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Smith, William James

Management Analyst 2Private Detective BoardRamsey CountyFull-time

Private Detectives Bd Admn Svs. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$137,131
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$70,213
FY 2026
Highest year
$70,213
FY 2026
Yearly average
$68,566
across years on record
Change since first year
+5%
FY 2025 to FY 2026 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$66,9192025$70,2132026
Paid in yearFY 2025 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2025 to FY 2026, pay went up 5% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 2% (it beat inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$70,213+4.9%+3.1%+1.7%
FY 2025$66,919———

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 · Management Analyst 2

Paid more than 42% of the 278 people with this job title that year. The median was $72,611.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

Every pay record for Smith, William James
FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Private Detective Board
Private Detectives Bd Admn Svs
Management Analyst 2
Full-time
Ramsey$34.69 /hr—$70,213
2025Private Detective Board
Private Detectives Bd Admn Svs
Management Analyst 2
Full-time
Ramsey$32.99 /hr$99$66,919

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 Private Detective Board

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Management Analyst 2

FY 2026, amount paid