Schmidt, Paige Alexis
Student Worker Para Prof SrTransportation DeptBecker CountyPart-time
D-4 Design. 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 2022 to FY 2023, pay went up 733% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 684% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $14,634 | +733.1% | +6.3% | +684.0% |
| FY 2022 | $1,757 | — | — | — |
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 · Student Worker Para Prof Sr
Paid more than 66% of the 278 people with this job title that year. The median was $8,673.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Transportation Dept D-4 Design | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time · left during year | Becker | $17.74 /hr | $19 | $14,634 |
| 2022 | Transportation Dept D-4 Design | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time | Becker | $16.89 /hr | — | $1,757 |
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 Transportation Dept
FY 2023, amount paid
- Robertsdahl, Michele L$190,400Engineering Specialist
- Wallace, Jean Marie$180,212Deputy Commr Transportation
- Collins, Dawn Kimberly$177,023Deputy Commr Transportation
- Gustafson, Craig M$176,886General Counsel 3
- Hietpas, Jay J$171,746Transp Division Engineer
- Schoenecker, Ted W$171,489Transp Asst Div Dir
- Beer, Michael G$170,360Transp Division Engineer
- Elwood, Kristine Vieth$169,454Transp Division Engineer
Highest paid as Student Worker Para Prof Sr
FY 2023, amount paid
- Panek, Anna$53,445Health Department
- Joyal, Jessica J$49,539Minnesota IT Services
- Palmer, Carlina Joy$33,573Health Department
- Slack, Jenna$32,997Health Department
- Bissonette, Madison$31,275Health Department
- Vang, Youa$31,249Health Department
- Katona, Debra$30,109MN St Colleges & Universities
- Slaughter, Molly A$29,789Health Department