Sawyer, Tamara
State Prog Admin PrinMn Management & BudgetRamsey CountyFull-time
Communications 1. 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 2014 to FY 2026, pay went up 402% while consumer prices went up 39%. After inflation, pay is up 260% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $87,000 | +4.8% | +3.1% | +1.6% |
| FY 2025 | $83,048 | +9.0% | +2.6% | +6.2% |
| FY 2024 | $76,200 | +5.1% | +3.3% | +1.7% |
| FY 2023 | $72,510 | +18.0% | +6.3% | +11.0% |
| FY 2022 | $61,464 | +0.1% | +7.2% | −6.6% |
| FY 2021 | $61,405 | +12.3% | +2.3% | +9.8% |
| FY 2020 | $54,656 | +3.7% | +1.6% | +2.1% |
| FY 2019 | $52,723 | +7.9% | +2.1% | +5.7% |
| FY 2018 | $48,866 | +4.8% | +2.3% | +2.5% |
| FY 2017 | $46,626 | +4.7% | +1.8% | +2.8% |
| FY 2016 | $44,554 | +13.4% | +0.7% | +12.7% |
| FY 2015 | $39,283 | +126.7% | +0.7% | +125.0% |
| FY 2014 | $17,331 | — | — | — |
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 2026 · State Prog Admin Prin
Paid more than 31% of the 696 people with this job title that year. The median was $94,375.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
13 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mn Management & Budget Communications 1 | State Prog Admin Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $42.94 /hr | — | $87,000 |
| 2025 | Mn Management & Budget Communications 1 | State Prog Admin Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $40.82 /hr | — | $83,048 |
| 2024 | Mn Management & Budget Communications 1 | State Prog Admin Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $37.65 /hr | — | $76,200 |
| 2023 | Mn Management & Budget Communications | State Prog Admin Prin Full-time | Ramsey | $34.45 /hr | $419 | $72,510 |
| 2022 | Mn Management & Budget General Support | State Prog Admin Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $30.24 /hr | — | $61,464 |
| 2021 | Mn Management & Budget General Support | State Prog Admin Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $28.48 /hr | $2,424 | $61,405 |
| 2020 | Mn Management & Budget General Support | State Prog Admin Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $26.89 /hr | — | $54,656 |
| 2019 | Mn Management & Budget General Support | State Prog Admin Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $25.37 /hr | $1,084 | $52,723 |
| 2018 | Mn Management & Budget General Support | State Prog Admin Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $23.99 /hr | — | $48,866 |
| 2017 | Mn Management & Budget General Support | State Prog Admin Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $22.76 /hr | $335 | $46,626 |
| 2016 | Mn Management & Budget General Support | State Prog Admin Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $21.44 /hr | — | $44,554 |
| 2015 | Mn Management & Budget General Support | State Prog Admin Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $20.92 /hr | $494 | $39,283 |
| 2014 | Mn Management & Budget General Support | Information Officer 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $17.83 /hr | — | $17,331 |
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 Mn Management & Budget
FY 2026, amount paid
- Campbell, Erin M$197,945Commissioner-MN Mgmt & Budget
- Bentley, Andrew Martin$193,965Deputy Commr MMB
- Chaffee, Blake$193,965Deputy Commr MMB
- Minge, Ahna B$188,131Deputy Commr MMB
- Hassemer, Jennifer$184,973Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget
- Lam Young, Melissa L$181,229Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget
- Moore, Paul Bennett$181,054Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget
- Drucker, Jeremy D$181,054Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget
Highest paid as State Prog Admin Prin
FY 2026, amount paid
- Nierengarten, Gary Joseph$265,277Military Affairs Dept
- Erickson, Brian$129,620Agriculture Dept
- McCanney, James$123,794Transportation Dept
- Johnson, Robert A$118,153Natural Resources Dept
- Yang, Teri L$116,288Mn Management & Budget
- Schaefer, Benjamin J$115,087Natural Resources Dept
- Cullimore, Miriam Eleanor$113,881Office of Higher Education
- Kitto, Danielle N$113,189Public Safety Dept