Benson, Douglas A
Planning Grants AdministratorHealth DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
PC & FA Supervisor. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2011 to FY 2013, pay went down 83% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is down 84% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2013 | $13,697 | −82.5% | +1.7% | −82.8% |
| FY 2012 | $78,214 | −1.5% | +2.9% | −4.3% |
| FY 2011 | $79,399 | — | — | — |
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 2013 · Planning Grants Administrator
Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Health Department PC & FA Supervisor | Planning Grants Administrator Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $37.63 /hr | — | $13,697 |
| 2012 | Health Department PC & FA Supervisor | Planning Grants Administrator Full-time | Ramsey | $37.63 /hr | — | $78,214 |
| 2011 | Health Department PC & FA Supervisor | Planning Grants Administrator Full-time | Ramsey | $37.63 /hr | — | $79,399 |
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 Health Department
FY 2013, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$207,264Medical Specialist 4
- DeVries, Aaron S$159,109Medical Specialist 2
- Punyko, Judith Ann$120,050Epidemiologist Principal
- Bender, Alan P$116,844Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Ho, Lee H$113,804Asst Commr Health
- Leitheiser, Agnes T$113,487Asst Commr Health
- Slater, Jonathan S$112,898Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Moyer, Kristen R$111,533Disease Prev & Cont Div Dir
Highest paid as Planning Grants Administrator
FY 2013, amount paid
- Wilson, William E$68,160Health Department