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Ruf, Donald Joseph

Transp SpecialistTransportation DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

(I)Photogrammetrics Unit. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$130,521
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$20,460
FY 2013
Highest year
$55,354
FY 2011
Yearly average
$43,507
across years on record
Change since first year
-63%
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$80K$55,3542011$54,7072012$20,4602013
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2013, pay went down 63% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is down 65% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2013$20,460−62.6%+1.7%−63.2%
FY 2012$54,707−1.2%+2.9%−4.0%
FY 2011$55,354———

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 · Transp Specialist

Paid more than 1% of the 423 people with this job title that year. The median was $55,849.

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

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3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2013Transportation Dept
(I)Photogrammetrics Unit
Transp Specialist
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$26.12 /hr—$20,460
2012Transportation Dept
Photogrammetrics Unit
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$26.12 /hr—$54,707
2011Transportation Dept
Photogrammetrics Unit
Transp Specialist
Full-time
Ramsey$26.12 /hr—$55,354

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 2013, amount paid

Highest paid as Transp Specialist

FY 2013, amount paid