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Baumeister, Paula J

Exec 2Natural Resources DeptRamsey CountyPart-time

Asst Comm Exec Staff 1. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$690,341
over 13 fiscal years
Latest year
$20,949
FY 2023
Highest year
$66,820
FY 2022
Yearly average
$53,103
across years on record
Change since first year
-55%
FY 2011 to FY 2023 · prices +36%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K2011201320152017201920212023
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2023, pay went down 55% while consumer prices went up 36%. After inflation, pay is down 67% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$20,949−68.6%+6.3%−70.5%
FY 2022$66,820+2.4%+7.2%−4.4%
FY 2021$65,227+2.5%+2.3%+0.2%
FY 2020$63,632+2.2%+1.6%+0.6%
FY 2019$62,260+3.1%+2.1%+1.0%
FY 2018$60,382+4.6%+2.3%+2.3%
FY 2017$57,720+9.8%+1.8%+7.8%
FY 2016$52,556+4.9%+0.7%+4.2%
FY 2015$50,078+3.0%+0.7%+2.2%
FY 2014$48,628+2.0%+1.6%+0.5%
FY 2013$47,662−0.9%+1.7%−2.5%
FY 2012$48,103+3.8%+2.9%+0.9%
FY 2011$46,322———

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 2023 · Exec 2

Paid more than 3% of the 93 people with this job title that year. The median was $69,812.

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

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Every record

13 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2023Natural Resources Dept
Asst Comm Exec Staff 1
Exec 2
Part-time · left during year
Ramsey$32.37 /hr—$20,949
2022Natural Resources Dept
Asst Comm Exec Staff 1
Exec 2
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$31.58 /hr—$66,820
2021Natural Resources Dept
Asst Comm Exec Staff 1
Exec 2
Full-time
Ramsey$30.81 /hr—$65,227
2020Natural Resources Dept
Asst Comm Exec Staff 1
Exec 2
Full-time
Ramsey$30.06 /hr—$63,632
2019Natural Resources Dept
Asst Comm Exec Staff 1
Exec 2
Full-time
Ramsey$29.40 /hr—$62,260
2018Natural Resources Dept
Asst Comm Exec Staff 1
Exec 2
Full-time
Ramsey$28.75 /hr—$60,382
2017Natural Resources Dept
Asst Comm Exec Staff 1
Exec 2
Full-time
Ramsey$27.77 /hr—$57,720
2016Natural Resources Dept
Asst Comm Exec Staff 1
Exec 2
Full-time
Ramsey$26.18 /hr$3$52,556
2015Corrections Dept
DOC Commissioner's Staff
Office & Admin Specialist Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$24.10 /hr—$50,078
2014Corrections Dept
DOC Commissioner's Staff
Office & Admin Specialist Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$23.40 /hr—$48,628
2013Corrections Dept
DOC Commissioner's Staff
Office & Admin Specialist Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$22.72 /hr—$47,662
2012Corrections Dept
DOC Commissioner's Staff
Office & Admin Specialist Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$22.27 /hr—$48,103
2011Corrections Dept
DOC Commissioner's Staff
Office & Admin Specialist Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$22.27 /hr—$46,322

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 2023, amount paid

Highest paid as Exec 2

FY 2023, amount paid