Donner, Ben
Buildings & Grounds WorkerNatural Resources DeptLake CountyIntermittent
PAT-R2TettegoucheMaintenance. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2019 to FY 2022, pay went down 90% while consumer prices went up 11%. After inflation, pay is down 91% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2022 | $183 | −99.2% | +7.2% | −99.2% |
| FY 2021 | $21,671 | +117.7% | +2.3% | +112.8% |
| FY 2020 | $9,956 | +417.1% | +1.6% | +409.1% |
| FY 2019 | $1,926 | — | — | — |
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 2022 · Buildings & Grounds Worker
Paid more than 1% of the 247 people with this job title that year. The median was $14,676.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2TettegoucheMaintenance | Buildings & Grounds Worker Intermittent | Lake | $18.27 /hr | — | $183 |
| 2021 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2TettegoucheMaintenance | Buildings & Grounds Worker Intermittent | Lake | $17.44 /hr | $1,389 | $21,671 |
| 2020 | Veterans Affairs Dept MVH-Silver Bay Indirect Care | General Maintenance Wrkr Part-time | Lake | $16.65 /hr | $117 | $9,956 |
| 2019 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2TettegoucheMaintenance | Buildings & Grounds Worker Intermittent | Lake | $15.59 /hr | — | $1,926 |
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 Natural Resources Dept
FY 2022, amount paid
- Koehn, Jeffrey B$181,923NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
- Nordseth Jr, Gary L$177,958NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
- Hatlestad, Wayne A$177,893NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
- Thomasen, Daniel J$173,854NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
- Naramore, Barbara Lynn$172,902Deputy Commr Natural Resources
- Smith, Rodmen E$172,515NR Dir - Enforcement
- Quandt, Tyler L$172,272NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
- McGowan, Patrick M$171,156NR Spec 2 CO
Highest paid as Buildings & Grounds Worker
FY 2022, amount paid
- Laganiere, Kyle J$52,070Natural Resources Dept
- Kuiken, Tyler F$50,051Natural Resources Dept
- Kuznia, Kirk K$46,887Natural Resources Dept
- Cummiskey, Jacob R$45,565Natural Resources Dept
- Anderson, Candace L$45,064Natural Resources Dept
- Anderson, Curtis C$44,935Natural Resources Dept
- Dunagan, Brendan J$44,225Natural Resources Dept
- Benusa, Andrew G$43,447Natural Resources Dept