Strawhacker, Connie Marie
Skills Development SpecialistVeterans Affairs DeptLake CountyPart-time
MVH-Silver Bay Direct Care. 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 2023 to FY 2024, pay went down 28% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 31% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $52,758 | −28.3% | +3.3% | −30.6% |
| FY 2023 | $73,611 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Skills Development Specialist
Paid more than 14% of the 179 people with this job title that year. The median was $65,150.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Veterans Affairs Dept MVH-Silver Bay Direct Care | Skills Development Specialist Part-time · left during year | Lake | $32.71 /hr | $4,270 | $52,758 |
| 2023 | Veterans Affairs Dept MVH-Silver Bay Direct Care | Skills Development Specialist Part-time | Lake | $31.00 /hr | $5,775 | $73,611 |
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 Veterans Affairs Dept
FY 2024, amount paid
- Meyer, Bruce C$300,431Medical Specialist 4
- Barwuah, Phyllis Adoma$186,881Human Svcs Technician
- Cline, James Michael$178,579Medical Specialist 3
- Hagans, Elnora M$178,142Registered Nurse Advanced Prac
- Weir, Andrew P$174,457Pharmacist Senior
- Meittunen, Eric$174,406Deputy Commr Veterans Aff-VHC
- Lindsay, Bradley S$173,080Commissioner-Veterans Affairs
- Kimemia, Joyce W$172,783Registered Nurse Senior
Highest paid as Skills Development Specialist
FY 2024, amount paid
- Philip, Pamela Moses$133,418Human Services Dept
- Anderson, DeNisha Jeanette$131,115Human Services Dept
- Tokpah, Jesse M$128,074Human Services Dept
- Carew, Funmilayo Winifred$122,487Human Services Dept
- Wreh, Joseph M$120,594Human Services Dept
- Wartsbaugh, Keith B$110,235Human Services Dept
- Nord, DiAnn M.$99,778Human Services Dept
- Baalson, Heather L$97,094Human Services Dept