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Leighton, Daniel Joseph

Laborer GeneralNatural Resources DeptDakota CountyFull-time

(I)WL-R3 Roving Crew. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$103,653
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$10,978
FY 2015
Highest year
$32,321
FY 2014
Yearly average
$20,731
across years on record
Change since first year
-26%
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$10K$20K$30K$40K$14,7842011$16,0522012$29,5172013$32,3212014$10,9782015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 26% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 31% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$10,978−66.0%+0.7%−66.3%
FY 2014$32,321+9.5%+1.6%+7.8%
FY 2013$29,517+83.9%+1.7%+80.9%
FY 2012$16,052+8.6%+2.9%+5.5%
FY 2011$14,784———

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 · Laborer General

Paid more than 57% of the 318 people with this job title that year. The median was $8,455.

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
2015Natural Resources Dept
(I)WL-R3 Roving Crew
Laborer General
Full-time · left during year
Dakota$15.60 /hr—$10,978
2014Natural Resources Dept
WL-R3 Roving Crew
Laborer General
Full-time
Dakota$15.15 /hr$1,501$32,321
2013Natural Resources Dept
WL-R3 Vermillion River Complex
Laborer General
Full-time
Dakota$14.40 /hr$513$29,517
2012Natural Resources Dept
PAT R3A Watertown Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
Ramsey$13.81 /hr—$16,052
2011Natural Resources Dept
PAT R3A Watertown Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
Ramsey$13.51 /hr—$14,784

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 Natural Resources Dept

FY 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Laborer General

FY 2015, amount paid