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Thorsen, Karen

Corr Facility Admin DirCorrections DeptRice CountyFull-time

FRB Warden's Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$458,688
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$96,650
FY 2015
Highest year
$96,936
FY 2014
Yearly average
$91,738
across years on record
Change since first year
+16%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$82,9712011$90,4182012$91,7122013$96,9362014$96,6502015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went up 16% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is up 9% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$96,650−0.3%+0.7%−1.0%
FY 2014$96,936+5.7%+1.6%+4.1%
FY 2013$91,712+1.4%+1.7%−0.2%
FY 2012$90,418+9.0%+2.9%+5.9%
FY 2011$82,971———

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 · Corr Facility Admin Dir

Paid more than 22% of the 9 people with this job title that year. The median was $97,495.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Corrections Dept
FRB Warden's Staff
Corr Facility Admin Dir
Full-time
Rice$46.92 /hr—$96,650
2014Corrections Dept
FRB Warden's Staff
Corr Facility Admin Dir
Full-time
Rice$45.55 /hr—$96,936
2013Corrections Dept
FRB Warden's Staff
Corr Facility Admin Dir
Full-time
Rice$44.22 /hr—$91,712
2012Corrections Dept
FRB Warden's Staff
Corr Facility Admin Dir
Full-time
Rice$41.29 /hr—$90,418
2011Corrections Dept
FRB Warden's Staff
Corr Facility Admin Dir
Full-time
Rice$41.29 /hr—$82,971

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Corr Facility Admin Dir

FY 2015, amount paid