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Tessmer, Karen E

Management Analyst 3Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time

Finance Unit Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$91,127
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$43,667
FY 2015
Highest year
$43,667
FY 2015
Yearly average
$30,376
across years on record
Change since first year
+499%
FY 2013 to FY 2015 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$7,2882013$40,1722014$43,6672015
Paid in yearFY 2013 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2013 to FY 2015, pay went up 499% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 486% (it beat inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$43,667+8.7%+0.7%+7.9%
FY 2014$40,172+451.2%+1.6%+442.7%
FY 2013$7,288———

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 2015 · Management Analyst 3

Paid more than 17% of the 138 people with this job title that year. The median was $57,269.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

Every pay record for Tessmer, Karen E
FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Health Department
Finance Unit Staff
Management Analyst 3
Full-time
Ramsey$23.15 /hr—$43,667
2014Health Department
Grants Contracts Encumbrance
Accounting Officer
Full-time
Ramsey$19.66 /hr$169$40,172
2013Health Department
Accounting Operations
Account Clerk Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$18.22 /hr—$7,288

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 Health Department

FY 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Management Analyst 3

FY 2015, amount paid