Sonnabend, Brenda
Licensed Practical NurseDirect Care and Treatment DeptNicollet CountyPart-time
Forensics Grove 4 Nursing. 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 2014 to FY 2025, pay went up 133% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 72% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $58,159 | −8.4% | +2.6% | −10.8% |
| FY 2024 | $63,493 | −10.5% | +3.3% | −13.3% |
| FY 2023 | $70,915 | +8.1% | +6.3% | +1.7% |
| FY 2022 | $65,617 | +7.6% | +7.2% | +0.4% |
| FY 2021 | $60,999 | −0.2% | +2.3% | −2.4% |
| FY 2020 | $61,122 | +2.0% | +1.6% | +0.5% |
| FY 2019 | $59,900 | +14.6% | +2.1% | +12.3% |
| FY 2018 | $52,270 | +6.1% | +2.3% | +3.7% |
| FY 2017 | $49,277 | +0.5% | +1.8% | −1.3% |
| FY 2016 | $49,028 | +2.1% | +0.7% | +1.4% |
| FY 2015 | $48,028 | +92.1% | +0.7% | +90.7% |
| FY 2014 | $25,004 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Licensed Practical Nurse
Paid more than 39% of the 418 people with this job title that year. The median was $65,133.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
12 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Direct Care and Treatment Dept Forensics Grove 4 Nursing | Licensed Practical Nurse Part-time · left during year | Nicollet | $34.69 /hr | $3,961 | $58,159 |
| 2024 | Human Services Dept Forensics Grove A Nursing 2 | Licensed Practical Nurse Part-time | Nicollet | $33.20 /hr | $4,488 | $63,493 |
| 2023 | Human Services Dept Forensics Grove A Nursing 2 | Licensed Practical Nurse Part-time | Nicollet | $30.70 /hr | $6,132 | $70,915 |
| 2022 | Human Services Dept Forensics Grove A Nursing 2 | Licensed Practical Nurse Full-time | Nicollet | $29.95 /hr | $1,379 | $65,617 |
| 2021 | Human Services Dept Forensics Grove A Nursing 2 | Licensed Practical Nurse Part-time | Nicollet | $29.22 /hr | $3,510 | $60,999 |
| 2020 | Human Services Dept Forensics Grove A Nursing 2 | Licensed Practical Nurse Part-time | Nicollet | $28.51 /hr | $3,413 | $61,122 |
| 2019 | Human Services Dept Transition Unit C | Licensed Practical Nurse Part-time | Nicollet | $27.88 /hr | $3,453 | $59,900 |
| 2018 | Human Services Dept Transition Unit C LPNs | Licensed Practical Nurse Part-time | Nicollet | $27.27 /hr | $2,075 | $52,270 |
| 2017 | Human Services Dept Transition Unit C LPNs | Licensed Practical Nurse Part-time | Nicollet | $26.74 /hr | $2,441 | $49,277 |
| 2016 | Human Services Dept Transition Unit C LPNs | Licensed Practical Nurse Part-time · left during year | Nicollet | $25.40 /hr | $2,680 | $49,028 |
| 2015 | Human Services Dept Transition Unit C LPNs | Licensed Practical Nurse Part-time | Nicollet | $24.10 /hr | $3,099 | $48,028 |
| 2014 | Human Services Dept Transition Unit C LPNs | Licensed Practical Nurse Part-time | Nicollet | $22.78 /hr | $1,124 | $25,004 |
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 Direct Care and Treatment Dept
FY 2025, amount paid
- Broghammer, Frances$619,348Psychiatrist 3
- Ahmed, Shabeer$615,902Psychiatrist 3
- Berryhill, Eve Charity$614,592Child and Adole Psychiatrist
- Mach, David Jerome$598,718Psychiatrist 2
- Naqvi, Salima$532,879Psychiatrist 2
- Stevens, KyleeAnn Sophia$522,659Psychiatrist 5
- Kruse, Matthew R.$514,382Psychiatrist 3
- Hirachan, Soniya$489,416Psychiatrist 4
Highest paid as Licensed Practical Nurse
FY 2025, amount paid
- Wolde-Yesus, Tsegaye$138,487Veterans Affairs Dept
- Jaafaru, Roseline T$135,535Veterans Affairs Dept
- Faniyi, Taiwo Folasade$125,245Veterans Affairs Dept
- Osifo, Rachael I$117,701Veterans Affairs Dept
- Fokum, Gerald$114,682Direct Care and Treatment Dept
- Logan, Massa Jacqueline$112,001Veterans Affairs Dept
- Giddings, Erick L.$110,752Direct Care and Treatment Dept
- Mickle, Steven Allen$109,484Direct Care and Treatment Dept