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Pahl, Kara J

Accounting Officer PrincipalTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Controller/Financial Mgmt Admn. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$312,184
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$77,563
FY 2015 · $4,068 overtime
Highest year
$77,563
FY 2015
Yearly average
$62,437
across years on record
Change since first year
+174%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$28,3502011$61,3622012$68,2762013$76,6332014$77,5632015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went up 174% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is up 156% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$77,563+1.2%+0.7%+0.5%
FY 2014$76,633+12.2%+1.6%+10.5%
FY 2013$68,276+11.3%+1.7%+9.4%
FY 2012$61,362+116.4%+2.9%+110.3%
FY 2011$28,350———

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 2015 · Accounting Officer Principal

Paid more than 93% of the 41 people with this job title that year. The median was $72,337.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Transportation Dept
Controller/Financial Mgmt Admn
Accounting Officer Principal
Full-time
Ramsey$35.37 /hr$4,068$77,563
2014Transportation Dept
Controller/Financial Mgmt Admn
Accounting Officer Principal
Full-time
Ramsey$34.34 /hr$5,732$76,633
2013Transportation Dept
Controller/Financial Mgmt Admn
Accounting Officer Principal
Full-time
Ramsey$32.21 /hr$1,437$68,276
2012Transportation Dept
Financial Management
Accounting Officer Principal
Full-time
Ramsey$30.45 /hr—$61,362
2011Education Department
Program Compliance &Monitoring
Educ Specialist 1
Full-time
Hennepin$28.35 /hr—$28,350

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Accounting Officer Principal

FY 2015, amount paid