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Palm, Erwin Marcus

Automobile DriverVeterans Affairs DeptOtter Tail CountyIntermittent

MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$123,877
over 9 fiscal years
Latest year
$19,514
FY 2026 · $476 overtime
Highest year
$20,626
FY 2023
Yearly average
$13,764
across years on record
Change since first year
+2,938%
FY 2018 to FY 2026 · prices +32%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$6422018$6,9882019$8,0592020$12,1642021$20,4172022$20,6262023$16,0422024$19,4262025$19,5142026
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2026, pay went up 2,938% while consumer prices went up 32%. After inflation, pay is up 2,201% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$19,514+0.5%+3.1%−2.6%
FY 2025$19,426+21.1%+2.6%+18.0%
FY 2024$16,042−22.2%+3.3%−24.7%
FY 2023$20,626+1.0%+6.3%−4.9%
FY 2022$20,417+67.9%+7.2%+56.6%
FY 2021$12,164+50.9%+2.3%+47.5%
FY 2020$8,059+15.3%+1.6%+13.5%
FY 2019$6,988+988.1%+2.1%+966.0%
FY 2018$642———

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 · Automobile Driver

Paid more than 56% of the 16 people with this job title that year. The median was $15,185.

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

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Every record

9 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Automobile Driver
Intermittent
Otter Tail$22.94 /hr$476$19,514
2025Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Automobile Driver
Intermittent
Otter Tail$22.60 /hr$738$19,426
2024Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Automobile Driver
Intermittent
Otter Tail$21.12 /hr$612$16,042
2023Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Automobile Driver
Intermittent
Otter Tail$19.58 /hr$694$20,626
2022Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Automobile Driver
Intermittent
Otter Tail$18.66 /hr$741$20,417
2021Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Automobile Driver
Intermittent
Otter Tail$17.82 /hr$327$12,164
2020Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Automobile Driver
Intermittent
Otter Tail$17.01 /hr$244$8,059
2019Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Automobile Driver
Intermittent
Otter Tail$16.28 /hr$322$6,988
2018Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care
Automobile Driver
Intermittent
Otter Tail$15.57 /hr—$642

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 Veterans Affairs Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Automobile Driver

FY 2026, amount paid