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Simmer, Stephen J

NR Forestry Admin SupvNatural Resources DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

FOR Fire Prot Supv. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$356,461
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$27,557
FY 2015 · $42 overtime
Highest year
$85,479
FY 2014
Yearly average
$71,292
across years on record
Change since first year
-66%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$81,0582011$80,2612012$82,1062013$85,4792014$27,5572015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 66% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 68% (it fell behind inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$27,557−67.8%+0.7%−68.0%
FY 2014$85,479+4.1%+1.6%+2.5%
FY 2013$82,106+2.3%+1.7%+0.6%
FY 2012$80,261−1.0%+2.9%−3.8%
FY 2011$81,058———

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 2015 · NR Forestry Admin Supv

Paid more than 0% of the 8 people with this job title that year. The median was $82,992.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

Every pay record for Simmer, Stephen J
FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Natural Resources Dept
FOR Fire Prot Supv
NR Forestry Admin Supv
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$42.17 /hr$42$27,557
2014Natural Resources Dept
FOR Fire Prot Supv
NR Forestry Admin Supv
Full-time
Ramsey$40.94 /hr—$85,479
2013Natural Resources Dept
FOR Fire Prot Supv
NR Forestry Admin Supv
Full-time
Ramsey$39.75 /hr—$82,106
2012Natural Resources Dept
FOR Fire Prot Supv
NR Forestry Admin Supv
Full-time
Ramsey$38.97 /hr—$80,261
2011Natural Resources Dept
FOR Fire Prot Supv
NR Forestry Admin Supv
Full-time
Ramsey$38.97 /hr—$81,058

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as NR Forestry Admin Supv

FY 2015, amount paid