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Pacheco, Colleen J

First Asst Secretary of SenateSenateRamsey CountyFull-time

Secretary of the Senate. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$245,981
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$129,955
FY 2022
Highest year
$129,955
FY 2022
Yearly average
$122,991
across years on record
Change since first year
+12%
FY 2021 to FY 2022 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$116,0272021$129,9552022
Paid in yearFY 2021 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2021 to FY 2022, pay went up 12% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is up 5% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2022$129,955+12.0%+7.2%+4.5%
FY 2021$116,027———

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 · First Asst Secretary of Senate

Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2022Senate
Secretary of the Senate
First Asst Secretary of Senate
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$59.76 /hr—$129,955
2021Senate
Secretary of the Senate
First Asst Secretary of Senate
Full-time
Ramsey$57.46 /hr—$116,027

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 Senate

FY 2022, amount paid

Highest paid as First Asst Secretary of Senate

FY 2022, amount paid

No one else with a pay figure that year.