Richard, Amber L
Office SpecialistOffice of Higher EducationRamsey CountyFull-time
Get Ready Program. 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 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 6% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 8% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2012 | $892 | −5.5% | +2.9% | −8.2% |
| FY 2011 | $944 | — | — | — |
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 2012 · Office Specialist
Paid more than 18% of the 474 people with this job title that year. The median was $3,738.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Office of Higher Education Get Ready Program | Office Specialist Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $12.74 /hr | — | $892 |
| 2011 | Office of Higher Education General | Student Worker Clerical Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $12.26 /hr | — | $944 |
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 Office of Higher Education
FY 2012, amount paid
- Geraghty, Timothy M$105,153HESO L-1 Executive
- Dresbach, Mary L$102,952HESO L-1 Executive
- Schmit, Terrance J.$101,857HESO L-1 Executive
- O'Connor, Diane C$93,958HESO L-1 Executive
- Connolly, Sandra J$85,410HESO L-1 Executive
- Dodds, Virginia M$81,682HESO Manager 1 (L-2)
- Kosir, Marilyn$81,519HESO Manager 1 (L-2)
- Jerry, Danette M$79,369HESO Manager 1 (L-2)
Highest paid as Office Specialist
FY 2012, amount paid
- Groth, Karen$42,765MN St Colleges & Universities
- Janey, Rose M$35,768Military Affairs Dept
- Ballard, Lisa A$35,718Revenue Dept
- Schramski, James D$35,640MN St Colleges & Universities
- Bilanovic, Visnja Remeta$35,640MN St Colleges & Universities
- Kasprowicz, Paula A$35,525Ombud Mental Health & Dev Dis
- Nelson, Kristine M$35,383Housing Finance Agency
- Ingram, Catrice L$34,991Housing Finance Agency