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Monsen, Wayne N

Planner Senior StateAgriculture DeptRamsey CountyPart-time

Livestock Development Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$174,861
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$31,477
FY 2014
Highest year
$58,514
FY 2011
Yearly average
$43,715
across years on record
Change since first year
-46%
FY 2011 to FY 2014 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$58,5142011$55,1122012$29,7582013$31,4772014
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went down 46% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 49% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$31,477+5.8%+1.6%+4.2%
FY 2013$29,758−46.0%+1.7%−46.9%
FY 2012$55,112−5.8%+2.9%−8.5%
FY 2011$58,514———

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 2014 · Planner Senior State

Paid more than 13% of the 45 people with this job title that year. The median was $50,047.

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
2014Agriculture Dept
Livestock Development Staff
Planner Senior State
Part-time · left during year
Ramsey$29.79 /hr—$31,477
2013Agriculture Dept
Ag Marketing & Development
Planner Senior State
Part-time
Ramsey$28.92 /hr—$29,758
2012Agriculture Dept
Ag Marketing & Development
Planner Senior State
Part-time
Ramsey$28.35 /hr—$55,112
2011Agriculture Dept
Ag Marketing & Development
Planner Senior State
Full-time
Ramsey$28.35 /hr—$58,514

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 Agriculture Dept

FY 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as Planner Senior State

FY 2014, amount paid