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Steffen, Link A.

Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+LicCorrections DeptGoodhue CountyFull-time

RW Education Director's Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,073,385
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$76,269
FY 2026
Highest year
$83,297
FY 2025
Yearly average
$67,087
across years on record
Change since first year
+52%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 52% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 2% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$76,269−8.4%+3.1%−11.2%
FY 2025$83,297+5.3%+2.6%+2.6%
FY 2024$79,135+2.9%+3.3%−0.4%
FY 2023$76,887+4.3%+6.3%−1.8%
FY 2022$73,687+5.2%+7.2%−1.9%
FY 2021$70,066−0.1%+2.3%−2.4%
FY 2020$70,165+2.2%+1.6%+0.7%
FY 2019$68,626+2.2%+2.1%+0.2%
FY 2018$67,118+2.0%+2.3%−0.2%
FY 2017$65,800+2.5%+1.8%+0.6%
FY 2016$64,212+2.5%+0.7%+1.8%
FY 2015$62,649+6.3%+0.7%+5.6%
FY 2014$58,915+7.7%+1.6%+6.1%
FY 2013$54,683+6.1%+1.7%+4.4%
FY 2012$51,540+2.4%+2.9%−0.5%
FY 2011$50,336———

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 2026 · Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic

Paid more than 77% of the 13 people with this job title that year. The median was $53,807.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Corrections Dept
RW Education Director's Staff
Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic
Full-time
Goodhue$40.70 /hr—$76,269
2025Corrections Dept
RW Education Director's Staff
Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic
Full-time
Goodhue$40.10 /hr—$83,297
2024Corrections Dept
RW Education Director's Staff
Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic
Full-time
Goodhue$38.37 /hr—$79,135
2023Corrections Dept
RW Education Director's Staff
Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic
Full-time
Goodhue$36.37 /hr—$76,887
2022Corrections Dept
RW Education Director's Staff
Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic
Full-time
Goodhue$35.48 /hr—$73,687
2021Corrections Dept
RW Education Director's Staff
Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic
Full-time
Goodhue$34.61 /hr—$70,066
2020Corrections Dept
RW Education Director's Staff
Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic
Full-time
Goodhue$33.77 /hr—$70,165
2019Corrections Dept
RW Education Director's Staff
Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic
Full-time
Goodhue$33.03 /hr—$68,626
2018Corrections Dept
RW Education Director's Staff
Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic
Full-time
Goodhue$32.30 /hr—$67,118
2017Corrections Dept
RW Education Director's Staff
Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic
Full-time
Goodhue$31.67 /hr—$65,800
2016Corrections Dept
RW Education Director's Staff
Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic
Full-time
Goodhue$30.90 /hr—$64,212
2015Corrections Dept
RW Education Director's Staff
Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic
Full-time
Goodhue$30.15 /hr—$62,649
2014Corrections Dept
RW Education Director's Staff
Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic
Full-time
Goodhue$29.27 /hr—$58,915
2013Corrections Dept
RW Education Director's Staff
Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic
Full-time
Goodhue$27.52 /hr—$54,683
2012Corrections Dept
RW Education Director's Staff
Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic
Full-time
Goodhue$26.05 /hr—$51,540
2011Corrections Dept
RW Education Director's Staff
Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic
Full-time
Goodhue$25.13 /hr—$50,336

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 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic

FY 2026, amount paid