Otis, Samantha M
Buyer 2Housing Finance AgencyRamsey CountyFull-time
Accounting. 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 2013 to FY 2022, pay went up 85% while consumer prices went up 22%. After inflation, pay is up 52% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2022 | $69,955 | +2.6% | +7.2% | −4.2% |
| FY 2021 | $68,156 | +2.5% | +2.3% | +0.2% |
| FY 2020 | $66,466 | +2.8% | +1.6% | +1.2% |
| FY 2019 | $64,638 | +3.2% | +2.1% | +1.1% |
| FY 2018 | $62,629 | +7.4% | +2.3% | +5.0% |
| FY 2017 | $58,316 | +5.9% | +1.8% | +4.0% |
| FY 2016 | $55,055 | −0.2% | +0.7% | −0.9% |
| FY 2015 | $55,189 | +6.3% | +0.7% | +5.5% |
| FY 2014 | $51,931 | +37.6% | +1.6% | +35.5% |
| FY 2013 | $37,728 | — | — | — |
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 2022 · Buyer 2
Paid more than 76% of the 45 people with this job title that year. The median was $66,117.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
10 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Housing Finance Agency Accounting | Buyer 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $33.61 /hr | $151 | $69,955 |
| 2021 | Housing Finance Agency Accounting | Buyer 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $32.79 /hr | $49 | $68,156 |
| 2020 | Housing Finance Agency Accounting | Buyer 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $31.99 /hr | — | $66,466 |
| 2019 | Housing Finance Agency Accounting | Buyer 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $31.29 /hr | — | $64,638 |
| 2018 | Housing Finance Agency Accounting | Buyer 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $30.09 /hr | $216 | $62,629 |
| 2017 | Housing Finance Agency Accounting | Buyer 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $27.98 /hr | $56 | $58,316 |
| 2016 | Housing Finance Agency Accounting | Buyer 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $26.33 /hr | — | $55,055 |
| 2015 | Housing Finance Agency Human Resources | Exec 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $26.73 /hr | $203 | $55,189 |
| 2014 | Housing Finance Agency Human Resources | Exec 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $25.08 /hr | $262 | $51,931 |
| 2013 | Housing Finance Agency Human Resources | Exec 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $23.52 /hr | $79 | $37,728 |
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 Housing Finance Agency
FY 2022, amount paid
- Carpenter, Kevin Daniel$174,592Housing Finance Agency Exec
- Baumtrog, Ryan P$159,390Housing Finance Agency Exec
- Smetak, Anne$156,057Housing Finance Agency Exec
- Robinson, Rachel C$155,686Deputy Commr Housing Finance
- Lehnhoff, James R$154,086Housing Finance Agency Exec
- Rindels, Paula S$154,086Housing Finance Agency Exec
- ten Broeke, Catherine$154,086Housing Finance Agency Exec
- Bergquist, Viola M$150,249Chief Information Officer
Highest paid as Buyer 2
FY 2022, amount paid
- Sullivan, Deborah S$76,800Corrections Dept
- Jauert, Teresa K$72,392Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Ledman, Guy A$72,213Revenue Dept
- Kuechenmeister, Susan Marie$71,415Human Services Dept
- Tenenboym, Svetlana G$71,087Pollution Control Agency
- Hoffman, Joan Helen$70,935Pollution Control Agency
- Griser, Matthew J$70,799Health Department
- Cooke, Kerri M$70,718MN.IT Services Office