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Porter, Robert D

Educ Finance Specialist 2Education DepartmentHennepin CountyFull-time

General Education Funding. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$444,341
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$51,212
FY 2016 · $101 overtime
Highest year
$82,077
FY 2015
Yearly average
$74,057
across years on record
Change since first year
-34%
FY 2011 to FY 2016 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$78,0632011$74,7522012$76,6212013$81,6172014$82,0772015$51,2122016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went down 34% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is down 39% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$51,212−37.6%+0.7%−38.0%
FY 2015$82,077+0.6%+0.7%−0.2%
FY 2014$81,617+6.5%+1.6%+4.9%
FY 2013$76,621+2.5%+1.7%+0.8%
FY 2012$74,752−4.2%+2.9%−7.0%
FY 2011$78,063———

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 2016 · Educ Finance Specialist 2

Paid more than 14% of the 22 people with this job title that year. The median was $76,757.

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

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Every record

7 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016Education Department
General Education Funding
Educ Finance Specialist 2
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$40.49 /hr$101$51,212
2015Education Department
General Education Funding
Educ Finance Specialist 2
Full-time
Hennepin$39.50 /hr—$82,077
2014Education Department
General Education Funding
Educ Finance Specialist 2
Full-time
Hennepin$38.35 /hr$920$81,617
2013Education Department
General Education Funding
Educ Finance Specialist 2
Full-time
Hennepin$37.23 /hr—$76,621
2012Education Department
General Education Funding
Educ Finance Specialist 2
Full-time
Hennepin$36.50 /hr—$74,752
2011Education Department
General Education Funding
Educ Finance Specialist 2
Full-time
Hennepin$36.50 /hr—$78,063
2011Education Department
General Education Funding
Proj Functional Manager
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$38.31 /hr——

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 Education Department

FY 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as Educ Finance Specialist 2

FY 2016, amount paid