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Stafford, Paul

Information Officer 3Explore Minnesota TourismRamsey CountyFull-time

Tourism-Communications Unit. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$265,324
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$25,872
FY 2015
Highest year
$61,908
FY 2014
Yearly average
$53,065
across years on record
Change since first year
-56%
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$20K$40K$60K$80K$58,9682011$58,0612012$60,5152013$61,9082014$25,8722015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 56% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 59% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$25,872−58.2%+0.7%−58.5%
FY 2014$61,908+2.3%+1.6%+0.7%
FY 2013$60,515+4.2%+1.7%+2.5%
FY 2012$58,061−1.5%+2.9%−4.3%
FY 2011$58,968———

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 · Information Officer 3

Paid more than 6% of the 102 people with this job title that year. The median was $60,216.

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

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Explore Minnesota Tourism
Tourism-Communications Unit
Information Officer 3
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$30.68 /hr—$25,872
2014Explore Minnesota Tourism
Tourism-Communications Unit
Information Officer 3
Full-time
Ramsey$29.79 /hr—$61,908
2013Explore Minnesota Tourism
Tourism-Communications Unit
Information Officer 3
Full-time
Ramsey$28.92 /hr—$60,515
2012Explore Minnesota Tourism
Tourism-Communications Unit
Information Officer 3
Full-time
Ramsey$28.35 /hr—$58,061
2011Explore Minnesota Tourism
Tourism-Communications Unit
Information Officer 3
Full-time
Ramsey$28.35 /hr—$58,968

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 Explore Minnesota Tourism

FY 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Information Officer 3

FY 2015, amount paid