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Huser, Steven B

Planning Dir StateEducation DepartmentHennepin CountyFull-time

Office of Government Relations. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$103,074
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$13,034
FY 2016
Highest year
$64,778
FY 2015
Yearly average
$34,358
across years on record
Change since first year
-48%
FY 2014 to FY 2016 · prices +1%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$25,2622014$64,7782015$13,0342016
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2016, pay went down 48% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is down 49% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$13,034−79.9%+0.7%−80.0%
FY 2015$64,778+156.4%+0.7%+154.6%
FY 2014$25,262———

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 2016 · Planning Dir State

Paid more than 3% of the 127 people with this job title that year. The median was $81,540.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016Education Department
Office of Government Relations
Planning Dir State
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$32.54 /hr—$13,034
2015Education Department
Office of Government Relations
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Hennepin$31.75 /hr—$64,778
2014Education Department
Office of Government Relations
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Hennepin$29.79 /hr—$25,262

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 Education Department

FY 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as Planning Dir State

FY 2016, amount paid