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Burns, Robert Donald

CarpenterMilitary Affairs DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Mpls Maint Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$531,689
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$71,755
FY 2026 · $155 overtime
Highest year
$71,755
FY 2026
Yearly average
$53,169
across years on record
Change since first year
+2,815%
FY 2017 to FY 2026 · prices +35%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$2,4622017$40,7972018$46,0492019$52,2552020$57,9192021$60,9102022$64,9312023$65,8182024$68,7932025$71,7552026
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2026, pay went up 2,815% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 2,059% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$71,755+4.3%+3.1%+1.1%
FY 2025$68,793+4.5%+2.6%+1.8%
FY 2024$65,818+1.4%+3.3%−1.9%
FY 2023$64,931+6.6%+6.3%+0.3%
FY 2022$60,910+5.2%+7.2%−1.9%
FY 2021$57,919+10.8%+2.3%+8.3%
FY 2020$52,255+13.5%+1.6%+11.7%
FY 2019$46,049+12.9%+2.1%+10.6%
FY 2018$40,797+1,557.3%+2.3%+1,520.8%
FY 2017$2,462———

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 · Carpenter

Paid more than 64% of the 42 people with this job title that year. The median was $71,463.

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

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Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Military Affairs Dept
Mpls Maint Staff
Carpenter
Full-time
Ramsey$34.52 /hr$155$71,755
2025Military Affairs Dept
Mpls Maint Staff
Carpenter
Full-time
Ramsey$33.07 /hr—$68,793
2024Military Affairs Dept
Mpls Maint Staff
Carpenter
Full-time
Ramsey$31.65 /hr—$65,818
2023Military Affairs Dept
Mpls Maint Staff
Carpenter
Full-time
Ramsey$30.00 /hr—$64,931
2022Military Affairs Dept
Mpls Maint Staff
Carpenter
Full-time
Ramsey$29.27 /hr—$60,910
2021Military Affairs Dept
Mpls Maint Staff
Carpenter
Full-time
Ramsey$28.56 /hr—$57,919
2020Military Affairs Dept
Mpls Maint Staff
Carpenter
Full-time
Ramsey$27.08 /hr—$52,255
2019Military Affairs Dept
Mpls Maint Staff
General Repair Worker
Full-time
Ramsey$24.29 /hr—$46,049
2018Military Affairs Dept
Mpls Maint Staff
General Repair Worker
Full-time
Ramsey$22.49 /hr—$40,797
2017Military Affairs Dept
Mpls Maint Staff
General Repair Worker
Full-time
Ramsey$20.81 /hr—$2,462
2017Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 St Croix Staff 2
Laborer General
Part-time · left during year
Pine$15.01 /hr——

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 Military Affairs Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Carpenter

FY 2026, amount paid