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Vanek, Mary Most

Exec Dir PERAPublic Employees Retire AssocRamsey CountyFull-time

Executive - Director. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$624,351
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$142,523
FY 2015
Highest year
$142,523
FY 2015
Yearly average
$124,870
across years on record
Change since first year
+22%
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$116,5962011$120,9752012$116,5962013$127,6602014$142,5232015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went up 22% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is up 14% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$142,523+11.6%+0.7%+10.8%
FY 2014$127,660+9.5%+1.6%+7.8%
FY 2013$116,596−3.6%+1.7%−5.2%
FY 2012$120,975+3.8%+2.9%+0.8%
FY 2011$116,596———

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 · Exec Dir PERA

Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Public Employees Retire Assoc
Executive - Director
Exec Dir PERA
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$60.35 /hr—$142,523
2014Public Employees Retire Assoc
Executive - Director
Exec Dir PERA
Full-time
Ramsey$60.35 /hr—$127,660
2013Public Employees Retire Assoc
Executive - Director
Exec Dir PERA
Full-time
Ramsey$54.74 /hr—$116,596
2012Public Employees Retire Assoc
Executive - Director
Exec Dir PERA
Full-time
Ramsey$54.74 /hr—$120,975
2011Public Employees Retire Assoc
Executive - Director
Exec Dir PERA
Full-time
Ramsey$54.74 /hr—$116,596

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 Public Employees Retire Assoc

FY 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Exec Dir PERA

FY 2015, amount paid