Waxlax, Michael G
Clinical Program Therapist 2Corrections DeptPine CountyFull-time
WR Behavorial Health Prog Dir. 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 2012 to FY 2015, pay went down 68% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is down 69% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2015 | $13,066 | −75.4% | +0.7% | −75.6% |
| FY 2014 | $53,128 | +17.9% | +1.6% | +16.1% |
| FY 2013 | $45,065 | +11.3% | +1.7% | +9.5% |
| FY 2012 | $40,479 | — | — | — |
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 · Clinical Program Therapist 2
Paid more than 11% of the 102 people with this job title that year. The median was $47,011.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Corrections Dept WR Behavorial Health Prog Dir | Clinical Program Therapist 2 Full-time · left during year | Pine | $23.15 /hr | — | $13,066 |
| 2014 | Corrections Dept WR Behavorial Health Prog Dir | Clinical Program Therapist 2 Full-time | Pine | $22.48 /hr | — | $53,128 |
| 2013 | Corrections Dept Togo Institution EducationSupv | Special Teacher:Ba/Bs+Lic+40 Full-time | Itasca | $30.78 /hr | — | $45,065 |
| 2012 | Corrections Dept Togo Clinical Supervisor | Clinical Program Therapist 2 Full-time | Itasca | $20.02 /hr | — | $40,479 |
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 2015, amount paid
- Grandlienard, Kent$163,910Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt
- Heringlake, Christopher B$137,518Dentist
- Will, Laurence E.$137,307Dentist
- Blasing, Kenneth$134,714Dentist
- Koenig, James C$134,710Dentist
- Lawhead, Wayne$134,710Dentist
- King, John$132,196Asst Commr Corrections
- Solheid, Ronald P$130,146Deputy Commr Corrections
Highest paid as Clinical Program Therapist 2
FY 2015, amount paid
- Baker, Darnell E$63,548Corrections Dept
- Buss, Robert J$61,781Corrections Dept
- Underhill, Mary$61,465Corrections Dept
- Sykora, Jane$61,465Corrections Dept
- Redfield, Dana$61,465Corrections Dept
- Morrison, Thomas H$61,465Corrections Dept
- Cisewski, Mark J$61,464Corrections Dept
- Hitchens, Lynn C$61,464Corrections Dept