Ziegler, Joshua L
Local Govt Audit InterState AuditorSt Louis 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 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 56% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 57% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2012 | $21,463 | −56.2% | +2.9% | −57.5% |
| FY 2011 | $49,051 | — | — | — |
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 · Local Govt Audit Inter
Paid more than 6% of the 31 people with this job title that year. The median was $49,901.
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 | State Auditor Audit Practice | Local Govt Audit Inter Full-time · left during year | St Louis | $24.61 /hr | $1,083 | $21,463 |
| 2011 | State Auditor Audit Practice | Local Govt Audit Inter Full-time | St Louis | $23.74 /hr | — | $49,051 |
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 2012, amount paid
- Hierlinger, Greg$107,676State Auditor Ofc Mgmt Level 3
- Otto, Rebecca L W$105,775State Auditor
- Jadoonath, Chan$104,731State Audit Ofc Mgmt Level 2
- Grant, Celeste$102,362State Auditor Ofc Mgmt Level 3
- Syverson, Dianne$98,076State Audit Ofc Mgmt Level 2
- Karlson, Thomas G$96,293State Audit Ofc Mgmt Level 2
- Pietrick, Richard G$95,132Local Govt Audit Director
- Kenney, Dave$94,622State Audit Ofc Prof Level 4
Highest paid as Local Govt Audit Inter
FY 2012, amount paid
- Herr, Joel$67,368State Auditor
- Mueller, Kurt J$64,636State Auditor
- Cummings, Sandra J$63,461State Auditor
- Ashton, Garret R.$62,307State Auditor
- Holmberg, Brian$60,598State Auditor
- Duncan, Krista A$58,787State Auditor
- Welvaert, Waylon R$56,158State Auditor
- McGuire, Lisa$55,216State Auditor