Thao, Paul Vanglee
Student Worker Para Prof SrCommerce DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
Enf Fraud Invest - Group 2. 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 2019 to FY 2021, pay went up 1,603% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 1,539% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | $12,795 | −49.5% | +2.3% | −50.7% |
| FY 2020 | $25,352 | +3,275.2% | +1.6% | +3,223.2% |
| FY 2019 | $751 | — | — | — |
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 2021 · Student Worker Para Prof Sr
Paid more than 65% of the 205 people with this job title that year. The median was $9,058.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Commerce Dept Enf Fraud Invest - Group 2 | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $17.29 /hr | — | $12,795 |
| 2020 | Commerce Dept Enf Fraud Invest - Group 2 | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $16.87 /hr | — | $25,352 |
| 2019 | Commerce Dept Enf Fraud Invest - Group 2 | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $15.73 /hr | — | $751 |
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 Commerce Dept
FY 2021, amount paid
- Andersen, Frederick James$200,477Dir Actuarial & Reg Plcy Analy
- Vigliaturo, Philip$195,764Dir Actuarial & Reg Plcy Analy
- Lyng, Julia Mildred$195,764Dir Actuarial & Reg Plcy Analy
- O'Connor, Anne Victoria$156,610Deputy Commr Commerce
- Robinson, John W$153,364Dir Actuarial & Reg Plcy Analy
- Ranade, Aditya Prakash$152,356Deputy Commr Commerce
- Arnold, Grace$145,041Commissioner-Commerce
- Blauvelt, Katherine$143,443Asst Commr Commerce
Highest paid as Student Worker Para Prof Sr
FY 2021, amount paid
- Bilski, Kayla$39,706Health Department
- Seiler, Kelsey Amber$37,754Health Department
- Suhs, Tara Ann$34,617Health Department
- Su, Lai Jing$33,476Health Department
- Landis, Christina R$32,690Health Department
- Nguyen, Lisa Thao$31,475Health Department
- Tehan, Lauren$31,465Health Department
- Contestabile, Emma$31,313Health Department