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Behrens, Ellen C

State Prog Admin IntermediateAgriculture DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Business & Quality Mgmt Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$161,581
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$9,930
FY 2019
Highest year
$49,869
FY 2018
Yearly average
$32,316
across years on record
Change since first year
-53%
FY 2015 to FY 2019 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$21,0282015$38,5652016$42,1912017$49,8692018$9,9302019
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2019, pay went down 53% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 56% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$9,930−80.1%+2.1%−80.5%
FY 2018$49,869+18.2%+2.3%+15.6%
FY 2017$42,191+9.4%+1.8%+7.4%
FY 2016$38,565+83.4%+0.7%+82.2%
FY 2015$21,028———

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 2019 · State Prog Admin Intermediate

Paid more than 5% of the 221 people with this job title that year. The median was $52,872.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2019Agriculture Dept
Business & Quality Mgmt Staff
State Prog Admin Intermediate
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$22.92 /hr—$9,930
2018Agriculture Dept
Business & Quality Mgmt Staff
State Prog Admin Intermediate
Full-time
Ramsey$22.42 /hr$16$49,869
2017Agriculture Dept
Business & Quality Mgmt Staff
State Prog Admin Intermediate
Full-time
Ramsey$25.22 /hr$620$42,191
2016Agriculture Dept
Business & Quality Mgmt Staff
State Prog Admin
Full-time
Ramsey$18.82 /hr—$38,565
2015Agriculture Dept
Food Inspection Prog Staff
State Prog Admin
Full-time
Ramsey$17.76 /hr—$21,028

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 2019, amount paid

Highest paid as State Prog Admin Intermediate

FY 2019, amount paid