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Ostendorf, Tara Lynn

State Prog Admin PrinWater & Soil Resources BoardStearns CountyFull-time

Central Region. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$199,354
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$17,569
FY 2020
Highest year
$72,039
FY 2019
Yearly average
$49,838
across years on record
Change since first year
-58%
FY 2017 to FY 2020 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$42,2692017$67,4762018$72,0392019$17,5692020
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2020, pay went down 58% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 61% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2020$17,569−75.6%+1.6%−76.0%
FY 2019$72,039+6.8%+2.1%+4.6%
FY 2018$67,476+59.6%+2.3%+56.1%
FY 2017$42,269———

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 2020 · State Prog Admin Prin

Paid more than 3% of the 476 people with this job title that year. The median was $76,439.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2020Water & Soil Resources Board
Central Region
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time · left during year
Stearns$34.86 /hr—$17,569
2019Water & Soil Resources Board
Central Region
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Stearns$34.86 /hr—$72,039
2018Water & Soil Resources Board
Central Region
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Stearns$32.88 /hr—$67,476
2017Water & Soil Resources Board
Central Region
State Prog Admin Prin
Full-time
Stearns$31.08 /hr—$42,269

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 Water & Soil Resources Board

FY 2020, amount paid

Highest paid as State Prog Admin Prin

FY 2020, amount paid