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Shekleton, Brian P.

Dir Governmental Relations UncEducation DepartmentHennepin CountyFull-time

Commissioner of Education. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$60,078
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$24,852
FY 2012
Highest year
$35,226
FY 2011
Yearly average
$30,039
across years on record
Change since first year
-29%
FY 2011 to FY 2012 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K$35,2262011$24,8522012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 29% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 31% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$24,852−29.5%+2.9%−31.5%
FY 2011$35,226———

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 2012 · Dir Governmental Relations Unc

Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2012Education Department
Commissioner of Education
Dir Governmental Relations Unc
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$40.03 /hr—$24,852
2011Education Department
Commissioner of Education
Dir Governmental Relations Unc
Full-time
Hennepin$40.03 /hr—$35,226

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 Education Department

FY 2012, amount paid

Highest paid as Dir Governmental Relations Unc

FY 2012, amount paid