Ostrom, Jeffrey
State Prog Admin PrinTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
Customer Relations. 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 4% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is down 1% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2013 | $32,482 | −20.4% | +1.7% | −21.7% |
| FY 2012 | $40,828 | +30.2% | +2.9% | +26.5% |
| FY 2011 | $31,367 | — | — | — |
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 · State Prog Admin Prin
Paid more than 7% of the 506 people with this job title that year. The median was $65,842.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Transportation Dept Customer Relations | State Prog Admin Prin Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $23.38 /hr | $336 | $32,482 |
| 2012 | Transportation Dept Customer Relations | Information Officer 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $20.02 /hr | $217 | $40,828 |
| 2011 | Transportation Dept Customer Relations | Information Officer 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $20.02 /hr | — | $31,367 |
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 Transportation Dept
FY 2013, amount paid
- Shannon, Keith Leon$158,832Engineer Princ Admin Transp
- Brown, Elizabeth May$132,432Admin Svcs Dir
- Scott, Gene Robert$131,097Engineer Princ
- Tardy, Michael L$120,187Engineer Senior Administrative
- Arseneau, Bernard J$115,468Deputy Commr Transportation
- Chiglo, Jon M$115,300Transp Division Engineer
- Barnes, Michael Alois$115,300Transp Division Engineer
- Henkel, Timothy A$115,300Asst Commr Transportation
Highest paid as State Prog Admin Prin
FY 2013, amount paid
- Kuyper, Annette Brechon$85,306Military Affairs Dept
- Lingen, Linda$83,397Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Talley, Paul Douglas$82,536Office of MN.IT Services
- Fischer, Thomas D$81,680Water & Soil Resources Board
- Thomas, Milton E$80,121Pollution Control Agency
- Haas, Walter$79,276Pollution Control Agency
- Thul, Richard M$78,683Pollution Control Agency
- Anderson, Kurt E$78,660Pollution Control Agency