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Trapp, Karen

Information Technology Spec 3Office of MN.IT ServicesRamsey CountyFull-time

ISD-Architecture Project &Apps. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$288,017
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$42,015
FY 2015
Highest year
$69,458
FY 2014
Yearly average
$57,603
across years on record
Change since first year
-29%
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$20K$40K$60K$80K$58,9682011$58,0612012$59,5152013$69,4582014$42,0152015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 29% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 33% (it fell behind inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$42,015−39.5%+0.7%−39.9%
FY 2014$69,458+16.7%+1.6%+14.9%
FY 2013$59,515+2.5%+1.7%+0.8%
FY 2012$58,061−1.5%+2.9%−4.3%
FY 2011$58,968———

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 · Information Technology Spec 3

Paid more than 6% of the 858 people with this job title that year. The median was $76,542.

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

Every pay record for Trapp, Karen
FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Office of MN.IT Services
ISD-Architecture Project &Apps
Information Technology Spec 3
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$36.43 /hr—$42,015
2014Office of MN.IT Services
ISD-Architecture Project &Apps
Information Technology Spec 3
Full-time
Ramsey$34.15 /hr—$69,458
2013Office of MN.IT Services
ISD-Architecture & Portfolio
Management Analyst 3
Full-time
Ramsey$28.92 /hr—$59,515
2012Revenue Dept
ISD-Technology Planning
Management Analyst 3
Full-time
Ramsey$28.35 /hr—$58,061
2011Revenue Dept
ISD-Technology Planning
Management Analyst 3
Full-time
Ramsey$28.35 /hr—$58,968

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 Office of MN.IT Services

FY 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Information Technology Spec 3

FY 2015, amount paid