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Salazar, Christopher W

Sergeant ISenateRamsey CountyPart-time

Sergeant at Arms. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$70,415
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$44,382
FY 2026
Highest year
$44,382
FY 2026
Yearly average
$35,208
across years on record
Change since first year
+70%
FY 2025 to FY 2026 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$26,0342025$44,3822026
Paid in yearFY 2025 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2025 to FY 2026, pay went up 70% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 65% (it beat inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$44,382+70.5%+3.1%+65.3%
FY 2025$26,034———

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 2026 · Sergeant I

Paid more than 71% of the 14 people with this job title that year. The median was $19,762.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

Every pay record for Salazar, Christopher W
FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Senate
Sergeant at Arms
Sergeant I
Part-time
Ramsey$32.36 /hr—$44,382
2025Senate
Sergeant at Arms
Sergeant I
Full-time
Ramsey$32.36 /hr—$26,034

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 Senate

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Sergeant I

FY 2026, amount paid