Murphy, Shawn
Pwr Plt Chief EngineerCorrections DeptRice CountyFull-time
FRB Physical Plant Director. 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 2014 to FY 2015, pay went down 50% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is down 51% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2015 | $7,059 | −50.2% | +0.7% | −50.6% |
| FY 2014 | $14,184 | — | — | — |
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 · Pwr Plt Chief Engineer
Paid more than 0% of the 12 people with this job title that year. The median was $67,078.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Corrections Dept FRB Physical Plant Director | Pwr Plt Chief Engineer Full-time · left during year | Rice | $30.44 /hr | — | $7,059 |
| 2014 | Corrections Dept FRB Physical Plant Director | Pwr Plt Chief Engineer Full-time | Rice | $29.55 /hr | — | $14,184 |
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 2015, amount paid
- Grandlienard, Kent$163,910Chief Exec Officer-Corr Facilt
- Heringlake, Christopher B$137,518Dentist
- Will, Laurence E.$137,307Dentist
- Blasing, Kenneth$134,714Dentist
- Koenig, James C$134,710Dentist
- Lawhead, Wayne$134,710Dentist
- King, John$132,196Asst Commr Corrections
- Solheid, Ronald P$130,146Deputy Commr Corrections
Highest paid as Pwr Plt Chief Engineer
FY 2015, amount paid
- Murphy, James K$77,522Human Services Dept
- Schmidt, Thomas E$72,031MN St Colleges & Universities
- Dahlin, David J$71,079Administration Dept
- Reed, Charles A$68,093MN Zoological Garden
- Reeves, Scott A$68,093Corrections Dept
- Spieker, Roger K$67,222MN St Colleges & Universities
- Richter, Ricky A$66,934MN St Colleges & Universities
- Johnson, Bradley S$65,579Corrections Dept