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Priem, Michael R

Plumber ChiefCorrections DeptGoodhue CountyFull-time

RW Physical Plant Director. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$123,277
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$16,002
FY 2013 · $78 overtime
Highest year
$54,276
FY 2011
Yearly average
$41,092
across years on record
Change since first year
-71%
FY 2011 to FY 2013 · prices +5%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$54,2762011$52,9992012$16,0022013
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2013, pay went down 71% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is down 72% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2013$16,002−69.8%+1.7%−70.3%
FY 2012$52,999−2.4%+2.9%−5.1%
FY 2011$54,276———

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 2013 · Plumber Chief

Paid more than 13% of the 8 people with this job title that year. The median was $31,190.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2013Corrections Dept
RW Physical Plant Director
Plumber Chief
Full-time · left during year
Goodhue$25.87 /hr$78$16,002
2012Corrections Dept
RW Physical Plant Director
Plumber Chief
Full-time
Goodhue$25.87 /hr—$52,999
2011Corrections Dept
RW Physical Plant Director
Plumber Chief
Full-time
Goodhue$25.87 /hr—$54,276

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 Corrections Dept

FY 2013, amount paid

Highest paid as Plumber Chief

FY 2013, amount paid