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Barela, Joseph R

Workforce Development RepEmploy & Econ Development DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$146,419
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$23,193
FY 2014
Highest year
$44,343
FY 2012
Yearly average
$36,605
across years on record
Change since first year
-36%
FY 2011 to FY 2014 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$36,4612011$44,3432012$42,4222013$23,1932014
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went down 36% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 40% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$23,193−45.3%+1.6%−46.2%
FY 2013$42,422−4.3%+1.7%−5.9%
FY 2012$44,343+21.6%+2.9%+18.2%
FY 2011$36,461———

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 · Workforce Development Rep

Paid more than 19% of the 148 people with this job title that year. The median was $39,160.

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
2014Employ & Econ Development Dept
UI Director
Workforce Development Rep
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$18.45 /hr—$23,193
2013Employ & Econ Development Dept
UI Director
Workforce Development Rep
Full-time
Hennepin$17.91 /hr$4,851$42,422
2012Employ & Econ Development Dept
UI CSC St Paul
Unemployment Ins Prog Spec 1
Full-time
Ramsey$18.10 /hr$6,602$44,343
2011Employ & Econ Development Dept
UI CSC St Paul
Unemployment Ins Oper Analyst
Full-time
Ramsey$16.97 /hr$2,382$36,461

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 Employ & Econ Development Dept

FY 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as Workforce Development Rep

FY 2014, amount paid