Vaughn, Manaire
Staff Attorney 3Housing Finance AgencyRamsey CountyFull-time
Legal - Staff Attorney. 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 2017 to FY 2024, pay went up 960% while consumer prices went up 28%. After inflation, pay is up 731% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $62,780 | — | — | — |
| FY 2017 | $5,922 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Staff Attorney 3
Paid more than 8% of the 38 people with this job title that year. The median was $118,261.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Housing Finance Agency Legal - Staff Attorney | Staff Attorney 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $47.67 /hr | — | $62,780 |
| 2017 | Sentencing Guidelines Comm Sentencing Guidelines Commissn | Management Analyst 1 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $18.66 /hr | — | $5,922 |
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 Housing Finance Agency
FY 2024, amount paid
- Mohamed, Fakarudin M$189,873Chief Information Officer
- Robinson, Rachel C$178,620Deputy Commr Housing Finance
- Solomon, Michael$178,515Housing Finance Agency Exec
- Kao, Irene$177,489General Counsel 3
- Lehnhoff, James R$174,515Housing Finance Agency Exec
- Schuchman, Kayla$174,515Housing Finance Agency Exec
- Baumtrog, Ryan P$174,406Housing Finance Agency Exec
- Ho, Jennifer Leimaile$173,345Commissioner-Housing Finance
Highest paid as Staff Attorney 3
FY 2024, amount paid
- Kralik, Nicole R$166,819Human Services Dept
- Sellner, Victoria H$144,101Natural Resources Dept
- Mount, Jessica Leigh$131,831Mn Management & Budget
- Pederson, Mark D$127,869Revenue Dept
- Bharadwaj, Colleen Anne Chambers$127,704Mn Management & Budget
- Cary, Robert John$125,932Natural Resources Dept
- Cantu, Marisela Elena$125,704Human Services Dept
- Nguyen, Jill Schlick$125,380Natural Resources Dept