Wenisch, Katie E
State Audito Ofc Staff Lvl 1State AuditorLyon CountyFull-time
Audit Practice. 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 2016 to FY 2017, pay went up 67% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 64% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2017 | $5,360 | +66.7% | +1.8% | +63.7% |
| FY 2016 | $3,216 | — | — | — |
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 2017 · State Audito Ofc Staff Lvl 1
Paid more than 38% of the 8 people with this job title that year. The median was $5,446.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | State Auditor Audit Practice | State Audito Ofc Staff Lvl 1 Full-time · left during year | Lyon | $16.00 /hr | — | $5,360 |
| 2016 | State Auditor Audit Practice | State Audito Ofc Staff Lvl 1 Full-time | Lyon | $16.00 /hr | — | $3,216 |
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 State Auditor
FY 2017, amount paid
- Hierlinger, Greg$120,739State Auditor Ofc Mgmt Lvl 3
- Syverson, Dianne$109,192State Auditor Ofc Mgmt Lvl 2
- Advani, Ramona I$109,131State Auditor Ofc Mgmt Lvl 3
- Otto, Rebecca L W$108,077State Auditor
- Pietrick, Richard G$107,061Local Govt Audit Director
- Lindemann, Matthew N$106,753State Auditor Ofc Mgmt Lvl 2
- Erickson, Stephanie Ann$106,056Local Govt Audit Director
- Blahnik, Carla J$105,480Local Govt Audit Director
Highest paid as State Audito Ofc Staff Lvl 1
FY 2017, amount paid
- Kapala, Michael J$16,136State Auditor
- Olson, Mallory R$9,536State Auditor
- Krohn, Jackson F$7,576State Auditor
- Breidenbach, Benjamin Paul$5,532State Auditor
- Knowlton, Austin W Piehl$4,888State Auditor
- Thomas, Carson Henry$4,022State Auditor
- Butler, Phillip$1,072State Auditor