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Rains, Karla S

Transp Prog DirectorTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

(I)Customer Relations. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$593,080
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$77,816
FY 2016
Highest year
$106,861
FY 2014
Yearly average
$98,847
across years on record
Change since first year
-19%
FY 2011 to FY 2016 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.

$0$50K$100K$150K$96,5632011$101,1322012$104,7912013$106,8612014$105,9162015$77,8162016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went down 19% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is down 25% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$77,816−26.5%+0.7%−27.0%
FY 2015$105,916−0.9%+0.7%−1.6%
FY 2014$106,861+2.0%+1.6%+0.4%
FY 2013$104,791+3.6%+1.7%+1.9%
FY 2012$101,132+4.7%+2.9%+1.8%
FY 2011$96,563———

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 2016 · Transp Prog Director

Paid more than 0% of the 14 people with this job title that year. The median was $103,570.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016Transportation Dept
(I)Customer Relations
Transp Prog Director
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$48.62 /hr—$77,816
2015Transportation Dept
Customer Relations
Transp Prog Director
Full-time
Ramsey$48.62 /hr—$105,916
2015Transportation Dept
Customer Relations
Transp Planning Dir
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$52.22 /hr——
2014Transportation Dept
Customer Relations
Transp Planning Dir
Full-time
Ramsey$50.70 /hr—$106,861
2013Transportation Dept
Customer Relations
Transp Planning Dir
Full-time
Ramsey$49.22 /hr—$104,791
2012Transportation Dept
Customer Relations
Transp Planning Dir
Full-time
Ramsey$48.25 /hr—$101,132
2011Transportation Dept
Customer Relations
Transp Planning Dir
Full-time
Ramsey$48.25 /hr—$96,563
2011Transportation Dept
Policy Analysis Res & Innovatn
Transp Prog Director
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$44.93 /hr——

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 Transportation Dept

FY 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as Transp Prog Director

FY 2016, amount paid