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Ness, Vern B

Investigator SeniorLotteryRamsey CountyFull-time

Information Security. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$222,846
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$76,468
FY 2018
Highest year
$76,468
FY 2018
Yearly average
$74,282
across years on record
Change since first year
+6%
FY 2016 to FY 2018 · prices +4%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$72,3942016$73,9842017$76,4682018
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2018, pay went up 6% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 1% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$76,468+3.4%+2.3%+1.1%
FY 2017$73,984+2.2%+1.8%+0.4%
FY 2016$72,394———

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 2018 · Investigator Senior

Paid more than 40% of the 58 people with this job title that year. The median was $78,753.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018Lottery
Information Security
Investigator Senior
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$37.90 /hr—$76,468
2017Lottery
Information Security
Investigator Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$37.16 /hr—$73,984
2016Lottery
Security
Investigator Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$35.03 /hr—$72,394

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 Lottery

FY 2018, amount paid

Highest paid as Investigator Senior

FY 2018, amount paid