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Nelson, Brian

Plant Mntc EngineerVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

MVH-Mpls Physical Plant. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Different people with the same name: MN St Colleges & Universities, FY 2026 · Transportation Dept, FY 2021

Total paid
$91,333
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$44,224
FY 2012 · $1,156 overtime
Highest year
$47,109
FY 2011
Yearly average
$45,666
across years on record
Change since first year
-6%
FY 2011 to FY 2012 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$47,1092011$44,2242012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 6% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 9% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$44,224−6.1%+2.9%−8.8%
FY 2011$47,109———

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 2012 · Plant Mntc Engineer

Paid more than 14% of the 129 people with this job title that year. The median was $49,986.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2012Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Physical Plant
Plant Mntc Engineer
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$22.34 /hr$1,156$44,224
2011Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Physical Plant
Plant Mntc Engineer
Full-time
Hennepin$22.34 /hr$2,304$47,109

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 Veterans Affairs Dept

FY 2012, amount paid

Highest paid as Plant Mntc Engineer

FY 2012, amount paid