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Zakula, Linden M.

Governors Staff Mngrl OperGovernors OfficeRamsey CountyFull-time

Executive Operations. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$386,459
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$81,461
FY 2018
Highest year
$113,464
FY 2017
Yearly average
$96,615
across years on record
Change since first year
+0%
FY 2015 to FY 2018 · prices +5%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$81,3712015$110,1642016$113,4642017$81,4612018
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2018, pay went up 0% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is down 5% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$81,461−28.2%+2.3%−29.8%
FY 2017$113,464+3.0%+1.8%+1.1%
FY 2016$110,164+35.4%+0.7%+34.5%
FY 2015$81,371———

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 2018 · Governors Staff Mngrl Oper

Paid more than 25% of the 12 people with this job title that year. The median was $109,098.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018Governors Office
Executive Operations
Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$61.93 /hr—$81,461
2017Governors Office
Executive Operations
Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
Full-time
Ramsey$52.22 /hr—$113,464
2016Governors Office
Executive Operations
Governors Staff Mngrl Oper
Full-time
Ramsey$51.72 /hr—$110,164
2015Governors Office
Executive Operations
Governors Staff Mngrl
Full-time
Ramsey$51.72 /hr—$81,371

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 Governors Office

FY 2018, amount paid

Highest paid as Governors Staff Mngrl Oper

FY 2018, amount paid