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Kvare, Brandon Lee

Security Counselor LeadDirect Care and TreatmentNicollet CountyFull-time

MSOP SP Shantz 2 West. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$499,640
over 9 fiscal years
Latest year
$72,681
FY 2026 · $2,244 overtime
Highest year
$72,681
FY 2026
Yearly average
$55,516
across years on record
Change since first year
+161%
FY 2018 to FY 2026 · prices +32%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$27,8632018$47,7192019$48,6022020$52,3992021$53,7902022$67,3302023$64,3172024$64,9392025$72,6812026
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2026, pay went up 161% while consumer prices went up 32%. After inflation, pay is up 98% (it beat inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$72,681+11.9%+3.1%+8.5%
FY 2025$64,939+1.0%+2.6%−1.6%
FY 2024$64,317−4.5%+3.3%−7.5%
FY 2023$67,330+25.2%+6.3%+17.8%
FY 2022$53,790+2.7%+7.2%−4.2%
FY 2021$52,399+7.8%+2.3%+5.4%
FY 2020$48,602+1.9%+1.6%+0.3%
FY 2019$47,719+71.3%+2.1%+67.8%
FY 2018$27,863———

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 2026 · Security Counselor Lead

Paid more than 17% of the 160 people with this job title that year. The median was $83,834.

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

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Every record

9 records, newest first

Every pay record for Kvare, Brandon Lee
FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Direct Care and Treatment
MSOP SP Shantz 2 West
Security Counselor Lead
Full-time
Nicollet$35.38 /hr$2,244$72,681
2025Direct Care and Treatment Dept
MSOP SP Pexton 2 South
Security Counselor Lead
Full-time
Nicollet$31.21 /hr$1,206$64,939
2024Human Services Dept
Pexton 3rd Watch Leads
Security Counselor Lead
Full-time
Nicollet$28.37 /hr$4,596$64,317
2023Human Services Dept
MSOP SP A Team 2nd Watch
Security Counselor
Full-time
Nicollet$26.11 /hr$7,693$67,330
2022Human Services Dept
MSOP SP Pexton 2 North
Security Counselor
Full-time
Nicollet$24.79 /hr$1,440$53,790
2021Human Services Dept
MSOP SP Pexton 2 South
Security Counselor
Full-time
Nicollet$23.41 /hr$4,080$52,399
2020Human Services Dept
MSOP SP Pexton 2 South
Security Counselor
Full-time
Nicollet$22.28 /hr$2,668$48,602
2019Human Services Dept
MSOP SP A Team 3rd Watch
Security Counselor
Full-time
Nicollet$20.62 /hr$4,563$47,719
2018Human Services Dept
MSOP SP Utility B
Security Counselor
Full-time
Nicollet$19.14 /hr$812$27,863

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 Direct Care and Treatment

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Security Counselor Lead

FY 2026, amount paid