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Merz, Ryan Douglas

Financial Mgt DirectorPollution Control AgencyRamsey CountyFull-time

OD Financial Asst & Budg Sect. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$848,568
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$131,203
FY 2026
Highest year
$131,203
FY 2026
Yearly average
$84,857
across years on record
Change since first year
+322%
FY 2017 to FY 2026 · prices +35%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$31,0802017$67,0042018$71,0432019$75,2602020$79,5042021$85,8972022$93,8042023$101,9582024$111,8152025$131,2032026
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2026, pay went up 322% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 213% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$131,203+17.3%+3.1%+13.8%
FY 2025$111,815+9.7%+2.6%+6.9%
FY 2024$101,958+8.7%+3.3%+5.2%
FY 2023$93,804+9.2%+6.3%+2.8%
FY 2022$85,897+8.0%+7.2%+0.8%
FY 2021$79,504+5.6%+2.3%+3.3%
FY 2020$75,260+5.9%+1.6%+4.3%
FY 2019$71,043+6.0%+2.1%+3.9%
FY 2018$67,004+115.6%+2.3%+110.8%
FY 2017$31,080———

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 · Financial Mgt Director

Paid more than 29% of the 21 people with this job title that year. The median was $139,831.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

10 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Pollution Control Agency
OD Financial Asst & Budg Sect
Financial Mgt Director
Full-time
Ramsey$65.57 /hr—$131,203
2025Mn Management & Budget
Budget, Policy & Analysis 4
Exec Budget Officer
Full-time
Ramsey$55.92 /hr—$111,815
2024Mn Management & Budget
Budget, Policy & Analysis 3
Trainee-Exec Budget Officer
Full-time
Ramsey$50.01 /hr—$101,958
2023Human Services Dept
ADSA DSD Integration
State Prog Admin Coordinator
Full-time
Ramsey$44.38 /hr—$93,804
2022Human Services Dept
ADSA DSD Integration
State Prog Admin Coordinator
Full-time
Ramsey$41.63 /hr—$85,897
2021Human Services Dept
DSD Integration
State Prog Admin Coordinator
Full-time
Ramsey$39.25 /hr—$79,504
2020Human Services Dept
DSD Integration
State Prog Admin Coordinator
Full-time
Ramsey$36.90 /hr—$75,260
2019Human Services Dept
DSD Integration
State Prog Admin Coordinator
Full-time
Ramsey$34.86 /hr—$71,043
2018Human Services Dept
DSD Integration
State Prog Admin Coordinator
Full-time
Ramsey$32.88 /hr—$67,004
2017Human Services Dept
DS Community Services Access
State Prog Admin Coordinator
Full-time
Ramsey$31.08 /hr—$31,080

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 Financial Mgt Director

FY 2026, amount paid