Stevens, Sherry Mae
Radio Communications OperatorPublic Safety DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
Reg Trans Mgmt Center Team 6. 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 2017, pay went up 4% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 1% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2017 | $38,192 | −19.2% | +1.8% | −20.7% |
| FY 2016 | $47,286 | +12.7% | +0.7% | +12.0% |
| FY 2015 | $41,945 | +14.6% | +0.7% | +13.8% |
| FY 2014 | $36,586 | — | — | — |
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 2017 · Radio Communications Operator
Paid more than 26% of the 65 people with this job title that year. The median was $52,627.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Public Safety Dept Reg Trans Mgmt Center Team 6 | Radio Communications Operator Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $22.06 /hr | $2,334 | $38,192 |
| 2016 | Public Safety Dept Reg Trans Mgmt Center Team 6 | Radio Communications Operator Full-time | Ramsey | $20.99 /hr | $2,696 | $47,286 |
| 2015 | Public Safety Dept Reg Trans Mgmt Center Team 3 | Radio Communications Operator Full-time | Ramsey | $20.07 /hr | $1,228 | $41,945 |
| 2014 | Public Safety Dept Reg Trans Mgmt Center Team 5 | Radio Communications Operator Full-time | Ramsey | $18.98 /hr | $935 | $36,586 |
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 Public Safety Dept
FY 2017, amount paid
- Dohman, Ramona L$158,110Commissioner-Public Safety
- Langer, Matthew C$156,254State Patrol Chief
- Evans, Andrew W$142,626Superintendent BCA
- Galili, Oded$140,148Information Syst Director
- O'Hern, Cassandra O$132,746Deputy Commr Public Safety
- Knutson, Catherine M$130,857Forensic Laboratory Dir
- Gibbs, Patrick G.$130,782State Patrol Trooper
- Bergstrand, Glen A$129,685State Fire Safety Supervisor
Highest paid as Radio Communications Operator
FY 2017, amount paid
- Payne, Kael D$99,497Public Safety Dept
- Daas, Christopher Alan$74,225Public Safety Dept
- Vallie, Joseph D$72,177Public Safety Dept
- Facciotto, Anthony Michael$71,856Public Safety Dept
- Sorensen, Jane Elizabeth$71,777Public Safety Dept
- Lewis, William B$71,681Public Safety Dept
- Hutchins, John Paul$70,068Public Safety Dept
- Hoium, William D.$69,009Public Safety Dept