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Newman, Darin

Planner Principal StateNatural Resources DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

PAT-CO-Research Plan & Eval. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$677,436
over 12 fiscal years
Latest year
$54,347
FY 2026
Highest year
$84,205
FY 2025
Yearly average
$56,453
across years on record
Change since first year
+308%
FY 2015 to FY 2026 · prices +38%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2026, pay went up 308% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 195% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$54,347−35.5%+3.1%−37.4%
FY 2025$84,205+8.3%+2.6%+5.5%
FY 2024$77,772+5.3%+3.3%+2.0%
FY 2023$73,842+10.2%+6.3%+3.7%
FY 2022$67,026+6.2%+7.2%−0.9%
FY 2021$63,102+6.2%+2.3%+3.8%
FY 2020$59,403+5.8%+1.6%+4.2%
FY 2019$56,122+7.7%+2.1%+5.5%
FY 2018$52,132+18.4%+2.3%+15.8%
FY 2017$44,020+36.9%+1.8%+34.4%
FY 2016$32,150+141.5%+0.7%+139.9%
FY 2015$13,314———

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 2026 · Planner Principal State

Paid more than 9% of the 302 people with this job title that year. The median was $95,190.

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

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Every record

12 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
PAT-CO-Research Plan & Eval
Planner Principal State
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$42.94 /hr—$54,347
2025Natural Resources Dept
PAT-CO-Research Plan & Eval
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$40.82 /hr—$84,205
2024Natural Resources Dept
PAT-CO-Research Plan & Eval
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$37.65 /hr—$77,772
2023Natural Resources Dept
PAT-CO-Research Plan & Eval
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$34.45 /hr—$73,842
2022Natural Resources Dept
PAT-CO-Research Plan & Eval
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$32.49 /hr—$67,026
2021Natural Resources Dept
PAT-CO-Research Plan & Eval
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$30.59 /hr—$63,102
2020Natural Resources Dept
PAT-CO-Research Plan & Eval
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$28.78 /hr—$59,403
2019Natural Resources Dept
PAT-CO-Research Plan & Eval
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$27.18 /hr—$56,122
2018Natural Resources Dept
PAT-CO-Research Plan & Eval
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$25.72 /hr—$52,132
2017Natural Resources Dept
PAT-CO-Research Plan & Eval
Planner Intermediate
Part-time
Ramsey$21.98 /hr—$44,020
2016Natural Resources Dept
PAT-CO-Research Plan & Eval
Planner Intermediate
Part-time
Ramsey$20.76 /hr—$32,150
2015Natural Resources Dept
PAT-CO-Research Plan & Eval
Planner Intermediate
Part-time
Ramsey$19.58 /hr—$13,314

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 Natural Resources Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Planner Principal State

FY 2026, amount paid