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Ahlers, Dennis D

Asst Commr CommerceCommerce DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

En & Tel Admin. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$211,371
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$68,564
FY 2014
Highest year
$97,737
FY 2013
Yearly average
$70,457
across years on record
Change since first year
+52%
FY 2012 to FY 2014 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$45,0702012$97,7372013$68,5642014
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2014, pay went up 52% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 47% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$68,564−29.8%+1.6%−30.9%
FY 2013$97,737+116.9%+1.7%+113.3%
FY 2012$45,070———

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 2014 · Asst Commr Commerce

Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2014Commerce Dept
En & Tel Admin
Asst Commr Commerce
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$48.91 /hr—$68,564
2013Commerce Dept
En & Tel Admin
Asst Commr Commerce
Full-time
Ramsey$47.49 /hr—$97,737
2012Commerce Dept
En & Tel Admin
Asst Commr Commerce
Full-time
Ramsey$46.56 /hr—$45,070

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 Commerce Dept

FY 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as Asst Commr Commerce

FY 2014, amount paid