Pomerenke, Melody
Office & Admin Specialist PrinEducation DepartmentHennepin CountyFull-time
Contracts/Grants. 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 2021 to FY 2023, pay went down 74% while consumer prices went up 14%. After inflation, pay is down 77% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $14,830 | −74.8% | +6.3% | −76.3% |
| FY 2022 | $58,921 | +2.5% | +7.2% | −4.4% |
| FY 2021 | $57,493 | — | — | — |
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 · Office & Admin Specialist Prin
Paid more than 6% of the 236 people with this job title that year. The median was $59,809.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Education Department Contracts/Grants | Office & Admin Specialist Prin Full-time · left during year | Hennepin | $29.08 /hr | — | $14,830 |
| 2022 | Education Department Contracts/Grants | Office & Admin Specialist Prin Full-time | Hennepin | $28.37 /hr | — | $58,921 |
| 2021 | Education Department Contracts/Grants | Office & Admin Specialist Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $27.68 /hr | — | $57,493 |
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 Education Department
FY 2023, amount paid
- Burrage, Stephanie$173,700Deputy Commr Education
- Dugan, Jennifer P$165,965Dir Statewide Assessment
- Burns, Kevin John$164,889Senior Admin Officer
- Burnham, Roberta J$162,861Asst Commr Education
- Korte, Daron T$162,205Asst Commr Education
- Graff, Stephanie$160,926Deputy Commr Education
- Anderson, Denise M$154,604Dir Education Finance
- Traynham, Macarre A$151,156Asst Commr Education
Highest paid as Office & Admin Specialist Prin
FY 2023, amount paid
- Lanners, Jean M$137,325MN St Colleges & Universities
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