Favata, Nicole L
Agric SpecialistAgriculture DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
Food Inspection Central Staff. 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 2012 to FY 2015, pay went up 134% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 125% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2015 | $46,000 | +5.8% | +0.7% | +5.1% |
| FY 2014 | $43,459 | +59.5% | +1.6% | +57.0% |
| FY 2013 | $27,253 | +38.7% | +1.7% | +36.4% |
| FY 2012 | $19,655 | — | — | — |
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 2015 · Agric Specialist
Paid more than 57% of the 21 people with this job title that year. The median was $45,358.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Agriculture Dept Food Inspection Central Staff | Agric Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $22.39 /hr | — | $46,000 |
| 2014 | Agriculture Dept Food Inspection | Agric Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $21.03 /hr | $274 | $43,459 |
| 2013 | Agriculture Dept Food Inspection | Agric Specialist Full-time | Ramsey | $19.72 /hr | — | $27,253 |
| 2012 | Health Department ADI & C Foodborne/Vectorborne | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Part-time · left during year | Ramsey | $16.17 /hr | — | $19,655 |
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 2015, amount paid
- Frederickson, David John$122,866Commissioner-Agriculture
- Boerboom, James A$120,920Deputy Commr Agriculture
- Starkey, Michael F$113,551Planning Dir State
- Read, David J$112,431State Prog Admin Manager Sr
- Hanks, Mary J$111,549State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Ernest, Stephen J$111,119State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Friisoe, Geir Y.$111,119State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Buzicky, Gregory C$108,508State Prog Admin Manager Prin
Highest paid as Agric Specialist
FY 2015, amount paid
- Dvorak, Daniel C$57,410Agriculture Dept
- Leuer, Robert F$50,766Agriculture Dept
- Lawrence, Steven A.$50,318Agriculture Dept
- Leschishin, Tiffany Amber$49,804Agriculture Dept
- Hedeen, Jennifer Anne$48,567Agriculture Dept
- Brigan, Catherine A$47,778Agriculture Dept
- Lewis, Adam Charles$47,555Agriculture Dept
- Hewitt, Cullan J$46,117Agriculture Dept