Ritari, Donna M
Agric TechnicianAgriculture DeptPolk CountyIntermittent
Potato Inspection Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2012 to FY 2016, pay went up 222% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is up 207% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2016 | $4,488 | +98.2% | +0.7% | +96.8% |
| FY 2015 | $2,265 | −64.1% | +0.7% | −64.3% |
| FY 2014 | $6,302 | +147.7% | +1.6% | +143.9% |
| FY 2013 | $2,544 | +82.4% | +1.7% | +79.4% |
| FY 2012 | $1,395 | — | — | — |
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 · Agric Technician
Paid more than 49% of the 91 people with this job title that year. The median was $4,488.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
8 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Agriculture Dept Potato Inspection Staff | Agric Technician Intermittent | Polk | $14.31 /hr | $1,140 | $4,488 |
| 2016 | Natural Resources Dept FOR Badoura Nurs Paper | NR Nursery Field Worker Intermittent · left during year | Hubbard | $10.00 /hr | — | — |
| 2015 | Natural Resources Dept FOR Badoura Nurs Paper | NR Nursery Field Worker Intermittent | Hubbard | $10.00 /hr | $105 | $2,265 |
| 2015 | Agriculture Dept Potato Inspection Staff | Agric Technician Intermittent · left during year | Polk | $13.73 /hr | — | — |
| 2014 | Natural Resources Dept FOR Badoura Nurs Paper | NR Nursery Field Worker Intermittent | Hubbard | $10.00 /hr | $716 | $6,302 |
| 2014 | Agriculture Dept Potato Inspection Staff | Agric Technician Intermittent | Polk | $13.33 /hr | — | — |
| 2013 | Natural Resources Dept FOR Badoura Nurs Paper | NR Nursery Field Worker Intermittent | Hubbard | $10.00 /hr | $270 | $2,544 |
| 2012 | Natural Resources Dept FOR Badoura Nurs Paper | NR Nursery Field Worker Full-time | Hubbard | $9.00 /hr | — | $1,395 |
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 Agriculture Dept
FY 2016, amount paid
- Frederickson, David John$146,931Commissioner-Agriculture
- Boerboom, James A$127,072Deputy Commr Agriculture
- Starkey, Michael F$113,949Planning Dir State
- Friisoe, Geir Y.$113,849State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Ernest, Stephen J$111,238State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Hanks, Mary J$111,238State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Horvath, Gareth$111,238State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Wohlman, Matthew J$106,828Asst Commr Agriculture
Highest paid as Agric Technician
FY 2016, amount paid
- Perius, Lance D$28,877MN St Colleges & Universities
- Sparrow, Cindy Rae$26,735Agriculture Dept
- Demars, Frances D$9,928Agriculture Dept
- Piontek, Robert John$9,334Agriculture Dept
- Monson, Gayle Karen$9,056Agriculture Dept
- Novak, Mary A$8,972Agriculture Dept
- Cary, John L$8,667Agriculture Dept
- Spaeth, Stacie L$8,537Agriculture Dept