Ridge, John J
Revenue Collections Officer 5Revenue DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
Taxpayer Rights Advocate Off. 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 55% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 56% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2012 | $29,961 | −55.0% | +2.9% | −56.2% |
| FY 2011 | $66,506 | — | — | — |
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 · Revenue Collections Officer 5
Paid more than 0% of the 27 people with this job title that year. The median was $64,676.
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 | Revenue Dept Taxpayer Rights Advocate Off | Revenue Collections Officer 5 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $31.58 /hr | — | $29,961 |
| 2011 | Revenue Dept Taxpayer Rights & Aff Action | Revenue Collections Officer 5 Full-time | Ramsey | $31.58 /hr | $820 | $66,506 |
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 Revenue Dept
FY 2012, amount paid
- Kraatz, Stephen J$136,606Chief Information Officer
- Lee, Daniel L$125,685Revenue Tax Specialist Princ
- Massman, Matthew J$114,721Deputy Commr Revenue
- Wilson, Paul A$114,721Revenue Research Director
- Friedlander, Don E$113,697Information Syst Applic Mgr
- Steenblock, Terri Lee$112,126Asst Commr Revenue
- Frans, Myron$112,126Commissioner-Revenue
- Mansun, John H$110,464Asst Commr Revenue
Highest paid as Revenue Collections Officer 5
FY 2012, amount paid
- Fitzenberger, Sharol L$69,328Revenue Dept
- Gruber, Elizabeth A$68,189Revenue Dept
- See, Linda M$67,526Revenue Dept
- Aho, Cynthia H$66,718Revenue Dept
- Scott, Fredrick A$65,834Revenue Dept
- Ward, Sarah M$65,825Revenue Dept
- Kassel, Ronald D$65,581Revenue Dept
- Hitchcock, Diane B$65,410Revenue Dept