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Feist, Benjamin J

S1 (Attorney General's Office)Attorney GeneralRamsey CountyFull-time

Attorney General's Office/Uncl. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$80,815
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$18,023
FY 2012
Highest year
$62,791
FY 2011
Yearly average
$40,407
across years on record
Change since first year
-71%
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$80K$62,7912011$18,0232012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 71% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 72% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$18,023−71.3%+2.9%−72.1%
FY 2011$62,791———

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 · S1 (Attorney General's Office)

Paid more than 0% of the 33 people with this job title that year. The median was $56,701.

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
2012Attorney General
Attorney General's Office/Uncl
S1 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$30.60 /hr—$18,023
2011Attorney General
Attorney General's Office/Uncl
S1 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time
Ramsey$30.60 /hr—$62,791

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 Attorney General

FY 2012, amount paid

Highest paid as S1 (Attorney General's Office)

FY 2012, amount paid