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Olson, Danielle Kay

Human Resources Specialist 2Veterans Affairs DeptDakota CountyFull-time

Human Resources Outstate. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$245,080
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$90,521
FY 2026 · $1,890 overtime
Highest year
$90,521
FY 2026
Yearly average
$81,693
across years on record
Change since first year
+38%
FY 2024 to FY 2026 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$65,5622024$88,9972025$90,5212026
Paid in yearFY 2024 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2024 to FY 2026, pay went up 38% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 30% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$90,521+1.7%+3.1%−1.4%
FY 2025$88,997+35.7%+2.6%+32.3%
FY 2024$65,562———

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 · Human Resources Specialist 2

Paid more than 95% of the 137 people with this job title that year. The median was $82,557.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Veterans Affairs Dept
Human Resources Outstate
Human Resources Specialist 2
Full-time
Dakota$41.43 /hr$1,890$90,521
2025Veterans Affairs Dept
Human Resources Outstate
Human Resources Specialist 2
Full-time
Dakota$40.82 /hr$4,204$88,997
2024Veterans Affairs Dept
Human Resources Outstate
Human Resources Specialist 2
Full-time
Dakota$39.06 /hr$3,828$65,562

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 Veterans Affairs Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Human Resources Specialist 2

FY 2026, amount paid