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Brainard, Michael David

Buyer 2Transportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Finance Mgmt & Payroll. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$840,155
over 15 fiscal years
Latest year
$80,430
FY 2026 · $287 overtime
Highest year
$80,430
FY 2026
Yearly average
$56,010
across years on record
Change since first year
+339%
FY 2012 to FY 2026 · prices +44%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K20122014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2026, pay went up 339% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 205% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$80,430+1.9%+3.1%−1.1%
FY 2025$78,893+4.5%+2.6%+1.9%
FY 2024$75,466+2.2%+3.3%−1.1%
FY 2023$73,842+10.0%+6.3%+3.5%
FY 2022$67,115+4.7%+7.2%−2.3%
FY 2021$64,105+7.9%+2.3%+5.5%
FY 2020$59,403+4.0%+1.6%+2.4%
FY 2019$57,122+7.6%+2.1%+5.4%
FY 2018$53,083+5.6%+2.3%+3.3%
FY 2017$50,275+7.0%+1.8%+5.1%
FY 2016$46,974+15.5%+0.7%+14.7%
FY 2015$40,665+5.8%+0.7%+5.1%
FY 2014$38,425+6.7%+1.6%+5.0%
FY 2013$36,021+96.4%+1.7%+93.2%
FY 2012$18,338———

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 · Buyer 2

Paid more than 84% of the 64 people with this job title that year. The median was $76,989.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

15 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Transportation Dept
Finance Mgmt & Payroll
Buyer 2
Full-time
Ramsey$38.55 /hr$287$80,430
2025Transportation Dept
Finance Mgmt & Payroll
Buyer 2
Full-time
Ramsey$37.98 /hr—$78,893
2024Transportation Dept
Finance Mgmt & Payroll
Buyer 2
Full-time
Ramsey$36.34 /hr—$75,466
2023Transportation Dept
Finance Mgmt & Payroll
Buyer 2
Full-time
Ramsey$34.45 /hr—$73,842
2022Transportation Dept
Finance Mgmt & Payroll
Buyer 2
Full-time
Ramsey$32.49 /hr—$67,115
2021Transportation Dept
Finance Mgmt & Payroll
Buyer 2
Full-time
Ramsey$30.59 /hr—$64,105
2020Transportation Dept
Finance Mgmt & Payroll
Buyer 2
Full-time
Ramsey$28.78 /hr—$59,403
2019Transportation Dept
Finance Mgmt & Payroll
Buyer 2
Full-time
Ramsey$27.18 /hr—$57,122
2018Transportation Dept
Finance Mgmt & Payroll
Buyer 2
Full-time
Ramsey$25.72 /hr—$53,083
2017Transportation Dept
Finance Mgmt & Payroll
Buyer 2
Full-time
Ramsey$24.32 /hr—$50,275
2016Transportation Dept
Finance Mgmt & Payroll
Buyer 2
Full-time
Ramsey$22.95 /hr$62$46,974
2015Transportation Dept
Metro FacilitiesAdministration
Transp Materials Technician
Full-time
Ramsey$20.17 /hr—$40,665
2014Transportation Dept
Materials Management East
Transp Materials Technician
Full-time
Washington$19.00 /hr—$38,425
2013Transportation Dept
Materials Management East
Transp Materials Technician
Full-time
Washington$17.95 /hr$26$36,021
2012Transportation Dept
Materials Management East
Transp Materials Technician
Full-time
Washington$17.13 /hr—$18,338

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 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Buyer 2

FY 2026, amount paid