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Ness, Vern Brock

Investigator SeniorLotteryRamsey CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$237,996
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$68,101
FY 2015
Highest year
$68,101
FY 2015
Yearly average
$59,499
across years on record
Change since first year
+45%
FY 2012 to FY 2015 · prices +4%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$46,8982012$59,1892013$63,8082014$68,1012015
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2015, pay went up 45% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 40% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$68,101+6.7%+0.7%+6.0%
FY 2014$63,808+7.8%+1.6%+6.1%
FY 2013$59,189+26.2%+1.7%+24.1%
FY 2012$46,898———

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 · Investigator Senior

Paid more than 41% of the 93 people with this job title that year. The median was $72,165.

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
2015Lottery
Security
Investigator Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$32.95 /hr—$68,101
2014Lottery
Security
Investigator Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$30.87 /hr—$63,808
2013Lottery
Security
Investigator Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$28.92 /hr—$59,189
2012Lottery
Security
Investigator Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$27.33 /hr—$46,898

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Investigator Senior

FY 2015, amount paid