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Dotson, Gerald Kenneth

Veterans Claims RepVeterans Affairs DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Veteran SOAR. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$14,771
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$2,606
FY 2023
Highest year
$12,165
FY 2018
Yearly average
$7,386
across years on record
Change since first year
-79%
FY 2018 to FY 2023 · prices +21%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K$12,16520182019202020212022$2,6062023
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2023, pay went down 79% while consumer prices went up 21%. After inflation, pay is down 82% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$2,606———
FY 2018$12,165———

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 2023 · Veterans Claims Rep

Paid more than 6% of the 16 people with this job title that year. The median was $41,629.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2023Veterans Affairs Dept
Veteran SOAR
Veterans Claims Rep
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$28.96 /hr—$2,606
2018Human Services Dept
CRP Security Couns
Security Counselor
Full-time · left during year
Nicollet$18.31 /hr$330$12,165

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 2023, amount paid

Highest paid as Veterans Claims Rep

FY 2023, amount paid