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Carlson, Connie

Recreation Therapist SeniorVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$260,187
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$50,461
FY 2015
Highest year
$53,720
FY 2014
Yearly average
$52,037
across years on record
Change since first year
-1%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$51,1892011$53,1582012$51,6592013$53,7202014$50,4612015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 1% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 8% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$50,461−6.1%+0.7%−6.7%
FY 2014$53,720+4.0%+1.6%+2.4%
FY 2013$51,659−2.8%+1.7%−4.4%
FY 2012$53,158+3.8%+2.9%+0.9%
FY 2011$51,189———

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 2015 · Recreation Therapist Senior

Paid more than 44% of the 39 people with this job title that year. The median was $52,812.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Rehabilitation Staff
Recreation Therapist Senior
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$26.63 /hr—$50,461
2014Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls Rehabilitation Staff
Recreation Therapist Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$25.85 /hr—$53,720
2013Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Rehab Services
Recreation Therapist Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$25.10 /hr—$51,659
2012Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Rehab Services
Recreation Therapist Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$24.61 /hr—$53,158
2011Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Rehab Services
Recreation Therapist Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$24.61 /hr—$51,189

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 Veterans Affairs Dept

FY 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Recreation Therapist Senior

FY 2015, amount paid