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Bakken, Brandon R

Information Officer 3Commerce DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Communications. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$67,430
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$42,141
FY 2015
Highest year
$42,141
FY 2015
Yearly average
$16,857
across years on record
Change since first year
+1,420%
FY 2012 to FY 2015 · prices +4%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$2,7722012$5,0932013$17,4252014$42,1412015
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2015, pay went up 1,420% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 1,362% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$42,141+141.8%+0.7%+140.1%
FY 2014$17,425+242.2%+1.6%+236.9%
FY 2013$5,093+83.7%+1.7%+80.7%
FY 2012$2,772———

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 2015 · Information Officer 3

Paid more than 14% of the 102 people with this job title that year. The median was $60,216.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Commerce Dept
Communications
Information Officer 3
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$21.66 /hr—$42,141
2014Commerce Dept
Communications
Information Officer 1
Full-time
Ramsey$18.45 /hr—$17,425
2013Commerce Dept
Communications
Student Worker Para Prof
Full-time
Ramsey$12.45 /hr$50$5,093
2012Transportation Dept
D-4 Bridge Maintenance
Laborer General
Full-time
Becker$13.20 /hr—$2,772

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Information Officer 3

FY 2015, amount paid