Pierson, Grace Katherine
Student Worker Para ProfCorrections DeptRamsey CountyPart-time
DOC Mental Health Svs Director. 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 2022 to FY 2023, pay went up 126% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 113% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $8,756 | +126.1% | +6.3% | +112.8% |
| FY 2022 | $3,872 | — | — | — |
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 2023 · Student Worker Para Prof
Paid more than 74% of the 176 people with this job title that year. The median was $4,718.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Corrections Dept DOC Mental Health Svs Director | Student Worker Para Prof Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $16.95 /hr | — | $8,756 |
| 2022 | Corrections Dept DOC Mental Health Svs Director | Student Worker Para Prof Part-time | Ramsey | $16.20 /hr | — | $3,872 |
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 Corrections Dept
FY 2023, amount paid
- Amsterdam, James T$284,538Medical Specialist 4
- Werner, Jared R$223,760Corr Officer 3
- Dahlen, Martin W$210,053Corr Captain
- Berry, Darrel M$197,185Corr Lieutenant
- Piccolino, Adam L.$195,725Behavioral Med Practitioner Sr
- Will, Laurence E.$179,404Dentist
- Whited, Stephen J$178,107Corr Officer 3
- Robinson, Karen M$177,727General Counsel 3
Highest paid as Student Worker Para Prof
FY 2023, amount paid
- Nack, Jonathan Daniel$33,287Minnesota IT Services
- Sherman, Lauren$26,294Pollution Control Agency
- Ebert, Amanda$23,975Minnesota IT Services
- Swedberg, Johanna Jean$23,824Transportation Dept
- Snyder, Luke James$23,709Minnesota IT Services
- Yang Fyten, Kongmeng Bruce$23,570Pollution Control Agency
- Moalim, Irshad$22,549Transportation Dept
- Berdahl, Georgia$21,562Transportation Dept