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Graff Jr, Roy Benjamin

Land Surveyor PrincipalTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

(I)Surveying & Mapping Section. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$290,673
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$33,781
FY 2014
Highest year
$88,717
FY 2013
Yearly average
$72,668
across years on record
Change since first year
-60%
FY 2011 to FY 2014 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$84,7392011$83,4362012$88,7172013$33,7812014
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went down 60% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 62% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$33,781−61.9%+1.6%−62.5%
FY 2013$88,717+6.3%+1.7%+4.6%
FY 2012$83,436−1.5%+2.9%−4.3%
FY 2011$84,739———

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 2014 · Land Surveyor Principal

Paid more than 0% of the 12 people with this job title that year. The median was $88,944.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2014Transportation Dept
(I)Surveying & Mapping Section
Land Surveyor Principal
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$42.80 /hr—$33,781
2013Transportation Dept
(I)Surveying & Mapping Section
Land Surveyor Principal
Full-time
Ramsey$41.55 /hr—$88,717
2012Transportation Dept
Surveying & Mapping Section
Land Surveyor Principal
Full-time
Ramsey$40.74 /hr—$83,436
2011Transportation Dept
Surveying & Mapping Section
Land Surveyor Principal
Full-time
Ramsey$40.74 /hr—$84,739

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 Transportation Dept

FY 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as Land Surveyor Principal

FY 2014, amount paid