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Berdahl, Mickey L

Electrician Master RecordVeterans Affairs DeptDakota CountyFull-time

MVH-Hastings Maintenance. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$244,438
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$22,176
FY 2015 · $173 overtime
Highest year
$57,693
FY 2014
Yearly average
$48,888
across years on record
Change since first year
-59%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$54,4492011$55,8112012$54,3092013$57,6932014$22,1762015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 59% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 62% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$22,176−61.6%+0.7%−61.8%
FY 2014$57,693+6.2%+1.6%+4.6%
FY 2013$54,309−2.7%+1.7%−4.3%
FY 2012$55,811+2.5%+2.9%−0.4%
FY 2011$54,449———

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 2015 · Electrician Master Record

Paid more than 6% of the 35 people with this job title that year. The median was $59,970.

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
2015Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Hastings Maintenance
Electrician Master Record
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$28.86 /hr$173$22,176
2014Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Hastings Indirect Care
Electrician Master Record
Full-time
Dakota$28.02 /hr—$57,693
2013Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Hastings Indirect Care
Electrician Master Record
Full-time
Dakota$26.39 /hr—$54,309
2012Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Hastings Indirect Care
Electrician Master Record
Full-time
Dakota$25.87 /hr$55$55,811
2011Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Hastings Indirect Care
Electrician Master Record
Full-time
Dakota$25.10 /hr$1$54,449

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 Veterans Affairs Dept

FY 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Electrician Master Record

FY 2015, amount paid