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Palma, Benjamin

Buildings & Grounds WorkerNatural Resources DeptLe Sueur CountyFull-time

PAT-R4 Sakatah Lake Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$69,270
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$3,237
FY 2021
Highest year
$19,803
FY 2019
Yearly average
$13,854
across years on record
Change since first year
-66%
FY 2017 to FY 2021 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$9,4912017$17,0872018$19,8032019$19,6522020$3,2372021
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2021, pay went down 66% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is down 69% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2021$3,237−83.5%+2.3%−83.9%
FY 2020$19,652−0.8%+1.6%−2.3%
FY 2019$19,803+15.9%+2.1%+13.5%
FY 2018$17,087+80.0%+2.3%+76.1%
FY 2017$9,491———

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 2021 · Buildings & Grounds Worker

Paid more than 21% of the 213 people with this job title that year. The median was $15,491.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2021Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R4 Sakatah Lake Staff
Buildings & Grounds Worker
Full-time · left during year
Le Sueur$17.82 /hr—$3,237
2020Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R4 Sakatah Lake Staff
Buildings & Grounds Worker
Full-time
Le Sueur$17.39 /hr$255$19,652
2019Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R4 Sakatah Lake Staff
Buildings & Grounds Worker
Full-time
Le Sueur$16.64 /hr$250$19,803
2018Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R4 Sakatah Lake Asst
Buildings & Grounds Worker
Full-time
Le Sueur$15.92 /hr—$17,087
2017Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R4 Sakatah Lake Staff
Buildings & Grounds Worker
Part-time
Le Sueur$15.26 /hr$66$9,491

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 2021, amount paid

Highest paid as Buildings & Grounds Worker

FY 2021, amount paid