Wolff, Patricia K
Retirement Services Spec SrPublic Employees Retire AssocRamsey CountyFull-time
Benefits Claim Department. 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 2011 to FY 2023, pay went down 63% while consumer prices went up 36%. After inflation, pay is down 73% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $12,979 | −81.6% | +6.3% | −82.7% |
| FY 2022 | $70,729 | +9.5% | +7.2% | +2.2% |
| FY 2021 | $64,575 | −3.3% | +2.3% | −5.4% |
| FY 2020 | $66,750 | +9.6% | +1.6% | +7.9% |
| FY 2019 | $60,887 | −0.2% | +2.1% | −2.2% |
| FY 2018 | $61,016 | +6.9% | +2.3% | +4.6% |
| FY 2017 | $57,068 | +23.9% | +1.8% | +21.7% |
| FY 2016 | $46,060 | −7.2% | +0.7% | −7.8% |
| FY 2015 | $49,624 | +9.2% | +0.7% | +8.4% |
| FY 2014 | $45,443 | +51.5% | +1.6% | +49.2% |
| FY 2013 | $29,992 | +10.9% | +1.7% | +9.1% |
| FY 2012 | $27,047 | −22.9% | +2.9% | −25.1% |
| FY 2011 | $35,096 | — | — | — |
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 2023 · Retirement Services Spec Sr
Paid more than 0% of the 39 people with this job title that year. The median was $77,181.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
13 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 2023, amount paid
- Anderson, Douglas Allen$199,431Exec Dir PERA
- Leppink, Julie$175,569Senior Admin Officer
- Sauceman, Mark Dean$155,734Information Syst Applic Mgr
- Millam, Dean L$150,170Systems Supervisor
- Janas, Robert S$145,593Systems Supervisor
- Gebhard, Tracy A$140,744Agency Chief Financial Officer
- He, Yu$130,913Information Technology Spec 5
- Xiong, Xue$130,911Information Technology Spec 5
Highest paid as Retirement Services Spec Sr
FY 2023, amount paid
- Shivers, Susan K$98,321Public Employees Retire Assoc
- Thelen, Jenelle Kay$88,728Public Employees Retire Assoc
- Kesty, Kristen L.$87,051Public Employees Retire Assoc
- Robertson, Mark L$83,573Public Employees Retire Assoc
- Budziszewski, Brian$83,380MN State Retirement System
- Kimman, Allen V$83,269Teachers Retirement Assoc
- Casello, Kristie M$83,144Teachers Retirement Assoc
- King, Peter$82,834Public Employees Retire Assoc