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Schara, Richard H.

EED Business Services SpecEmploy & Econ Development DeptOtter Tail CountyFull-time

WFD Business SVS Field Oper X. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$378,941
over 7 fiscal years
Latest year
$62,164
FY 2017
Highest year
$62,164
FY 2017
Yearly average
$54,134
across years on record
Change since first year
+33%
FY 2011 to FY 2017 · prices +10%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$46,6672011$47,5962012$50,9712013$54,4042014$57,3502015$59,7882016$62,1642017
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2017, pay went up 33% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is up 21% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$62,164+4.0%+1.8%+2.1%
FY 2016$59,788+4.3%+0.7%+3.6%
FY 2015$57,350+5.4%+0.7%+4.7%
FY 2014$54,404+6.7%+1.6%+5.1%
FY 2013$50,971+7.1%+1.7%+5.3%
FY 2012$47,596+2.0%+2.9%−0.9%
FY 2011$46,667———

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 2017 · EED Business Services Spec

Paid more than 92% of the 12 people with this job title that year. The median was $49,812.

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

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Every record

7 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2017Employ & Econ Development Dept
WFD Business SVS Field Oper X
EED Business Services Spec
Full-time · left during year
Otter Tail$29.00 /hr—$62,164
2016Employ & Econ Development Dept
WFD Business SVS Field Oper X
EED Business Services Spec
Full-time
Otter Tail$28.29 /hr—$59,788
2015Employ & Econ Development Dept
WFD Business SVS Field Oper X
EED Business Services Spec
Full-time
Otter Tail$27.60 /hr—$57,350
2014Employ & Econ Development Dept
WFD Business SVS Field Oper X
EED Business Services Spec
Full-time
Otter Tail$26.80 /hr—$54,404
2013Employ & Econ Development Dept
WFD Business SVS Field Oper X
EED Business Services Spec
Full-time
Otter Tail$25.10 /hr—$50,971
2012Employ & Econ Development Dept
WFD Business SVS Field Oper X
EED Business Services Spec
Full-time
Otter Tail$23.74 /hr—$47,596
2011Employ & Econ Development Dept
WFD Business SVS Field Oper X
EED Business Services Spec
Full-time
Otter Tail$22.92 /hr—$46,667

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 Employ & Econ Development Dept

FY 2017, amount paid

Highest paid as EED Business Services Spec

FY 2017, amount paid