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Butcher, Dawna Jean

Land Surveyor SeniorTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$356,805
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$70,552
FY 2016
Highest year
$70,552
FY 2016
Yearly average
$59,467
across years on record
Change since first year
+45%
FY 2011 to FY 2016 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$48,6052011$51,0592012$57,2702013$61,9032014$67,4162015$70,5522016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went up 45% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is up 35% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$70,552+4.7%+0.7%+4.0%
FY 2015$67,416+8.9%+0.7%+8.1%
FY 2014$61,903+8.1%+1.6%+6.4%
FY 2013$57,270+12.2%+1.7%+10.3%
FY 2012$51,059+5.0%+2.9%+2.1%
FY 2011$48,605———

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 · Land Surveyor Senior

Paid more than 26% of the 35 people with this job title that year. The median was $81,562.

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

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016Transportation Dept
Land Management
Land Surveyor Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$34.46 /hr—$70,552
2015Transportation Dept
Land Management
Land Surveyor Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$33.15 /hr$1,132$67,416
2014Transportation Dept
Land Management
Land Surveyor Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$30.97 /hr—$61,903
2013Transportation Dept
(I)Surveying & Mapping Section
Land Surveyor Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$28.92 /hr—$57,270
2012Transportation Dept
Surveying & Mapping Section
Land Surveyor Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$27.28 /hr$526$51,059
2011Transportation Dept
Operations Division Admin
Trainee-Grad Land Surveyor
Full-time
Ramsey$23.37 /hr$1,063$48,605

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 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as Land Surveyor Senior

FY 2016, amount paid