Welch, Charles Ray
Information Technology Spec 4Public Employees Retire AssocRamsey CountyFull-time
Network Operations. 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 2018 to FY 2026, pay went up 89% while consumer prices went up 32%. After inflation, pay is up 43% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $127,106 | +1.6% | +3.1% | −1.5% |
| FY 2025 | $125,133 | +4.5% | +2.6% | +1.8% |
| FY 2024 | $119,719 | −4.7% | +3.3% | −7.8% |
| FY 2023 | $125,654 | +26.0% | +6.3% | +18.6% |
| FY 2022 | $99,719 | +2.8% | +7.2% | −4.1% |
| FY 2021 | $97,009 | +2.6% | +2.3% | +0.3% |
| FY 2020 | $94,578 | +3.1% | +1.6% | +1.5% |
| FY 2019 | $91,778 | +36.4% | +2.1% | +33.6% |
| FY 2018 | $67,296 | — | — | — |
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 · Information Technology Spec 4
Paid more than 35% of the 991 people with this job title that year. The median was $127,106.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
9 records, newest first
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 2026, amount paid
- Anderson, Douglas Allen$231,244Exec Dir PERA
- Sauceman, Mark Dean$167,981Information Syst Applic Mgr
- Millam, Dean L$161,991Systems Supervisor
- Janas, Robert S$155,601Systems Supervisor
- Podaralla, Sree Devi$150,952Systems Supervisor
- Marttila, Gary$141,204Information Technology Spec 5
- He, Yu$141,202Information Technology Spec 5
- Xiong, Xue$141,202Information Technology Spec 5
Highest paid as Information Technology Spec 4
FY 2026, amount paid
- Rud, Kurt$225,328Minnesota IT Services
- Thao, David Kong$202,972Minnesota IT Services
- Stapleton II, Michael Edward$183,055Minnesota IT Services
- Khan, Imtiaz Ahmed$177,457Minnesota IT Services
- Steinle, Nathan Robert$177,163Minnesota IT Services
- Yang, Khay Tou$176,971Minnesota IT Services
- Morrison, Bryan Ray$174,520Minnesota IT Services
- Bondeson, David H.$173,191Minnesota IT Services