Polasky, Catherine A
Governors Staff-ProfessionalGovernors OfficeRamsey CountyPart-time
Executive Operations. 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 2015 to FY 2019, pay went up 94% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is up 81% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2019 | $78,767 | — | — | — |
| FY 2017 | $113,592 | +67.6% | +1.8% | +64.6% |
| FY 2016 | $67,773 | +66.7% | +0.7% | +65.6% |
| FY 2015 | $40,658 | — | — | — |
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 · Governors Staff-Professional
Paid more than 96% of the 49 people with this job title that year. The median was $25,636.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Governors Office Executive Operations | Governors Staff-Professional Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $64.26 /hr | — | $78,767 |
| 2017 | Governors Office Executive Operations | Governors Staff-Professional Part-time | Ramsey | $64.26 /hr | — | $113,592 |
| 2016 | Governors Office Executive Operations | Governors Staff-Professional Part-time | Ramsey | $64.00 /hr | — | $67,773 |
| 2015 | Employ & Econ Development Dept CO Commissioners Office X | Deputy Commr Empl & Econ Devel Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $64.18 /hr | — | $40,658 |
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 2019, amount paid
- Nguyen, Hue T$133,227Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Simpson, Amanda M$106,985Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Dornfeld, Joanna M$101,144Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Hume IV, Robert$99,748Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Patrick, Shannon M.$89,132Governors Staff-Professional
- Swenson, Matthew Robert$89,071Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Burroughs II, James Collins$79,604Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Ness, Patrick McCarthy$78,663Governors Staff-Professional
Highest paid as Governors Staff-Professional
FY 2019, amount paid
- Patrick, Shannon M.$89,132Governors Office
- Ness, Patrick McCarthy$78,663Governors Office
- Lefholz, Emily Joyce$72,871Governors Office
- Parks, Emily M$68,397Governors Office
- Yates, Cherie$63,753Governors Office
- Cederberg, Laura Ann$59,837Governors Office
- Buckmeier, Amy$53,924Governors Office
- Shadis, Noah A.$46,904Governors Office