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Richter, James Walter

Radio Engineer 1Transportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

800 MHZ Radio. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$102,479
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$78,527
FY 2019 · $9,110 overtime
Highest year
$78,527
FY 2019
Yearly average
$51,239
across years on record
Change since first year
+228%
FY 2018 to FY 2019 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$23,9522018$78,5272019
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2019, pay went up 228% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 221% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$78,527+227.9%+2.1%+221.2%
FY 2018$23,952———

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 2019 · Radio Engineer 1

Paid more than 43% of the 14 people with this job title that year. The median was $79,401.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2019Transportation Dept
800 MHZ Radio
Radio Engineer 1
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$36.33 /hr$9,110$78,527
2018Transportation Dept
Statewide Radio Communications
Radio Engineer 1
Full-time
Ramsey$34.19 /hr$2,257$23,952

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 Transportation Dept

FY 2019, amount paid

Highest paid as Radio Engineer 1

FY 2019, amount paid