Meester, Brandon Dean
Laborer GeneralTransportation DeptFaribault CountyPart-time
Mapleton Subarea. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2012 to FY 2017, pay went up 561% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is up 520% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2017 | $14,058 | +6.7% | +1.8% | +4.8% |
| FY 2016 | $13,172 | +349.9% | +0.7% | +346.9% |
| FY 2015 | $2,927 | −65.5% | +0.7% | −65.7% |
| FY 2014 | $8,480 | +12.7% | +1.6% | +11.0% |
| FY 2013 | $7,523 | +254.0% | +1.7% | +248.2% |
| FY 2012 | $2,125 | — | — | — |
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 2017 · Laborer General
Paid more than 75% of the 421 people with this job title that year. The median was $6,214.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
6 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Transportation Dept Mapleton Subarea | Laborer General Part-time | Faribault | $15.01 /hr | $135 | $14,058 |
| 2016 | Transportation Dept Mapleton Subarea | Laborer General Part-time | Faribault | $14.64 /hr | $107 | $13,172 |
| 2015 | Transportation Dept Mapleton Subarea | Laborer General Part-time | Faribault | $14.28 /hr | — | $2,927 |
| 2014 | Transportation Dept Mapleton Subarea | Laborer General Part-time · left during year | Blue Earth | $13.86 /hr | $561 | $8,480 |
| 2013 | Transportation Dept Mapleton Subarea | Laborer General Part-time | Blue Earth | $13.46 /hr | $248 | $7,523 |
| 2012 | Transportation Dept Mapleton Subarea | Laborer General Part-time | Blue Earth | $13.20 /hr | — | $2,125 |
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 Transportation Dept
FY 2017, amount paid
- Pirkl, John A$168,910Engineer Princ
- Barnes, Michael Alois$165,128Transp Operations Manager
- Zelle, Charles A$154,398Commissioner-Transportation
- Bursaw, Patricia F$151,030State Prog Admin Coordinator
- Hatch, Tracy L$141,170Deputy Commr Transportation
- Daubenberger, Nancy Therese$140,940Transp Division Engineer
- Stein, Susan D$140,939Transp Chief Admin Officer
- Mulvihill, Susan M$140,782Deputy Commr Transportation
Highest paid as Laborer General
FY 2017, amount paid
- Hemmingsen, Kevin Mark$64,324Natural Resources Dept
- Simone, Thomas M$45,264Natural Resources Dept
- Michels, Luke J$41,044Natural Resources Dept
- Walker, Jeffery L$40,815Natural Resources Dept
- Beito, Richard A$39,182Natural Resources Dept
- Withers, Alan$38,888Natural Resources Dept
- Schafer, Katherine Jean$36,833Natural Resources Dept
- Smith, Brittany J$35,479Natural Resources Dept