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Sames, Claire

Human Svcs TechnicianVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

Mpls 22 Nurse Staff B. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$40,819
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$6,435
FY 2018 · $198 overtime
Highest year
$33,560
FY 2017
Yearly average
$13,606
across years on record
Change since first year
+680%
FY 2016 to FY 2018 · prices +4%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K$8252016$33,5602017$6,4352018
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2018, pay went up 680% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 649% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$6,435−80.8%+2.3%−81.2%
FY 2017$33,560+3,968.5%+1.8%+3,895.0%
FY 2016$825———

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 2018 · Human Svcs Technician

Paid more than 14% of the 1,762 people with this job title that year. The median was $35,085.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls 22 Nurse Staff B
Human Svcs Technician
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$16.52 /hr$198$6,435
2017Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls 6 Nurse Staff B
Human Svcs Technician
Full-time
Hennepin$16.52 /hr$2,182$33,560
2016Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls 6 Nurse Staff B
Human Svcs Technician
Full-time
Hennepin$14.73 /hr—$825

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 Veterans Affairs Dept

FY 2018, amount paid

Highest paid as Human Svcs Technician

FY 2018, amount paid