Thurston, Renee Jo
Skills Development SpecialistHuman Services DeptPine CountyPart-time
CSS Pine City Crisis Home. 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 2018 to FY 2021, pay went up 451% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 419% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | $46,281 | −5.1% | +2.3% | −7.2% |
| FY 2020 | $48,746 | +3.2% | +1.6% | +1.6% |
| FY 2019 | $47,234 | +462.0% | +2.1% | +450.6% |
| FY 2018 | $8,404 | — | — | — |
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 · Skills Development Specialist
Paid more than 14% of the 147 people with this job title that year. The median was $55,164.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Human Services Dept CSS Pine City Crisis Home | Skills Development Specialist Part-time · left during year | Pine | $24.88 /hr | $1,794 | $46,281 |
| 2020 | Human Services Dept CSS Pine City Crisis Home | Skills Development Specialist Part-time | Pine | $24.27 /hr | $379 | $48,746 |
| 2019 | Human Services Dept CSS Pine City Crisis Home | Skills Development Specialist Part-time | Pine | $22.92 /hr | $348 | $47,234 |
| 2018 | Human Services Dept MSOCS FC Concord | Skills Development Specialist Full-time | Chisago | $21.71 /hr | — | $8,404 |
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 Human Services Dept
FY 2021, amount paid
- Ahmed, Shabeer$581,550Psychiatrist 3
- Matzen, Ted A$542,541Psychiatrist 2
- Berryhill, Eve Charity$475,506Child and Adole Psychiatrist
- Stevens, KyleeAnn Sophia$461,372Psychiatrist 5
- Kruse, Matthew R.$430,074Psychiatrist 2
- Mach, David Jerome$404,696Psychiatrist 1
- Barry, John S$397,823Medical Specialist 4
- Houts, Frederick W$396,986Psychiatrist 3
Highest paid as Skills Development Specialist
FY 2021, amount paid
- Sonnabend, Kimberly M$84,609Human Services Dept
- Nord, DiAnn M.$74,247Human Services Dept
- Nelson, Larry L$71,713Human Services Dept
- Knott, Ranae J$70,358Human Services Dept
- Moeser, Randal R$69,368Human Services Dept
- Wyrick, Crystal M$67,331Human Services Dept
- Myers, Natalie A$67,223Human Services Dept
- Curtis, Jennifer R$65,695Human Services Dept