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Gardner, Paul David

Planning Dir StatePollution Control AgencyRamsey CountyFull-time

CO Business Support Unit. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$653,008
over 7 fiscal years
Latest year
$109,050
FY 2025
Highest year
$109,050
FY 2025
Yearly average
$93,287
across years on record
Change since first year
+212%
FY 2019 to FY 2025 · prices +25%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$34,9042019$95,5542020$97,8192021$100,3552022$106,8202023$108,5062024$109,0502025
Paid in yearFY 2019 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2019 to FY 2025, pay went up 212% while consumer prices went up 25%. After inflation, pay is up 149% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2025$109,050+0.5%+2.6%−2.1%
FY 2024$108,506+1.6%+3.3%−1.7%
FY 2023$106,820+6.4%+6.3%+0.2%
FY 2022$100,355+2.6%+7.2%−4.3%
FY 2021$97,819+2.4%+2.3%+0.1%
FY 2020$95,554+173.8%+1.6%+169.5%
FY 2019$34,904———

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 2025 · Planning Dir State

Paid more than 48% of the 170 people with this job title that year. The median was $111,519.

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

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Every record

7 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2025Pollution Control Agency
CO Business Support Unit
Planning Dir State
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$54.60 /hr—$109,050
2024Pollution Control Agency
CO Business Support Unit
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Ramsey$52.25 /hr—$108,506
2023Pollution Control Agency
CO Business Support Unit
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Ramsey$49.53 /hr—$106,820
2022Pollution Control Agency
CO Business Support Unit
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Ramsey$48.32 /hr—$100,355
2021Pollution Control Agency
CO Business Support Unit
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Ramsey$47.14 /hr—$97,819
2020Pollution Control Agency
CO Business Support Unit
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Ramsey$45.99 /hr—$95,554
2019Pollution Control Agency
CO Business Support Unit
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Ramsey$44.98 /hr—$34,904

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 Pollution Control Agency

FY 2025, amount paid

Highest paid as Planning Dir State

FY 2025, amount paid