Thoma, Christopher
Corr Detention Facil Insp SrCorrections DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
DOC Inspection & Enforcemt Dir. 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 2020 to FY 2023, pay went up 13% while consumer prices went up 17%. After inflation, pay is down 3% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $51,502 | −33.8% | +6.3% | −37.7% |
| FY 2022 | $77,854 | +2.6% | +7.2% | −4.3% |
| FY 2021 | $75,876 | +66.3% | +2.3% | +62.6% |
| FY 2020 | $45,619 | — | — | — |
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 2023 · Corr Detention Facil Insp Sr
Paid more than 0% of the 5 people with this job title that year. The median was $88,454.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Corrections Dept DOC Inspection & Enforcemt Dir | Corr Detention Facil Insp Sr Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $39.74 /hr | — | $51,502 |
| 2022 | Corrections Dept DOC Inspection & Enforcemt Dir | Corr Detention Facil Insp Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $38.77 /hr | — | $77,854 |
| 2021 | Corrections Dept DOC Inspection & Enforcemt Dir | Corr Detention Facil Insp Full-time | Ramsey | $36.53 /hr | — | $75,876 |
| 2020 | Corrections Dept DOC Inspection & Enforcemt Dir | Corr Detention Facil Insp Full-time | Ramsey | $35.64 /hr | — | $45,619 |
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 Corrections Dept
FY 2023, amount paid
- Amsterdam, James T$284,538Medical Specialist 4
- Werner, Jared R$223,760Corr Officer 3
- Dahlen, Martin W$210,053Corr Captain
- Berry, Darrel M$197,185Corr Lieutenant
- Piccolino, Adam L.$195,725Behavioral Med Practitioner Sr
- Will, Laurence E.$179,404Dentist
- Whited, Stephen J$178,107Corr Officer 3
- Robinson, Karen M$177,727General Counsel 3
Highest paid as Corr Detention Facil Insp Sr
FY 2023, amount paid
- Becking, Lisa Marie Cain$108,821Corrections Dept
- Pfeifer, Jennifer J$107,122Corrections Dept
- Hebert, Monaie E$88,454Corrections Dept
- Roberts, Justin Earl$80,325Corrections Dept