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Schwartz, Michael E

Educ Finance Specialist 2Education DepartmentRamsey CountyPart-time

General Education Funding. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$374,976
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$65,392
FY 2020
Highest year
$86,223
FY 2017
Yearly average
$74,995
across years on record
Change since first year
-4%
FY 2016 to FY 2020 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$68,0232016$86,2232017$83,0502018$72,2882019$65,3922020
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2020, pay went down 4% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is down 11% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2020$65,392−9.5%+1.6%−10.9%
FY 2019$72,288−13.0%+2.1%−14.7%
FY 2018$83,050−3.7%+2.3%−5.8%
FY 2017$86,223+26.8%+1.8%+24.5%
FY 2016$68,023———

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 · Educ Finance Specialist 2

Paid more than 5% of the 20 people with this job title that year. The median was $91,939.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2020Education Department
General Education Funding
Educ Finance Specialist 2
Part-time · left during year
Ramsey$44.25 /hr—$65,392
2019Education Department
General Education Funding
Educ Finance Specialist 2
Part-time
Hennepin$43.28 /hr—$72,288
2018Education Department
General Education Funding
Educ Finance Specialist 2
Part-time
Hennepin$42.33 /hr—$83,050
2017Education Department
General Education Funding
Educ Finance Specialist 2
Full-time
Hennepin$41.50 /hr—$86,223
2016Education Department
General Education Funding
Educ Finance Specialist 2
Full-time
Hennepin$40.49 /hr—$68,023

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 Education Department

FY 2020, amount paid

Highest paid as Educ Finance Specialist 2

FY 2020, amount paid