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Custer, Mark John

InvestigatorRacing CommissionScott CountyFull-time

Minnesota Racing Commission. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$227,169
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$16,012
FY 2014 · $1,477 overtime
Highest year
$74,182
FY 2013
Yearly average
$56,792
across years on record
Change since first year
-76%
FY 2011 to FY 2014 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$66,9292011$70,0462012$74,1822013$16,0122014
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went down 76% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 77% (it fell behind inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$16,012−78.4%+1.6%−78.7%
FY 2013$74,182+5.9%+1.7%+4.2%
FY 2012$70,046+4.7%+2.9%+1.7%
FY 2011$66,929———

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 · Investigator

Paid more than 0% of the 16 people with this job title that year. The median was $51,348.

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

Every pay record for Custer, Mark John
FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2014Racing Commission
Minnesota Racing Commission
Investigator
Full-time · left during year
Scott$24.21 /hr$1,477$16,012
2013Racing Commission
Minnesota Racing Commission
Investigator
Full-time
Scott$24.21 /hr$2,579$74,182
2012Racing Commission
Minnesota Racing Commission
Investigator
Full-time
Scott$22.92 /hr$1,549$70,046
2011Racing Commission
Minnesota Racing Commission
Investigator
Full-time
Scott$22.18 /hr$433$66,929
2011MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU St Cloud TC Faculty
Community College Faculty
Part-time · left during year
Stearns$1,015 /2 wk——

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 Racing Commission

FY 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as Investigator

FY 2014, amount paid