Rush, Jennifer K
Special Teacher:Ma/Ms+Lic+10grCorrections DeptCarlton CountyFull-time
ML Education Director's Staff. 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 2015 to FY 2016, pay went up 19% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is up 19% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2016 | $62,381 | +19.4% | +0.7% | +18.6% |
| FY 2015 | $52,240 | — | — | — |
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 · Special Teacher:Ma/Ms+Lic+10gr
Paid more than 10% of the 10 people with this job title that year. The median was $67,532.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Corrections Dept ML Education Director's Staff | Special Teacher:Ma/Ms+Lic+10gr Full-time · left during year | Carlton | $34.51 /hr | — | $62,381 |
| 2015 | Corrections Dept ML Education Director's Staff | Special Teacher:Ma/Ms+Lic+10gr Full-time | Carlton | $32.65 /hr | — | $52,240 |
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 2016, amount paid
- Roy, Thomas A$151,851Commissioner-Corrections
- Gemmell, Margaret J$145,780Corr Health Program Dir
- Piras, Lawrence$142,156Minncor Vice-Pres Operations
- Will, Laurence E.$140,680Dentist
- Heringlake, Christopher B$140,680Dentist
- Koenig, James C$138,086Dentist
- Blasing, Kenneth$138,086Dentist
- Lawhead, Wayne$138,086Dentist
Highest paid as Special Teacher:Ma/Ms+Lic+10gr
FY 2016, amount paid
- Cavanaugh, Adam Charles$81,210Corrections Dept
- Crump, Steven P$81,210Corrections Dept
- Hardy, Randall W$81,210Corrections Dept
- Lambrecht, Michael J$81,210Corrections Dept
- Shallbetter, Elizabeth G$69,555Mn State Academies
- Fuerst, Steven Arlyn$65,509Mn State Academies
- Meredith, Suzanne E$64,980Corrections Dept
- Schwartz, Mark N$64,529Mn State Academies