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Sampson, Joel Everett

WelderNatural Resources DeptItasca CountyFull-time

(I)Mgt Res Reg 2 Equipment. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$20,819
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$8,487
FY 2014
Highest year
$12,332
FY 2013
Yearly average
$10,410
across years on record
Change since first year
-31%
FY 2013 to FY 2014 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$5K$10K$15K$12,3322013$8,4872014
Paid in yearFY 2013 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2013 to FY 2014, pay went down 31% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 32% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$8,487−31.2%+1.6%−32.2%
FY 2013$12,332———

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 · Welder

Paid more than 17% of the 12 people with this job title that year. The median was $48,123.

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
2014Natural Resources Dept
(I)Mgt Res Reg 2 Equipment
Welder
Full-time · left during year
Itasca$20.89 /hr—$8,487
2013Natural Resources Dept
Mgt Res Reg 2 Equipment
Welder
Full-time
Itasca$20.35 /hr—$12,332

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 Natural Resources Dept

FY 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as Welder

FY 2014, amount paid