Collins, Lester R

Exec Dir Counc On Black Minn'SBlack Minnesotans CouncilRamsey CountyFull-time

Black Minnesotans 2. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid

$145,498

over 2 fiscal years

Latest year

$65,921

FY 2012

Highest year

$79,577

FY 2011

Yearly average

$72,749

across years on record

Change since first year

-17%

FY 2011 to FY 2012 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 17% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 20% (it fell behind inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
Year	Paid	Change	Prices (CPI)	After inflation
FY 2012	$65,921	−17.2%	+2.9%	−19.5%
FY 2011	$79,577	—	—	—

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 2012 · Exec Dir Counc On Black Minn'S

Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.

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Every record

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Every pay record for Collins, Lester R
FY	Agency	Job title	County	Base pay	Overtime	Paid
2012	Black Minnesotans Council Black Minnesotans 2	Exec Dir Counc On Black Minn'S Full-time · left during year	Ramsey	$37.36 /hr	—	$65,921
2011	Black Minnesotans Council Black Minnesotans 2	Exec Dir Counc On Black Minn'S Full-time	Ramsey	$37.36 /hr	—	$79,577

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 Black Minnesotans Council

FY 2012, amount paid

Lee, Natalie Johnson
Planning Dir State
$58,317
Johnson, Rebecca S
Office & Admin Specialist Sr
$44,556
Banks, Roger W
Research Analysis Spec
$32,463
Johnson, Milford E
Office & Admin Specialist
$2,627

Highest paid as Exec Dir Counc On Black Minn'S

FY 2012, amount paid

No one else with a pay figure that year.