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Downie, James S

Employment Counselor SpecEmploy & Econ Development DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

WFD Job Seeker SVS Field Op X. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$105,918
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$52,857
FY 2012
Highest year
$53,061
FY 2011
Yearly average
$52,959
across years on record
Change since first year
0%
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.

$0$20K$40K$60K$53,0612011$52,8572012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 0% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 3% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$52,857−0.4%+2.9%−3.2%
FY 2011$53,061———

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 · Employment Counselor Spec

Paid more than 82% of the 11 people with this job title that year. The median was $52,244.

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
2012Employ & Econ Development Dept
WFD Job Seeker SVS Field Op X
Employment Counselor Spec
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$25.51 /hr—$52,857
2011Employ & Econ Development Dept
WFD Job Seeker SVS Field Op X
Employment Counselor Spec
Full-time
Hennepin$25.51 /hr—$53,061

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 Employ & Econ Development Dept

FY 2012, amount paid

Highest paid as Employment Counselor Spec

FY 2012, amount paid