Nelson, Taylor E
Student Worker Para ProfAgriculture DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
Monitoring Unit Staff. 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 2016, pay went up 217% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is up 212% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2016 | $5,796 | −30.6% | +0.7% | −31.1% |
| FY 2015 | $8,358 | +356.5% | +0.7% | +353.2% |
| FY 2014 | $1,831 | — | — | — |
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 2016 · Student Worker Para Prof
Paid more than 66% of the 267 people with this job title that year. The median was $4,514.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Agriculture Dept Monitoring Unit Staff | Student Worker Para Prof Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $13.76 /hr | $93 | $5,796 |
| 2015 | Agriculture Dept Monitoring Unit Staff | Student Worker Para Prof Full-time | Ramsey | $13.76 /hr | — | $8,358 |
| 2014 | Health Department Epi & Suveillance Unit Staff | Student Worker Para Prof Sr Full-time | Ramsey | $16.06 /hr | — | $1,831 |
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 2016, amount paid
- Frederickson, David John$146,931Commissioner-Agriculture
- Boerboom, James A$127,072Deputy Commr Agriculture
- Starkey, Michael F$113,949Planning Dir State
- Friisoe, Geir Y.$113,849State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Ernest, Stephen J$111,238State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Hanks, Mary J$111,238State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Horvath, Gareth$111,238State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Wohlman, Matthew J$106,828Asst Commr Agriculture
Highest paid as Student Worker Para Prof
FY 2016, amount paid
- Schuler, Jessica J$39,156MN.IT Services Office
- Penn, Zachary$32,666Transportation Dept
- Hudec, Michael$28,359Natural Resources Dept
- Goodlander, Breeka Li$28,020Pollution Control Agency
- Anstedt, Eric Scott$27,718Natural Resources Dept
- Williams II, Russell$26,987Transportation Dept
- Aliy, Anwar$23,223MN.IT Services Office
- Aviles, Verjo B$22,606Lottery