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Furness, Brennan

Governors Staff-ProfessionalGovernors OfficeRamsey CountyFull-time

Executive Operations. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$259,401
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$31,097
FY 2019
Highest year
$70,866
FY 2018
Yearly average
$51,880
across years on record
Change since first year
-5%
FY 2015 to FY 2019 · 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$32,7262015$60,7782016$63,9342017$70,8662018$31,0972019
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2019, pay went down 5% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 11% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$31,097−56.1%+2.1%−57.0%
FY 2018$70,866+10.8%+2.3%+8.4%
FY 2017$63,934+5.2%+1.8%+3.3%
FY 2016$60,778+85.7%+0.7%+84.5%
FY 2015$32,726———

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 2019 · Governors Staff-Professional

Paid more than 63% of the 49 people with this job title that year. The median was $25,636.

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
2019Governors Office
Executive Operations
Governors Staff-Professional
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$34.07 /hr—$31,097
2018Governors Office
Executive Operations
Governors Staff-Professional
Full-time
Ramsey$34.07 /hr—$70,866
2017Governors Office
Executive Operations
Governors Staff-Professional
Full-time
Ramsey$34.07 /hr—$63,934
2016Governors Office
Executive Operations
Governors Staff-Professional
Full-time
Ramsey$29.22 /hr—$60,778
2015Governors Office
Executive Operations
Governors Staff-Professional
Full-time
Ramsey$29.22 /hr—$32,726

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 Governors Office

FY 2019, amount paid

Highest paid as Governors Staff-Professional

FY 2019, amount paid