Klassen, Daniel J
Groundskeeper InterMN St Colleges & UniversitiesDouglas CountyFull-time
MnSCU Alexandria TC Classified. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2013 to FY 2025, pay went up 2,080% while consumer prices went up 37%. After inflation, pay is up 1,487% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $62,900 | +15.9% | +2.6% | +13.0% |
| FY 2024 | $54,254 | −10.7% | +3.3% | −13.6% |
| FY 2023 | $60,787 | −1.5% | +6.3% | −7.3% |
| FY 2022 | $61,722 | +16.6% | +7.2% | +8.8% |
| FY 2021 | $52,927 | +9.3% | +2.3% | +6.9% |
| FY 2020 | $48,403 | +3.1% | +1.6% | +1.6% |
| FY 2019 | $46,929 | +8.2% | +2.1% | +6.0% |
| FY 2018 | $43,382 | +7.2% | +2.3% | +4.8% |
| FY 2017 | $40,469 | +6.2% | +1.8% | +4.3% |
| FY 2016 | $38,106 | +25.1% | +0.7% | +24.3% |
| FY 2015 | $30,463 | +6.4% | +0.7% | +5.6% |
| FY 2014 | $28,637 | +892.6% | +1.6% | +877.3% |
| FY 2013 | $2,885 | — | — | — |
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 · Groundskeeper Inter
Paid more than 95% of the 40 people with this job title that year. The median was $48,543.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
13 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Alexandria TC Classified | Groundskeeper Inter Full-time · left during year | Douglas | $28.02 /hr | $642 | $62,900 |
| 2024 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Alexandria TC Classified | Groundskeeper Inter Full-time | Douglas | $26.81 /hr | — | $54,254 |
| 2023 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Alexandria TC Classified | Groundskeeper Inter Full-time | Douglas | $25.41 /hr | $5,985 | $60,787 |
| 2022 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Alexandria TC Classified | Groundskeeper Inter Full-time | Douglas | $24.79 /hr | $10,298 | $61,722 |
| 2021 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Alexandria TC Classified | Groundskeeper Inter Full-time | Douglas | $24.19 /hr | $4,348 | $52,927 |
| 2020 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Alexandria TC Classified | Groundskeeper Inter Full-time | Douglas | $22.84 /hr | $2,158 | $48,403 |
| 2019 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Alexandria TC Classified | Groundskeeper Inter Full-time | Douglas | $21.79 /hr | $2,886 | $46,929 |
| 2018 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Alexandria TC Classified | Groundskeeper Inter Full-time | Douglas | $20.75 /hr | $1,469 | $43,382 |
| 2017 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Alexandria TC Classified | Groundskeeper Inter Full-time | Douglas | $19.79 /hr | $391 | $40,469 |
| 2016 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Alexandria TC Classified | Groundskeeper Inter Full-time | Douglas | $18.82 /hr | — | $38,106 |
| 2015 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Alexandria TC Classified | Groundskeeper Inter Full-time | Douglas | $17.93 /hr | — | $30,463 |
| 2014 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Alexandria TC Classified | General Maintenance Wrkr Full-time | Douglas | $13.55 /hr | — | $28,637 |
| 2013 | MN St Colleges & Universities MnSCU Alexandria TC Classified | General Maintenance Wrkr Intermittent | Douglas | $12.94 /hr | — | $2,885 |
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 MN St Colleges & Universities
FY 2025, amount paid
- Olson, Scott R$473,022Chancellor MNSCU
- Larson, Brett H$449,684State University Faculty
- Ester, Joyce C$429,027MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Jayasuriya, Kumara$414,128MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. IV
- Arthur, Virginia$393,978MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
- Inch, Edward S$390,773MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Dietz, Larry Herman$362,069MnSCU President/Vice Chanc.VI
- Downs, Timothy Michael$361,577MnSCU President/Vice Chanc. V
Highest paid as Groundskeeper Inter
FY 2025, amount paid
- Sutliff, Martha K$63,471MN St Colleges & Universities
- Parriott, Mark Earl$61,041MN St Colleges & Universities
- Hills, William J$60,598MN St Colleges & Universities
- Fiedler, Scott C$60,031MN St Colleges & Universities
- Olson, Julia M$59,318MN St Colleges & Universities
- Morgan, Ted Duane$58,962MN St Colleges & Universities
- Neshek, Paul Eugene$58,209MN St Colleges & Universities
- Prokop, Mitchell Robert$58,204Minnesota Zoological Garden