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Ross, Kara M

Corr Officer 2Corrections DeptScott CountyFull-time

SHK Lieutenant-WC 1st Watch-B. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$298,509
over 8 fiscal years
Latest year
$13,631
FY 2021 · $374 overtime
Highest year
$50,112
FY 2019
Yearly average
$37,314
across years on record
Change since first year
+2%
FY 2014 to FY 2021 · prices +12%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$13,3312014$40,3132015$42,1772016$44,2192017$45,5772018$50,1122019$49,1482020$13,6312021
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2021, pay went up 2% while consumer prices went up 12%. After inflation, pay is down 9% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2021$13,631−72.3%+2.3%−72.9%
FY 2020$49,148−1.9%+1.6%−3.4%
FY 2019$50,112+10.0%+2.1%+7.7%
FY 2018$45,577+3.1%+2.3%+0.8%
FY 2017$44,219+4.8%+1.8%+2.9%
FY 2016$42,177+4.6%+0.7%+3.9%
FY 2015$40,313+202.4%+0.7%+200.2%
FY 2014$13,331———

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 2021 · Corr Officer 2

Paid more than 2% of the 1,457 people with this job title that year. The median was $52,813.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2021Corrections Dept
SHK Lieutenant-WC 1st Watch-B
Corr Officer 2
Full-time · left during year
Scott$24.21 /hr$374$13,631
2020Corrections Dept
SHK Lieutenant-WC 1st Watch-B
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Scott$23.62 /hr$331$49,148
2019Corrections Dept
SHK Lieutenant-WC 1st Watch-B
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Scott$22.51 /hr$2,673$50,112
2018Corrections Dept
SHK Lieutenant-WC 1st Watch-B
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Scott$21.36 /hr$958$45,577
2017Corrections Dept
SHK Lieutenant-WC 1st Watch-A
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Scott$20.37 /hr$1,291$44,219
2016Corrections Dept
SHK Lieutenant-WC 1st Watch-A
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Scott$19.31 /hr$1,939$42,177
2015Corrections Dept
SHK Lieutenant-WC 1st Watch-A
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Scott$17.82 /hr$4,130$40,313
2014Corrections Dept
SHK Lieutenant-WC 1st Watch-B
Corr Officer 1
Full-time
Scott$15.86 /hr$802$13,331

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 Corrections Dept

FY 2021, amount paid

Highest paid as Corr Officer 2

FY 2021, amount paid