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Schaefer, Richard H

Pwr Plt Chief EngineerVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

MVH-Mpls Physical Plant. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$233,585
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$62,351
FY 2014 · $342 overtime
Highest year
$62,351
FY 2014
Yearly average
$58,396
across years on record
Change since first year
+16%
FY 2011 to FY 2014 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$53,9352011$57,7122012$59,5862013$62,3512014
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went up 16% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 9% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$62,351+4.6%+1.6%+3.0%
FY 2013$59,586+3.2%+1.7%+1.6%
FY 2012$57,712+7.0%+2.9%+4.0%
FY 2011$53,935———

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 · Pwr Plt Chief Engineer

Paid more than 20% of the 10 people with this job title that year. The median was $66,126.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2014Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Physical Plant
Pwr Plt Chief Engineer
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$29.55 /hr$342$62,351
2013Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Physical Plant
Pwr Plt Chief Engineer
Full-time
Hennepin$27.61 /hr$1,914$59,586
2012Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Physical Plant
Pwr Plt Chief Engineer
Full-time
Hennepin$26.13 /hr$20$57,712
2011Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls Physical Plant
Pwr Plt Chief Engineer
Full-time
Hennepin$25.08 /hr$685$53,935

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 Pwr Plt Chief Engineer

FY 2014, amount paid