Tesfaye, Yodit
Educ Specialist 2Education DepartmentHennepin CountyFull-time
Equity & Innovation. 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 2017 to FY 2019, pay went up 54% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 48% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2019 | $18,505 | −71.1% | +2.1% | −71.7% |
| FY 2018 | $64,026 | +433.5% | +2.3% | +421.8% |
| FY 2017 | $12,000 | — | — | — |
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 2019 · Educ Specialist 2
Paid more than 6% of the 174 people with this job title that year. The median was $86,765.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Education Department Equity & Innovation | Educ Specialist 2 Full-time · left during year | Hennepin | $32.41 /hr | — | $18,505 |
| 2018 | Education Department Equity & Innovation | Educ Specialist 2 Full-time | Hennepin | $31.70 /hr | — | $64,026 |
| 2017 | Education Department Equity & Innovation | Educ Specialist 2 Full-time | Hennepin | $30.00 /hr | — | $12,000 |
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 Education Department
FY 2019, amount paid
- Olson, John C$202,899Educ Specialist 2
- Nelson, Eileen M.$185,043Educ Specialist 2
- Reineke, June M$181,892Educ Specialist 2
- Kinkel, Anthony Gene$180,887Exec Assistant
- Dugan, Jennifer P$145,323Dir Statewide Assessment
- Melcher, Thomas R$142,216Dir Education Finance
- Korte, Daron T$138,548Asst Commr Education
- Anderson, Denise M$136,921Dir Education Finance
Highest paid as Educ Specialist 2
FY 2019, amount paid
- Olson, John C$202,899Education Department
- Nelson, Eileen M.$185,043Education Department
- Reineke, June M$181,892Education Department
- Bowlus, Michael A$99,325Education Department
- Ahles, Robert A$91,006Veterans Affairs Dept
- Hasskamp, Brad S$90,924Education Department
- Mitchell, Ann E$90,577Education Department
- Breuer, Dean K$90,530Education Department