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Simota, Thomas J

Planner Senior StatePublic Safety DeptAnoka CountyFull-time

HSEM Comm & Interop Management. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$159,863
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$69,142
FY 2026 · $2,403 overtime
Highest year
$69,142
FY 2026
Yearly average
$39,966
across years on record
Change since first year
+79%
FY 2023 to FY 2026 · prices +9%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$38,5842023$45,2792024$6,8582025$69,1422026
Paid in yearFY 2023 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2023 to FY 2026, pay went up 79% while consumer prices went up 9%. After inflation, pay is up 64% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$69,142+908.2%+3.1%+877.7%
FY 2025$6,858−84.9%+2.6%−85.2%
FY 2024$45,279+17.4%+3.3%+13.6%
FY 2023$38,584———

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 2026 · Planner Senior State

Paid more than 30% of the 74 people with this job title that year. The median was $76,455.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Public Safety Dept
HSEM Comm & Interop Management
Planner Senior State
Full-time
Anoka$47.76 /hr$2,403$69,142
2025Public Safety Dept
HSEM Homeland Security
Planner Senior State
Full-time · left during year
Anoka$40.82 /hr—$6,858
2024Public Safety Dept
HSEM Homeland Security
Planner Senior State
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$37.65 /hr—$45,279
2023Public Safety Dept
HSEM Homeland Security
Planner Senior State
Full-time
Ramsey$34.45 /hr—$38,584

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 Public Safety Dept

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Planner Senior State

FY 2026, amount paid