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Merz, Ryan

Planner Senior StateEmploy & Econ Development DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

WFD Job Seeker Services. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$72,216
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$9,702
FY 2015
Highest year
$41,242
FY 2014
Yearly average
$18,054
across years on record
Change since first year
+393%
FY 2012 to FY 2015 · prices +4%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$1,9692012$19,3032013$41,2422014$9,7022015
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2015, pay went up 393% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 374% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$9,702−76.5%+0.7%−76.6%
FY 2014$41,242+113.7%+1.6%+110.4%
FY 2013$19,303+880.2%+1.7%+864.2%
FY 2012$1,969———

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 · Planner Senior State

Paid more than 2% of the 53 people with this job title that year. The median was $50,668.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Employ & Econ Development Dept
WFD Job Seeker Services
Planner Senior State
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$21.66 /hr—$9,702
2014Employ & Econ Development Dept
WFD Job Seeker Services
Planner Senior State
Full-time
Ramsey$21.03 /hr—$41,242
2013Employ & Econ Development Dept
WFD Job Seeker Services
Planner Senior State
Full-time
Ramsey$19.72 /hr—$19,303
2012Employ & Econ Development Dept
WFD Job Seeker Services
Management Analyst 1
Full-time
Ramsey$16.41 /hr—$1,969

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 Employ & Econ Development Dept

FY 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Planner Senior State

FY 2015, amount paid