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Peterson, Brent J

Groundskeeper InterMN St Colleges & UniversitiesBlue Earth CountyFull-time

MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Different person with the same name: Public Safety Dept, FY 2013

Total paid
$157,402
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$22,745
FY 2017 · $1,163 overtime
Highest year
$36,375
FY 2016
Yearly average
$26,234
across years on record
Change since first year
+306%
FY 2012 to FY 2017 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K$5,5972012$27,9432013$30,8962014$33,8462015$36,3752016$22,7452017
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2017, pay went up 306% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is up 281% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$22,745−37.5%+1.8%−38.6%
FY 2016$36,375+7.5%+0.7%+6.8%
FY 2015$33,846+9.5%+0.7%+8.8%
FY 2014$30,896+10.6%+1.6%+8.9%
FY 2013$27,943+399.3%+1.7%+391.1%
FY 2012$5,597———

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 2017 · Groundskeeper Inter

Paid more than 22% of the 46 people with this job title that year. The median was $40,043.

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

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2017MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z
Groundskeeper Inter
Full-time · left during year
Blue Earth$17.84 /hr$1,163$22,745
2016MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z
Groundskeeper Inter
Full-time
Blue Earth$17.00 /hr$1,648$36,375
2015MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z
Groundskeeper Inter
Full-time
Blue Earth$16.22 /hr$998$33,846
2014MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Classified A-D
Groundskeeper Inter
Full-time
Blue Earth$15.07 /hr$407$30,896
2013MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z
Automobile Driver
Full-time
Blue Earth$14.01 /hr$461$27,943
2012MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z
Groundskeeper
Full-time
Blue Earth$13.43 /hr$332$5,597

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 MN St Colleges & Universities

FY 2017, amount paid

Highest paid as Groundskeeper Inter

FY 2017, amount paid