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Letnes, Yolanda

Planner Principal StatePollution Control AgencyRamsey CountyFull-time

Agency Rules Unit. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,258,989
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$99,290
FY 2026
Highest year
$99,290
FY 2026
Yearly average
$78,687
across years on record
Change since first year
+68%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 68% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 14% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$99,290+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$97,734+4.5%+2.6%+1.9%
FY 2024$93,491+1.6%+3.3%−1.7%
FY 2023$92,026+6.4%+6.3%+0.2%
FY 2022$86,460+2.5%+7.2%−4.4%
FY 2021$84,350+2.5%+2.3%+0.2%
FY 2020$82,319+2.2%+1.6%+0.7%
FY 2019$80,512+2.2%+2.1%+0.2%
FY 2018$78,755+11.2%+2.3%+8.8%
FY 2017$70,814−6.0%+1.8%−7.7%
FY 2016$75,330+2.2%+0.7%+1.5%
FY 2015$73,736+9.0%+0.7%+8.2%
FY 2014$67,628+13.6%+1.6%+11.9%
FY 2013$59,515+2.5%+1.7%+0.8%
FY 2012$58,061−1.5%+2.9%−4.3%
FY 2011$58,968———

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 · Planner Principal State

Paid more than 60% of the 302 people with this job title that year. The median was $95,190.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Pollution Control Agency
Agency Rules Unit
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$47.76 /hr—$99,290
2025Pollution Control Agency
Agency Rules Unit
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$47.05 /hr—$97,734
2024Pollution Control Agency
Agency Rules Unit
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$45.02 /hr—$93,491
2023Pollution Control Agency
Agency Rules Unit
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$42.67 /hr—$92,026
2022Pollution Control Agency
Agency Rules Unit
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$41.63 /hr—$86,460
2021Pollution Control Agency
Agency Rules Unit
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$40.61 /hr—$84,350
2020Pollution Control Agency
Agency Rules Unit
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$39.62 /hr—$82,319
2019Pollution Control Agency
Agency Rules Unit
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$38.75 /hr—$80,512
2018Pollution Control Agency
Agency Rules Unit
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$37.90 /hr—$78,755
2017Pollution Control Agency
Agency Rules Unit
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$37.16 /hr—$70,814
2016Pollution Control Agency
Agency Rules Unit
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$36.25 /hr—$75,330
2015Pollution Control Agency
Agency Rules Unit
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$35.37 /hr—$73,736
2014Pollution Control Agency
Agency Rules Unit
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$33.18 /hr—$67,628
2013Pollution Control Agency
Agency Rules Unit
Pollution Cont Spec Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$28.92 /hr—$59,515
2012Pollution Control Agency
MUN SLTR WtrLandRulesSpcPrjUnt
Pollution Cont Spec Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$28.35 /hr—$58,061
2011Pollution Control Agency
MUN Wtr&Land Rules&SpecPrjtUnt
Pollution Cont Spec Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$28.35 /hr—$58,968

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 Pollution Control Agency

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Planner Principal State

FY 2026, amount paid