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Benson, Rolf Eric

Information Technology Spec 4Transportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Materials Engineering. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$172,757
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$85,709
FY 2012
Highest year
$87,048
FY 2011
Yearly average
$86,378
across years on record
Change since first year
-2%
FY 2011 to FY 2012 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$87,0482011$85,7092012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 2% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 4% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$85,709−1.5%+2.9%−4.3%
FY 2011$87,048———

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 2012 · Information Technology Spec 4

Paid more than 44% of the 584 people with this job title that year. The median was $85,709.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2012Transportation Dept
Materials Engineering
Information Technology Spec 4
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$41.85 /hr—$85,709
2011Transportation Dept
Materials & Road Research
Information Technology Spec 4
Full-time
Ramsey$41.85 /hr—$87,048

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 Transportation Dept

FY 2012, amount paid

Highest paid as Information Technology Spec 4

FY 2012, amount paid