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Bulger, John R

Educ Finance Specialist 2Education DepartmentHennepin CountyFull-time

Financial Management. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$212,894
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$62,222
FY 2013
Highest year
$75,920
FY 2011
Yearly average
$70,965
across years on record
Change since first year
-18%
FY 2011 to FY 2013 · prices +5%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$75,9202011$74,7522012$62,2222013
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2013, pay went down 18% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is down 22% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2013$62,222−16.8%+1.7%−18.1%
FY 2012$74,752−1.5%+2.9%−4.3%
FY 2011$75,920———

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 2013 · Educ Finance Specialist 2

Paid more than 19% of the 16 people with this job title that year. The median was $73,262.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2013Education Department
Financial Management
Educ Finance Specialist 2
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$36.50 /hr—$62,222
2012Education Department
Financial Management
Educ Finance Specialist 2
Full-time
Hennepin$36.50 /hr—$74,752
2011Education Department
Financial Management
Educ Finance Specialist 2
Full-time
Hennepin$36.50 /hr—$75,920

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 Education Department

FY 2013, amount paid

Highest paid as Educ Finance Specialist 2

FY 2013, amount paid