Simonson, Matea
Student Worker Para ProfCorrections DeptRamsey CountyPart-time
DOC Mental Health Svs Director. 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 2020 to FY 2022, pay went up 7% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is down 3% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2022 | $4,136 | −71.9% | +7.2% | −73.8% |
| FY 2021 | $14,726 | +280.2% | +2.3% | +271.6% |
| FY 2020 | $3,873 | — | — | — |
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 2022 · Student Worker Para Prof
Paid more than 41% of the 169 people with this job title that year. The median was $5,673.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Corrections Dept DOC Mental Health Svs Director | Student Worker Para Prof Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $16.14 /hr | — | $4,136 |
| 2021 | Corrections Dept DOC Mental Health Svs Director | Student Worker Para Prof Part-time | Ramsey | $16.14 /hr | $11 | $14,726 |
| 2020 | Corrections Dept DOC Health Care Program Admin | Student Worker Para Prof Part-time | Ramsey | $15.13 /hr | — | $3,873 |
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 Corrections Dept
FY 2022, amount paid
- Amsterdam, James T$265,978Medical Specialist 4
- Krippner, Carol J$178,496Corr Facility Oper Dir
- Piccolino, Adam L.$177,696Behavioral Med Practitioner Sr
- Wojcik, Lisa$173,168Agency Chief Financial Officer
- Sanders, Julie A$169,673Food Service Supervisor
- Ecker, Joel T.$166,067Corr Officer 3
- Shanklin, Curtis$165,508Deputy Commr Corrections
- Melvin, John P$164,083Corr Investigation Manager
Highest paid as Student Worker Para Prof
FY 2022, amount paid
- Chang, Bee$31,081Transportation Dept
- Vue, Sunny$30,455MN.IT Services Office
- Wolf, Paige Marie$26,600Health Department
- Snyder, Luke James$23,338MN.IT Services Office
- Fjerstad, Aksel Mark$23,096Transportation Dept
- Doherty, James$21,513MN.IT Services Office
- Elouardighi, Samir$21,377Transportation Dept
- Bak, Natalia$20,432Transportation Dept