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Lausche, Nicolas Ray

Agric TechnicianAgriculture DeptPolk CountyIntermittent

Potato Inspection Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$7,613
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$3,582
FY 2014 · $690 overtime
Highest year
$4,031
FY 2013
Yearly average
$3,807
across years on record
Change since first year
-11%
FY 2013 to FY 2014 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$2K$4K$6K$4,0312013$3,5822014
Paid in yearFY 2013 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2013 to FY 2014, pay went down 11% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 12% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$3,582−11.1%+1.6%−12.5%
FY 2013$4,031———

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 · Agric Technician

Paid more than 31% of the 61 people with this job title that year. The median was $4,049.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2014Agriculture Dept
Potato Inspection Staff
Agric Technician
Intermittent · left during year
Polk$13.55 /hr$690$3,582
2013Agriculture Dept
Potato Inspection Staff
Agric Technician
Intermittent
Polk$12.94 /hr$1,157$4,031

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 Agriculture Dept

FY 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as Agric Technician

FY 2014, amount paid