Poland, Jennifer Lea
Work Therapy TechnicianHuman Services DeptCrow Wing CountyPart-time
MSOCS DT&H Voice. 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 2016 to FY 2018, pay went up 65% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 58% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2018 | $3,609 | −90.9% | +2.3% | −91.1% |
| FY 2017 | $39,544 | +1,704.7% | +1.8% | +1,672.1% |
| FY 2016 | $2,191 | — | — | — |
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 2018 · Work Therapy Technician
Paid more than 3% of the 122 people with this job title that year. The median was $32,253.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Human Services Dept MSOCS DT&H Voice | Work Therapy Technician Part-time · left during year | Crow Wing | $16.16 /hr | $1,411 | $3,609 |
| 2017 | Human Services Dept HCA HCEO Processing 5 | MN Health Insurance Prog Rep 2 Full-time | Crow Wing | $20.01 /hr | $6,836 | $39,544 |
| 2016 | Human Services Dept MSOCS DT&H Qual Enterprise | Human Svcs Technician Part-time | — | $13.61 /hr | — | $2,191 |
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 2018, amount paid
- Ahmed, Shabeer$444,477Psychiatrist 3
- Stevens, KyleeAnn Sophia$442,763Psychiatrist 5
- Ward, Randy K$438,173Psychiatrist 3
- Matzen, Ted A$380,479Psychiatrist 1
- Kruse, Matthew R.$376,275Psychiatrist 2
- Miller, Peter Scott$344,286Psychiatrist 3
- Hirachan, Soniya$340,588Psychiatrist 4
- Houts, Frederick W$319,813Psychiatrist 2
Highest paid as Work Therapy Technician
FY 2018, amount paid
- Calistro, Lonnie J$67,890Human Services Dept
- Sather, Sarah Marilyn Jean$45,462Human Services Dept
- Knopf, Patricia M$44,339Human Services Dept
- McCarthy, Evelyn O$43,762Human Services Dept
- Ahlman, Steven N$43,497Human Services Dept
- Bailey, Shawna Marie$43,133Human Services Dept
- Struss, Aaron J$42,694Human Services Dept
- Voegele, Helen$42,448Human Services Dept