Brown, Benjamin R
Finance Specialist 2Mn Management & BudgetRamsey CountyFull-time
Module Support. 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 2016, pay went up 535% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is up 489% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2016 | $61,791 | +3.7% | +0.7% | +3.0% |
| FY 2015 | $59,608 | +14.5% | +0.7% | +13.6% |
| FY 2014 | $52,071 | +17.9% | +1.6% | +16.1% |
| FY 2013 | $44,157 | +13.2% | +1.7% | +11.3% |
| FY 2012 | $39,017 | +300.8% | +2.9% | +289.4% |
| FY 2011 | $9,734 | — | — | — |
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 2016 · Finance Specialist 2
Paid more than 38% of the 13 people with this job title that year. The median was $62,729.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
6 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mn Management & Budget Module Support | Finance Specialist 2 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $30.32 /hr | — | $61,791 |
| 2015 | Mn Management & Budget Module Support | Finance Specialist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $28.56 /hr | — | $59,608 |
| 2014 | Mn Management & Budget Agency Assistance Acctg | Finance Specialist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $24.94 /hr | — | $52,071 |
| 2013 | Mn Management & Budget Agency Assistance Acctg | Finance Specialist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $23.38 /hr | — | $44,157 |
| 2012 | Human Services Dept Accounts Receivable | Accounting Officer Inter Full-time | Ramsey | $19.33 /hr | $337 | $39,017 |
| 2011 | Human Services Dept Parental Fee & RSDI | Accounting Officer Inter Full-time | Ramsey | $18.72 /hr | — | $9,734 |
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 Mn Management & Budget
FY 2016, amount paid
- Frans, Myron$156,751Commissioner-MN Mgmt & Budget
- Hallstrom, Eric Charles$140,605Deputy Commr MMB
- Ward, Anika Vernae$128,112Senior Admin Officer
- Farrell, Cynthia M$126,582Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget
- Kuwik, Jeanine Kay Leifeld$125,244Finance Services Director
- Ruckheim, Barbara Ann$124,580Finance Services Director
- Kelly, Margaret M$124,183Asst Commr MN Mgmt & Budget
- Muellner, Mary E$120,842Finance Services Director
Highest paid as Finance Specialist 2
FY 2016, amount paid
- Baker, Sara Lynn$78,842Mn Management & Budget
- Christensen, Douglas Alan$75,737Mn Management & Budget
- Moris, Patricia A$74,221Mn Management & Budget
- Kamnikar, Sandra$73,673Mn Management & Budget
- Stelzner, James W$72,829Mn Management & Budget
- Johnson, Janice L$71,997Mn Management & Budget
- Hansen, Susanne M$62,729Mn Management & Budget
- Palar, Kenneth William$60,066Mn Management & Budget