Sen, Katy
Governors Staff MngrlGovernors OfficeRamsey CountyFull-time
Executive Operations. 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 2013 to FY 2016, pay went up 43% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 39% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2016 | $60,075 | −44.8% | +0.7% | −45.1% |
| FY 2015 | $108,738 | +29.2% | +0.7% | +28.3% |
| FY 2014 | $84,157 | +100.8% | +1.6% | +97.7% |
| FY 2013 | $41,907 | — | — | — |
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 2016 · Governors Staff Mngrl
Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Governors Office Executive Operations | Governors Staff Mngrl Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $54.17 /hr | — | $60,075 |
| 2015 | Governors Office Executive Operations | Governors Staff Mngrl Full-time | Ramsey | $54.17 /hr | — | $108,738 |
| 2014 | Governors Office Executive Operations | Governors Staff-Professional Full-time | Ramsey | $40.46 /hr | — | $84,157 |
| 2013 | Governors Office Executive Operations | Governors Staff-Professional Full-time | Ramsey | $40.46 /hr | — | $41,907 |
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 Governors Office
FY 2016, amount paid
- Duininck, Jaime$129,034Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Dayton, Mark$125,117Governor
- Holmes, Kimberly Slay$118,698Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Hume IV, Robert$117,954Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Gilchrist, Lauren D$113,984Governors Staff-Professional
- Zakula, Linden M.$110,164Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Dornfeld, Joanna M$101,842Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
- Swenson, Matthew Robert$98,114Governors Staff-Professional
Highest paid as Governors Staff Mngrl
FY 2016, amount paid
No one else with a pay figure that year.