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Smith, Michael Jay

Information Technology Spec 3Teachers Retirement AssocRamsey CountyFull-time

Information Services. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$103,471
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$53,650
FY 2012
Highest year
$53,650
FY 2012
Yearly average
$51,736
across years on record
Change since first year
+8%
FY 2011 to FY 2012 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$49,8222011$53,6502012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went up 8% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 5% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$53,650+7.7%+2.9%+4.6%
FY 2011$49,822———

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 2012 · Information Technology Spec 3

Paid more than 11% of the 731 people with this job title that year. The median was $72,777.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2012Teachers Retirement Assoc
Information Services
Information Technology Spec 3
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$25.36 /hr—$53,650
2011Teachers Retirement Assoc
Information Services
Information Technology Spec 3
Full-time
Ramsey$24.42 /hr—$49,822

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 Teachers Retirement Assoc

FY 2012, amount paid

Highest paid as Information Technology Spec 3

FY 2012, amount paid