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Schmitt, Barbara Ann

Information Technology Spec 4Secretary of StateRamsey CountyFull-time

System Development. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$506,600
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$44,489
FY 2020
Highest year
$103,096
FY 2019
Yearly average
$84,433
across years on record
Change since first year
-34%
FY 2015 to FY 2020 · prices +9%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$67,6642015$92,4352016$98,0722017$100,8442018$103,0962019$44,4892020
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2020, pay went down 34% while consumer prices went up 9%. After inflation, pay is down 40% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2020$44,489−56.8%+1.6%−57.5%
FY 2019$103,096+2.2%+2.1%+0.2%
FY 2018$100,844+2.8%+2.3%+0.6%
FY 2017$98,072+6.1%+1.8%+4.2%
FY 2016$92,435+36.6%+0.7%+35.7%
FY 2015$67,664———

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 2020 · Information Technology Spec 4

Paid more than 9% of the 865 people with this job title that year. The median was $105,423.

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

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2020Secretary of State
System Development
Information Technology Spec 4
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$49.62 /hr—$44,489
2019Secretary of State
System Development
Information Technology Spec 4
Full-time
Ramsey$49.62 /hr—$103,096
2018Secretary of State
System Development
Information Technology Spec 4
Full-time
Ramsey$48.53 /hr—$100,844
2017Secretary of State
System Development
Information Technology Spec 4
Full-time
Ramsey$47.58 /hr—$98,072
2016Secretary of State
System Development
Information Technology Spec 4
Full-time
Ramsey$44.82 /hr—$92,435
2015Secretary of State
System Development
Information Technology Spec 4
Full-time
Ramsey$42.29 /hr—$67,664

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 Secretary of State

FY 2020, amount paid

Highest paid as Information Technology Spec 4

FY 2020, amount paid