Trankner, Rene' D
Dental HygienistHuman Services DeptCass CountyPart-time
Dental Brainerd Staff. 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 2015 to FY 2016, pay went down 42% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is down 43% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2016 | $26,315 | −42.3% | +0.7% | −42.7% |
| FY 2015 | $45,626 | — | — | — |
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 2016 · Dental Hygienist
Paid more than 33% of the 15 people with this job title that year. The median was $33,747.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Human Services Dept Dental Brainerd Staff | Dental Hygienist Part-time · left during year | Cass | $29.70 /hr | — | $26,315 |
| 2015 | Human Services Dept Central Lakes Dental Clinic | Dental Hygienist Part-time | Cass | $28.98 /hr | $22 | $45,626 |
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 2016, amount paid
- Ward, Randy K$377,907Medical Specialist 4
- Matzen, Ted A$354,652Medical Specialist 3
- Pratt, Steven E.$353,938Medical Specialist 4
- Ahmed, Shabeer$337,804Medical Specialist 4
- Stevens, KyleeAnn Sophia$320,120Medical Spec-Forensic Psych 5
- Miller, Peter Scott$313,177Medical Specialist 4
- Christensen, James Anders$307,082Medical Spec-Forensic Psych 2
- Paulson, David A$299,517Medical Specialist 4
Highest paid as Dental Hygienist
FY 2016, amount paid
- Goodnough, Louann M$65,381MN St Colleges & Universities
- Gross, Stacie L$50,772Human Services Dept
- Budnick, Jeannine Lea$50,088Human Services Dept
- Balausky, Tammy Lee$48,129Human Services Dept
- Langlie, Kelly R$45,517Human Services Dept
- Lowery, Sara Jean$45,010Human Services Dept
- Wulff Perdue, Amber Kathrine$40,034Human Services Dept
- Kowalski, Cassandra Jo$33,747Human Services Dept