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Baer, Paul J

Laborer Trades & EquipmentNatural Resources DeptCarver CountyFull-time

PAT R3B Watertown Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$185,340
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$20,531
FY 2016
Highest year
$34,684
FY 2015
Yearly average
$30,890
across years on record
Change since first year
-36%
FY 2011 to FY 2016 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K$32,2162011$31,4572012$32,4442013$34,0092014$34,6842015$20,5312016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went down 36% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is down 41% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$20,531−40.8%+0.7%−41.2%
FY 2015$34,684+2.0%+0.7%+1.2%
FY 2014$34,009+4.8%+1.6%+3.2%
FY 2013$32,444+3.1%+1.7%+1.4%
FY 2012$31,457−2.4%+2.9%−5.1%
FY 2011$32,216———

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 2016 · Laborer Trades & Equipment

Paid more than 4% of the 80 people with this job title that year. The median was $40,397.

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

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016Natural Resources Dept
PAT R3B Watertown Staff
Laborer Trades & Equipment
Full-time · left during year
Carver$22.17 /hr—$20,531
2015Natural Resources Dept
PAT D7 Watertown Staff
Laborer Trades & Equipment
Full-time
Carver$22.17 /hr—$34,684
2014Natural Resources Dept
PAT D7 Watertown Staff
Laborer Trades & Equipment
Full-time
Carver$21.52 /hr—$34,009
2013Natural Resources Dept
PAT R3A Watertown Staff
Laborer Trades & Equipment
Full-time
Carver$20.89 /hr—$32,444
2012Natural Resources Dept
PAT R3A Watertown Staff
Laborer Trades & Equipment
Full-time
Carver$20.48 /hr—$31,457
2011Natural Resources Dept
PAT R3A Watertown Staff
Laborer Trades & Equipment
Full-time
Carver$20.48 /hr—$32,216

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 Natural Resources Dept

FY 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as Laborer Trades & Equipment

FY 2016, amount paid