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Wacha, Lori

Corr LieutenantCorrections DeptChisago CountyFull-time

RC Captain 1. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$215,202
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$22,857
FY 2016
Highest year
$53,181
FY 2015
Yearly average
$35,867
across years on record
Change since first year
+1,322%
FY 2011 to FY 2016 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.

$0$20K$40K$60K$1,6072011$43,8252012$45,6562013$48,0772014$53,1812015$22,8572016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went up 1,322% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is up 1,220% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$22,857−57.0%+0.7%−57.3%
FY 2015$53,181+10.6%+0.7%+9.8%
FY 2014$48,077+5.3%+1.6%+3.7%
FY 2013$45,656+4.2%+1.7%+2.5%
FY 2012$43,825+2,627.5%+2.9%+2,549.8%
FY 2011$1,607———

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 · Corr Lieutenant

Paid more than 1% of the 131 people with this job title that year. The median was $76,445.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

9 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016Corrections Dept
RC Captain 1
Corr Lieutenant
Full-time · left during year
Chisago$26.87 /hr—$22,857
2015Corrections Dept
RC Captain 1
Corr Lieutenant
Full-time
Chisago$26.21 /hr$240$53,181
2014Corrections Dept
LL Program Director-B
Corr Security Casewrkr
Full-time
Anoka$23.30 /hr$326$48,077
2014Corrections Dept
DOC Field Sv-Intensive-Mankato
Corr Agent
Full-time · left during year
—$22.48 /hr——
2013Corrections Dept
DOC Field Sv-Special Supervisn
Corr Agent
Full-time
—$21.83 /hr$425$45,656
2013Corrections Dept
LL Program Director-C
Clinical Program Therapist 3
Full-time · left during year
Anoka$21.40 /hr——
2012Corrections Dept
LL Program Director-C
Clinical Program Therapist 3
Full-time
Anoka$21.40 /hr—$43,825
2012Corrections Dept
LL TRIAD/Chem Dep Pr Dir Staff
Clinical Program Therapist 2
Full-time · left during year
Anoka$20.02 /hr——
2011Corrections Dept
LL Program Director-C
Clinical Program Therapist 2
Full-time
Anoka$20.02 /hr—$1,607

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 Corrections Dept

FY 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as Corr Lieutenant

FY 2016, amount paid