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Norris, Wayne A

Transp Planning DirTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

North Area Manager. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$436,851
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$144,248
FY 2014
Highest year
$144,248
FY 2014
Yearly average
$109,213
across years on record
Change since first year
+53%
FY 2011 to FY 2014 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K$94,5862011$95,4502012$102,5662013$144,2482014
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went up 53% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 43% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$144,248+40.6%+1.6%+38.5%
FY 2013$102,566+7.5%+1.7%+5.7%
FY 2012$95,450+0.9%+2.9%−2.0%
FY 2011$94,586———

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 2014 · Transp Planning Dir

Paid more than 88% of the 8 people with this job title that year. The median was $106,146.

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
2014Transportation Dept
North Area Manager
Transp Planning Dir
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$50.70 /hr—$144,248
2013Transportation Dept
North Area Manager
Transp Planning Dir
Full-time
Ramsey$49.22 /hr—$102,566
2012Transportation Dept
North Area Manager
Transp Planning Dir
Full-time
Ramsey$46.38 /hr—$95,450
2011Transportation Dept
North Area Manager
Transp Planning Dir
Full-time
Ramsey$46.38 /hr—$94,586

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 Transportation Dept

FY 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as Transp Planning Dir

FY 2014, amount paid