Pence, Jennifer Ann
Work Therapy TechnicianHuman Services DeptSteele CountyPart-time
MSOCS DT&H Owatonna Comm Res. 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 2017 to FY 2019, pay went down 60% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is down 61% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2019 | $8,666 | −72.1% | +2.1% | −72.7% |
| FY 2018 | $31,075 | +44.7% | +2.3% | +41.5% |
| FY 2017 | $21,475 | — | — | — |
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 2019 · Work Therapy Technician
Paid more than 15% of the 130 people with this job title that year. The median was $31,738.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Human Services Dept MSOCS DT&H Owatonna Comm Res | Work Therapy Technician Part-time · left during year | Steele | $17.64 /hr | — | $8,666 |
| 2018 | Human Services Dept MSOCS DT&H Owatonna Comm Res | Work Therapy Technician Part-time | Steele | $17.25 /hr | — | $31,075 |
| 2017 | Human Services Dept MSOCS DT&H Straight River | Work Therapy Technician Part-time | — | $16.16 /hr | $166 | $21,475 |
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 Human Services Dept
FY 2019, amount paid
- Ahmed, Shabeer$473,874Psychiatrist 3
- Stevens, KyleeAnn Sophia$447,899Psychiatrist 5
- Ward, Randy K$446,237Psychiatrist 3
- Kruse, Matthew R.$431,453Psychiatrist 2
- Matzen, Ted A$430,101Psychiatrist 1
- Schorn-rhoda, Mary Ann$410,938Psych Adv Practice Reg Nurse
- Miller, Peter Scott$363,172Psychiatrist 3
- Hirachan, Soniya$358,283Psychiatrist 4
Highest paid as Work Therapy Technician
FY 2019, amount paid
- Calistro, Lonnie J$67,827Human Services Dept
- Bailey, Shawna Marie$57,749Human Services Dept
- Waletzko, David A$53,246Human Services Dept
- Eckstine, Heath C.$50,817Human Services Dept
- Ahlman, Steven N$44,657Human Services Dept
- Riley, Phillip B$44,344Human Services Dept
- Phan, Michael V$44,176Human Services Dept
- Driscoll, Abbey$43,691Human Services Dept