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Pederson, Mary Schultz

Governors Staff-ProfessionalGovernors OfficeRamsey CountyFull-time

Executive Operations. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$217,718
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$82,397
FY 2016
Highest year
$82,397
FY 2016
Yearly average
$72,573
across years on record
Change since first year
+51%
FY 2014 to FY 2016 · prices +1%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$54,3962014$80,9252015$82,3972016
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2016, pay went up 51% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is up 49% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$82,397+1.8%+0.7%+1.1%
FY 2015$80,925+48.8%+0.7%+47.7%
FY 2014$54,396———

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 2016 · Governors Staff-Professional

Paid more than 91% of the 32 people with this job title that year. The median was $45,334.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016Governors Office
Executive Operations
Governors Staff-Professional
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$40.71 /hr—$82,397
2015Governors Office
Executive Operations
Governors Staff-Professional
Full-time
Ramsey$40.71 /hr—$80,925
2014Governors Office
Executive Operations
Governors Staff-Professional
Full-time
Ramsey$37.36 /hr—$54,396

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 Governors Office

FY 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as Governors Staff-Professional

FY 2016, amount paid