Scherer, Kristen
State Prog Admin IntermediateLotteryRamsey CountyFull-time
Numbers Drawings. 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 2023, pay went down 19% while consumer prices went up 28%. After inflation, pay is down 36% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $19,013 | −66.7% | +6.3% | −68.6% |
| FY 2022 | $57,026 | +6.3% | +7.2% | −0.8% |
| FY 2021 | $53,651 | +5.7% | +2.3% | +3.4% |
| FY 2020 | $50,736 | +6.3% | +1.6% | +4.6% |
| FY 2019 | $47,748 | +6.4% | +2.1% | +4.2% |
| FY 2018 | $44,874 | +2.0% | +2.3% | −0.3% |
| FY 2017 | $43,996 | +2.6% | +1.8% | +0.7% |
| FY 2016 | $42,894 | +24.9% | +0.7% | +24.1% |
| FY 2015 | $34,344 | +47.0% | +0.7% | +46.0% |
| FY 2014 | $23,360 | — | — | — |
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 2023 · State Prog Admin Intermediate
Paid more than 6% of the 247 people with this job title that year. The median was $66,532.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
10 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Lottery Numbers Drawings | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $27.93 /hr | $520 | $19,013 |
| 2022 | Lottery Numbers Drawings | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $27.25 /hr | $334 | $57,026 |
| 2021 | Lottery Numbers Drawings | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $25.71 /hr | $124 | $53,651 |
| 2020 | Lottery Numbers Drawings | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $24.27 /hr | $143 | $50,736 |
| 2019 | Lottery Numbers Drawings | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $22.92 /hr | $700 | $47,748 |
| 2018 | Lottery Numbers Drawings | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $21.71 /hr | $440 | $44,874 |
| 2017 | Lottery Numbers Drawings | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $20.57 /hr | $1,431 | $43,996 |
| 2016 | Lottery Numbers Drawings | State Prog Admin Intermediate Full-time | Ramsey | $19.48 /hr | $1,427 | $42,894 |
| 2015 | Lottery Numbers Drawings | Customer Svcs Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $19.00 /hr | $51 | $34,344 |
| 2014 | Lottery Office Services | Customer Svcs Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $14.28 /hr | — | $23,360 |
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 Lottery
FY 2023, amount paid
- Harms, Wesley R$156,244Asst Dir Mn State Lottery
- Freedland, Benjamin P$147,846Asst Dir Mn State Lottery
- Gacheru, Justus Mwangi$140,911Systems Analysis Unit Supv
- Crist, Richard D$130,911Systems Analysis Unit Supv
- Merritt, Lance W$130,911Systems Analysis Unit Supv
- Odenthal, Richard J$130,911Information Technology Spec 5
- Alexander III, Arthur$129,284Financial Mgt Director
- McCracken, Michael Bryan$126,778Information Technology Spec 5
Highest paid as State Prog Admin Intermediate
FY 2023, amount paid
- Birkholz-Maniak, Suzanne M$99,164Public Safety Dept
- Camarillo, Cynthia$79,624Transportation Dept
- Ouren, Jan C$78,540Natural Resources Dept
- Lane, Todd D$76,646Lottery
- Holt, Patricia$75,189Natural Resources Dept
- Karger-Juergens, Michelle$74,990Labor & Industry Dept
- Schoenfeld, Kami JoHastad$74,682Agriculture Dept
- Hansen, Noel$74,318Health Department