Seaser, Emily Lucille
Soil Scientist 1Agriculture DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
Incident Response Unit 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 2023 to FY 2024, pay went down 45% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 47% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $27,776 | −45.3% | +3.3% | −47.1% |
| FY 2023 | $50,822 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Soil Scientist 1
Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Agriculture Dept Incident Response Unit Staff | Soil Scientist 1 Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $26.64 /hr | — | $27,776 |
| 2023 | Agriculture Dept Incident Response Unit Staff | Soil Scientist 1 Full-time | Ramsey | $25.25 /hr | — | $50,822 |
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 2024, amount paid
- Vaubel, Andrea Fetherston$174,527Deputy Commr Agriculture
- Petersen, Thomas E.$173,345Commissioner-Agriculture
- Bailey, Patrice$150,654Asst Commr Agriculture
- Sis, Julie A$148,828Agency Chief Financial Officer
- Kjeseth, Peder Leif$147,052Asst Commr Agriculture
- Spanier, Douglas P$142,944General Counsel 1
- Sommerfeld, Allen J$142,178Communications Manager 2
- Hugunin, Paul S$141,228State Prog Admin Manager Prin
Highest paid as Soil Scientist 1
FY 2024, amount paid
No one else with a pay figure that year.