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Commers, Erika A

Seed AnalystAgriculture DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Laboratory Services. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$84,985
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$38,473
FY 2014
Highest year
$38,473
FY 2014
Yearly average
$28,328
across years on record
Change since first year
+367%
FY 2012 to FY 2014 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$8,2362012$38,2772013$38,4732014
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2014, pay went up 367% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 352% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$38,473+0.5%+1.6%−1.0%
FY 2013$38,277+364.8%+1.7%+357.2%
FY 2012$8,236———

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 2014 · Seed Analyst

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2014Agriculture Dept
Laboratory Services
Seed Analyst
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$15.73 /hr—$38,473
2013Agriculture Dept
Pest Detection&Response Staff
Plant Health Specialist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$19.09 /hr—$38,277
2012Agriculture Dept
Plant Inspection
Plant Health Specialist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$18.10 /hr—$8,236

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 Agriculture Dept

FY 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as Seed Analyst

FY 2014, amount paid