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Frear, Benjamin S

Laborer GeneralNatural Resources DeptFull-time

PAT R4D Rochester Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$93,945
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$10,280
FY 2015 · $86 overtime
Highest year
$21,621
FY 2011
Yearly average
$18,789
across years on record
Change since first year
-52%
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$10K$20K$30K$21,6212011$20,1342012$20,5302013$21,3792014$10,2802015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 52% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 56% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$10,280−51.9%+0.7%−52.3%
FY 2014$21,379+4.1%+1.6%+2.5%
FY 2013$20,530+2.0%+1.7%+0.3%
FY 2012$20,134−6.9%+2.9%−9.5%
FY 2011$21,621———

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 · Laborer General

Paid more than 54% of the 318 people with this job title that year. The median was $8,455.

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
2015Natural Resources Dept
PAT R4D Rochester Staff
Laborer General
Full-time · left during year
—$15.60 /hr$86$10,280
2014Natural Resources Dept
PAT R4D Rochester Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
—$15.15 /hr$220$21,379
2013Natural Resources Dept
PAT R4D Rochester Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
—$14.40 /hr$207$20,530
2012Natural Resources Dept
PAT R4D Rochester Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
—$13.81 /hr$203$20,134
2011Natural Resources Dept
PAT R4D Rochester Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
—$13.51 /hr$503$21,621

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 Laborer General

FY 2015, amount paid