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Behnke, Troy Terrence

Seed AnalystAgriculture DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Plant Analysis Unit Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$20,739
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$7,954
FY 2022
Highest year
$12,785
FY 2021
Yearly average
$10,369
across years on record
Change since first year
-38%
FY 2021 to FY 2022 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$5K$10K$15K$12,7852021$7,9542022
Paid in yearFY 2021 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2021 to FY 2022, pay went down 38% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 42% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2022$7,954−37.8%+7.2%−41.9%
FY 2021$12,785———

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 2022 · Seed Analyst

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2022Agriculture Dept
Plant Analysis Unit Staff
Seed Analyst
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$18.16 /hr—$7,954
2021Agriculture Dept
Plant Analysis Unit Staff
Seed Analyst
Full-time
Ramsey$18.16 /hr—$12,785

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 Agriculture Dept

FY 2022, amount paid

Highest paid as Seed Analyst

FY 2022, amount paid