kenneth$127,536Dentist
- Koenig, James C$125,765Dentist
- Lawhead, Wayne$125,765Dentist
- Hammer, Steven$111,253Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt
- Carlson, Jill$110,568Corr Field Serv Dir
- Gau, Collin M$110,568Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt