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Kling, Laura E

Research Analysis SpecTransportation DeptRamsey CountyIntermittent

Environmental Stewardship. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$191,452
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$14,576
FY 2015
Highest year
$47,963
FY 2014
Yearly average
$38,290
across years on record
Change since first year
-65%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$41,3452011$42,0352012$45,5332013$47,9632014$14,5762015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 65% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 67% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$14,576−69.6%+0.7%−69.8%
FY 2014$47,963+5.3%+1.6%+3.7%
FY 2013$45,533+8.3%+1.7%+6.5%
FY 2012$42,035+1.7%+2.9%−1.2%
FY 2011$41,345———

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 2015 · Research Analysis Spec

Paid more than 10% of the 84 people with this job title that year. The median was $49,743.

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
2015Transportation Dept
Environmental Stewardship
Research Analysis Spec
Intermittent
Ramsey$24.00 /hr—$14,576
2014Transportation Dept
Environmental Stewardship
Research Analysis Spec
Full-time
Ramsey$23.30 /hr—$47,963
2013Transportation Dept
Environmental Stewardship
Research Analysis Spec
Full-time
Ramsey$21.83 /hr—$45,533
2012Transportation Dept
Environmental Stewardship
Research Analysis Spec
Full-time
Ramsey$20.70 /hr—$42,035
2011Transportation Dept
Environmental Stewardship
Research Analysis Spec
Full-time
Ramsey$20.02 /hr$145$41,345

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Research Analysis Spec

FY 2015, amount paid