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Mandelke, David J

Laborer GeneralNatural Resources DeptOtter Tail CountyFull-time

Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$37,083
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$7,354
FY 2021
Highest year
$7,354
FY 2021
Yearly average
$3,708
across years on record
Change since first year
+193%
FY 2011 to FY 2021 · prices +19%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K201120132015201720192021
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2021, pay went up 193% while consumer prices went up 19%. After inflation, pay is up 147% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2021$7,354———
FY 2019$1,721−36.6%+2.1%−37.9%
FY 2018$2,716−32.9%+2.3%−34.4%
FY 2017$4,050+4.4%+1.8%+2.6%
FY 2016$3,877+16.7%+0.7%+15.9%
FY 2015$3,323−23.3%+0.7%−23.8%
FY 2014$4,330+33.4%+1.6%+31.3%
FY 2013$3,246−18.0%+1.7%−19.3%
FY 2012$3,958+57.9%+2.9%+53.4%
FY 2011$2,506———

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 2021 · Laborer General

Paid more than 41% of the 249 people with this job title that year. The median was $8,749.

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

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Every record

10 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2021Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
Laborer General
Full-time · left during year
Otter Tail$20.50 /hr—$7,354
2019Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
Laborer General
Full-time · left during year
Otter Tail$19.56 /hr—$1,721
2018Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
Laborer General
Full-time · left during year
Otter Tail$19.13 /hr—$2,716
2017Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
Laborer General
Full-time · left during year
Otter Tail$18.75 /hr—$4,050
2016Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
Laborer General
Full-time · left during year
Otter Tail$18.29 /hr—$3,877
2015Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
Laborer General
Full-time · left during year
Otter Tail$17.84 /hr$40$3,323
2014Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
Laborer General
Full-time · left during year
Otter Tail$17.32 /hr$208$4,330
2013Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
Laborer General
Full-time · left during year
Otter Tail$16.82 /hr$202$3,246
2012Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
Laborer General
Full-time · left during year
Otter Tail$16.49 /hr—$3,958
2011Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Paper
Laborer General
Full-time · left during year
Otter Tail$16.49 /hr—$2,506

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 2021, amount paid

Highest paid as Laborer General

FY 2021, amount paid