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Fields, Thomas R

Planning Dir StateHuman Services DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

HCA PSD Director. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$351,336
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$32,323
FY 2015
Highest year
$82,814
FY 2014
Yearly average
$70,267
across years on record
Change since first year
-59%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$78,8942011$77,6812012$79,6242013$82,8142014$32,3232015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 59% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 62% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$32,323−61.0%+0.7%−61.3%
FY 2014$82,814+4.0%+1.6%+2.4%
FY 2013$79,624+2.5%+1.7%+0.8%
FY 2012$77,681−1.5%+2.9%−4.3%
FY 2011$78,894———

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 · Planning Dir State

Paid more than 6% of the 114 people with this job title that year. The median was $79,968.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Human Services Dept
HCA PSD Director
Planning Dir State
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$41.05 /hr—$32,323
2014Human Services Dept
PSD CAO
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Ramsey$39.85 /hr—$82,814
2013Human Services Dept
PSD CAO
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Ramsey$38.69 /hr—$79,624
2012Human Services Dept
PSD CAO
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Ramsey$37.93 /hr—$77,681
2011Human Services Dept
PMQI Member Call Center
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Ramsey$37.93 /hr—$78,894

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 Human Services Dept

FY 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Planning Dir State

FY 2015, amount paid