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Watts, Lisa M

Social Worker SeniorVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

Mpls Social Services Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$811,163
over 15 fiscal years
Latest year
$77,461
FY 2026
Highest year
$77,461
FY 2026
Yearly average
$54,078
across years on record
Change since first year
+3,358%
FY 2012 to FY 2026 · prices +44%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K20122014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2026, pay went up 3,358% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 2,302% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$77,461+0.3%+3.1%−2.8%
FY 2025$77,256+5.9%+2.6%+3.2%
FY 2024$72,953+1.6%+3.3%−1.7%
FY 2023$71,818+8.5%+6.3%+2.1%
FY 2022$66,202+7.9%+7.2%+0.7%
FY 2021$61,361+6.0%+2.3%+3.6%
FY 2020$57,877+5.8%+1.6%+4.2%
FY 2019$54,714+6.0%+2.1%+3.8%
FY 2018$51,627+5.5%+2.3%+3.2%
FY 2017$48,931+5.9%+1.8%+4.0%
FY 2016$46,193+6.1%+0.7%+5.4%
FY 2015$43,529+6.4%+0.7%+5.6%
FY 2014$40,908+7.4%+1.6%+5.7%
FY 2013$38,094+1,600.7%+1.7%+1,572.9%
FY 2012$2,240———

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 2026 · Social Worker Senior

Paid more than 63% of the 24 people with this job title that year. The median was $77,461.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

15 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Social Services Staff
Social Worker Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$37.26 /hr—$77,461
2025Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Social Services Staff
Social Worker Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$36.71 /hr—$77,256
2024Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Social Services Staff
Social Worker Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$35.13 /hr—$72,953
2023Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Social Services Staff
Social Worker Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$33.30 /hr—$71,818
2022Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Social Services Staff
Social Worker Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$32.49 /hr—$66,202
2021Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Social Services Staff
Social Worker Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$30.59 /hr—$61,361
2020Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Social Services Staff
Social Worker Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$28.78 /hr$58$57,877
2019Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Social Services Staff
Social Worker Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$27.18 /hr—$54,714
2018Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Social Services Staff
Social Worker Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$25.72 /hr—$51,627
2017Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Social Services Staff
Social Worker Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$24.32 /hr—$48,931
2016Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Social Services Staff
Social Worker Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$22.95 /hr—$46,193
2015Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Social Services Staff
Social Worker Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$21.66 /hr—$43,529
2014Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Social Services Staff
Social Worker Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$20.31 /hr—$40,908
2013Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Social Services
Social Worker Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$19.09 /hr—$38,094
2012Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Social Services
Social Worker Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$18.10 /hr—$2,240

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 Veterans Affairs Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Social Worker Senior

FY 2026, amount paid