Suarez, Maria
Student Worker Para Prof SrNatural Resources DeptCrow Wing CountyFull-time
FOR R1 Backus Asst Staff. 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 2025, pay went up 34% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 26% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4,576 | −30.5% | +2.6% | −32.3% |
| FY 2024 | $6,584 | +92.1% | +3.3% | +86.0% |
| FY 2023 | $3,427 | — | — | — |
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 · Student Worker Para Prof Sr
Paid more than 34% of the 332 people with this job title that year. The median was $7,217.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Natural Resources Dept FOR R1 Backus Asst Staff | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Full-time · left during year | Crow Wing | $20.02 /hr | — | $4,576 |
| 2024 | Natural Resources Dept FOR R1 Backus Asst Staff | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Full-time | Crow Wing | $19.16 /hr | — | $6,584 |
| 2023 | Natural Resources Dept FOR R3 Asst Reg Staff | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $17.31 /hr | — | $3,427 |
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 Natural Resources Dept
FY 2025, amount paid
- Legato, Denise F$240,971Human Resources Director 5
- Smith, Rodmen E$197,180NR Dir - Enforcement
- Naramore, Barbara Lynn$195,536Deputy Commr Natural Resources
- Strommen, Sarah$190,763Commissioner-Natural Resources
- Mohs, Philip Andrew$185,010NR Prog Mgr 2 - Enforcement
- Olfelt, David P$184,957State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Speldrich, Brent J$183,786NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
- Lotthammer, Shannon M$182,518Asst Commr NR Operations
Highest paid as Student Worker Para Prof Sr
FY 2025, amount paid
- Xiong, Shoua$43,305Transportation Dept
- Lewis, Dylan C$40,495Transportation Dept
- Abdouni, Samira$36,327Emergency Medical Srvcs Office
- Data, Sania$32,121Employ & Econ Development Dept
- Khang, Angel Xenia$32,101Emergency Medical Srvcs Office
- Gonzales Reyes, Edgar$31,718Transportation Dept
- Scholl, Eliza$31,410Health Department
- Helvig, Karissa$30,470Health Department