Thao, Joy S
Finance Specialist 2Mn Management & BudgetRamsey CountyPart-time
Financial Planning. 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 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 7% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 13% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2015 | $45,964 | −32.5% | +0.7% | −33.0% |
| FY 2014 | $68,094 | +25.8% | +1.6% | +23.9% |
| FY 2013 | $54,128 | −0.1% | +1.7% | −1.7% |
| FY 2012 | $54,170 | +9.2% | +2.9% | +6.1% |
| FY 2011 | $49,588 | — | — | — |
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 · Finance Specialist 2
Paid more than 7% of the 14 people with this job title that year. The median was $65,332.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
5 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mn Management & Budget Financial Planning | Finance Specialist 2 Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $35.25 /hr | $864 | $45,964 |
| 2014 | Mn Management & Budget Financial Planning | Finance Specialist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $33.07 /hr | — | $68,094 |
| 2013 | Mn Management & Budget Financial Planning | Finance Specialist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $31.02 /hr | $1,555 | $54,128 |
| 2012 | Mn Management & Budget Financial Rptg Acctg | Finance Specialist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $26.39 /hr | — | $54,170 |
| 2011 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Metro SU Classified | Management Analyst 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $24.61 /hr | — | $49,588 |
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 Mn Management & Budget
FY 2015, amount paid
- Kuwik, Jeanine Kay Leifeld$129,483Finance Services Director
- Frans, Myron$127,154Commissioner-MN Mgmt & Budget
- Anderson, Lynn M$125,896Senior Admin Officer
- Hanson, Kristin A$123,589Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget
- Farrell, Cynthia M$121,206Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget
- Kelly, Margaret M$120,975Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget
- O'Brien, Ann$120,685Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget
- Ruckheim, Barbara Ann$120,233Finance Services Director
Highest paid as Finance Specialist 2
FY 2015, amount paid
- Voegeli, Jerome T$76,925Mn Management & Budget
- Wolf, Margery E$76,425Corrections Dept
- Henry, Heidi A$75,484Mn Management & Budget
- Baker, Sara Lynn$73,834Mn Management & Budget
- Kamnikar, Sandra$69,854Mn Management & Budget
- Christensen, Douglas Alan$69,057Mn Management & Budget
- Johnson, Janice L$66,915Mn Management & Budget
- Stelzner, James W$63,750Mn Management & Budget