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Frantz, Kate J

Planning Dir StateNatural Resources DeptFull-time

ECO Waters EnvironmentalReview. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$262,914
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$62,946
FY 2015
Highest year
$62,946
FY 2015
Yearly average
$52,583
across years on record
Change since first year
+43%
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$20K$40K$60K$80K$43,9772011$47,4552012$52,7662013$55,7702014$62,9462015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went up 43% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is up 34% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$62,946+12.9%+0.7%+12.1%
FY 2014$55,770+5.7%+1.6%+4.1%
FY 2013$52,766+11.2%+1.7%+9.4%
FY 2012$47,455+7.9%+2.9%+4.8%
FY 2011$43,977———

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 25% 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

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters EnvironmentalReview
Planning Dir State
Full-time
—$30.68 /hr—$62,946
2014Pollution Control Agency
Environmental Quality Brd Unit
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$27.73 /hr—$55,770
2013Pollution Control Agency
RMAD Enviro Quality Board Unit
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$26.02 /hr$1,034$52,766
2012Pollution Control Agency
RMAD ER Environmnt Review Unit
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$24.61 /hr$1,048$47,455
2012Pollution Control Agency
IND WS Water Permits Unit
Pollution Cont Spec Sr
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$22.18 /hr——
2011Pollution Control Agency
IND LWQP WQ Permits Unit
Pollution Cont Spec Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$21.40 /hr$1,588$43,977

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 Natural Resources Dept

FY 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Planning Dir State

FY 2015, amount paid