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Mentzel, Benjamin W

Corr Officer 2Corrections DeptWashington CountyFull-time

OPH Lieutenant-CX4. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$710,799
over 13 fiscal years
Latest year
$81,470
FY 2026 · $5,907 overtime
Highest year
$83,026
FY 2024
Yearly average
$54,677
across years on record
Change since first year
+472%
FY 2014 to FY 2026 · prices +39%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K2014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2026, pay went up 472% while consumer prices went up 39%. After inflation, pay is up 310% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$81,470+0.2%+3.1%−2.8%
FY 2025$81,268−2.1%+2.6%−4.6%
FY 2024$83,026+13.6%+3.3%+10.0%
FY 2023$73,056+31.2%+6.3%+23.4%
FY 2022$55,693+7.0%+7.2%−0.2%
FY 2021$52,067−1.5%+2.3%−3.7%
FY 2020$52,846+6.7%+1.6%+5.0%
FY 2019$49,547+11.5%+2.1%+9.3%
FY 2018$44,423+1.8%+2.3%−0.4%
FY 2017$43,623+9.1%+1.8%+7.2%
FY 2016$39,967+1.0%+0.7%+0.3%
FY 2015$39,577+178.0%+0.7%+176.0%
FY 2014$14,237———

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 · Corr Officer 2

Paid more than 74% of the 1,498 people with this job title that year. The median was $73,103.

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

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Every record

13 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Corrections Dept
OPH Lieutenant-CX4
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Washington$36.75 /hr$5,907$81,470
2025Corrections Dept
OPH Lieutenant-CX4
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Washington$35.29 /hr$8,125$81,268
2024Corrections Dept
OPH Lieutenant-CX4
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Washington$32.92 /hr$17,601$83,026
2023Corrections Dept
OPH Lieutenant-CX4
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Washington$27.76 /hr$13,406$73,056
2022Corrections Dept
OPH Lieutenant-CX1
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Washington$26.32 /hr$1,177$55,693
2021Corrections Dept
OPH Lieutenant-Visiting
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Washington$24.93 /hr$153$52,067
2020Corrections Dept
OPH Lieutenant-Visiting
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Washington$23.62 /hr$3,812$52,846
2019Corrections Dept
OPH Lieutenant-Visiting
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Washington$22.51 /hr$3,274$49,547
2018Corrections Dept
OPH Lieutenant-Visiting
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Washington$21.36 /hr$1,906$44,423
2017Corrections Dept
OPH Lieutenant-WC 2nd Watch B
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Washington$20.37 /hr$1,636$43,623
2016Corrections Dept
OPH Lieutenant-CX4
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Washington$19.31 /hr$856$39,967
2015Corrections Dept
OPH Lieutenant-CX4
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Washington$17.82 /hr$3,912$39,577
2014Corrections Dept
OPH Lieuten-WC 3rd Watch/Rec A
Corr Officer 1
Full-time
Washington$15.86 /hr$1,802$14,237

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 Corrections Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Corr Officer 2

FY 2026, amount paid