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Besonen, Mark R

Financial Mgt DirectorCorrections DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

DOC Chief Financial Officer. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$256,983
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$139,060
FY 2026
Highest year
$139,060
FY 2026
Yearly average
$128,491
across years on record
Change since first year
+18%
FY 2025 to FY 2026 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$117,9232025$139,0602026
Paid in yearFY 2025 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2025 to FY 2026, pay went up 18% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 14% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$139,060+17.9%+3.1%+14.3%
FY 2025$117,923———

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 2026 · Financial Mgt Director

Paid more than 43% of the 21 people with this job title that year. The median was $139,831.

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
2026Corrections Dept
DOC Chief Financial Officer
Financial Mgt Director
Full-time
Ramsey$68.02 /hr—$139,060
2025Corrections Dept
DOC Chief Financial Officer
Financial Mgt Director
Full-time
Ramsey$64.95 /hr—$117,923

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 Corrections Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Financial Mgt Director

FY 2026, amount paid