Zou, Yue
Leg Audit Prog Eval Spec SrLegislative AuditorRamsey CountyFull-time
OLA - PED - Badger, Caitlin. 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 2019 to FY 2020, pay went up 84% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 81% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $42,767 | +83.8% | +1.6% | +81.0% |
| FY 2019 | $23,265 | — | — | — |
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 2020 · Leg Audit Prog Eval Spec Sr
Paid more than 0% of the 6 people with this job title that year. The median was $73,983.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Legislative Auditor OLA - PED - Badger, Caitlin | Leg Audit Prog Eval Spec Sr Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $32.40 /hr | $130 | $42,767 |
| 2019 | Legislative Auditor OLA - PED - Badger, Caitlin | Leg Audit Prog Eval Spec Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $31.61 /hr | — | $23,265 |
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 Legislative Auditor
FY 2020, amount paid
- Buse, Christopher P$187,216Deputy Legislative Auditor
- Nobles, James R$155,944Leg Audit
- Randall, Judith L.$153,378Deputy Legislative Auditor
- Mathison, Mark A$148,305Leg Audit IT Auditor Manager
- Stawicki, Elizabeth A$134,345State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Sass, Joseph$129,770Leg Audit IT Auditor Coordinat
- Alter, Joel R$128,603Leg Audit Prog Eval Coord
- Bombach, Valerie$126,295Leg Audit Manager
Highest paid as Leg Audit Prog Eval Spec Sr
FY 2020, amount paid
- Schwartz, Laura L$86,167Legislative Auditor
- Moltz, Matthew R$82,409Legislative Auditor
- Harrison, Will H$74,327Legislative Auditor
- Theisen, Katherine Nystrom$73,638Legislative Auditor
- Hirasuna, Donald P$71,402Legislative Auditor