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Riester, Brittany M

Recreation TherapistVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

ADC Direct Care. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$63,893
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$13,705
FY 2014
Highest year
$34,939
FY 2013
Yearly average
$21,298
across years on record
Change since first year
-10%
FY 2012 to FY 2014 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K$15,2492012$34,9392013$13,7052014
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2014, pay went down 10% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 13% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$13,705−60.8%+1.6%−61.4%
FY 2013$34,939+129.1%+1.7%+125.4%
FY 2012$15,249———

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 2014 · Recreation Therapist

Paid more than 8% of the 25 people with this job title that year. The median was $41,317.

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
2014Veterans Affairs Dept
ADC Direct Care
Recreation Therapist
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$17.83 /hr—$13,705
2013Veterans Affairs Dept
ADC Direct Care
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$17.31 /hr—$34,939
2012Veterans Affairs Dept
ADC Direct Care
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Hennepin$16.41 /hr—$15,249

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 Veterans Affairs Dept

FY 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as Recreation Therapist

FY 2014, amount paid