Zarkin, Janice
Information Technology Spec 3Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
Budget Analysis & Management. 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 2012, pay went down 17% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 19% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2012 | $57,883 | −17.1% | +2.9% | −19.5% |
| FY 2011 | $69,848 | — | — | — |
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 2012 · Information Technology Spec 3
Paid more than 18% of the 731 people with this job title that year. The median was $72,777.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Health Department Budget Analysis & Management | Information Technology Spec 3 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $35.00 /hr | $26 | $57,883 |
| 2011 | Health Department IT Services Staff | Information Technology Spec 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $33.67 /hr | — | $69,848 |
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 Health Department
FY 2012, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$205,330Medical Specialist 4
- DeVries, Aaron S$144,311Medical Specialist 2
- Christensen, Eric C$115,193Information Syst Manager
- Leitheiser, Agnes T$114,721Asst Commr Health
- Ho, Lee H$114,368Asst Commr Health
- Hearley, Barbara A$113,912Dir Administrative Info System
- Ehresmann, Kristen$113,557Disease Prev & Cont Div Dir
- Danila, Richard N$113,060Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Information Technology Spec 3
FY 2012, amount paid
- Palchuk, Valentina V$121,748Mn Management & Budget
- Olson, Paul C$112,922Natural Resources Dept
- Kieger, Catherine M$111,355Mn Management & Budget
- Varhalla, Jeff M$108,888Mn Management & Budget
- Thelander, Mark P$98,217Human Services Dept
- Jones, David B$96,744Enterprise Technology Office
- Omar, Ali$95,469MN St Colleges & Universities
- McDonald, Sandra$93,054Human Services Dept