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Staples, David A

Transp GeneralistTransportation DeptDouglas CountyFull-time

D-4 Fergus Falls Sub Area. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$106,416
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$17,369
FY 2013
Highest year
$44,958
FY 2011
Yearly average
$35,472
across years on record
Change since first year
-61%
FY 2011 to FY 2013 · prices +5%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$44,9582011$44,0892012$17,3692013
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2013, pay went down 61% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is down 63% (it fell behind inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2013$17,369−60.6%+1.7%−61.2%
FY 2012$44,089−1.9%+2.9%−4.7%
FY 2011$44,958———

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 2013 · Transp Generalist

Paid more than 13% of the 1,235 people with this job title that year. The median was $45,145.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

Every pay record for Staples, David A
FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2013Transportation Dept
D-4 Fergus Falls Sub Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time · left during year
Douglas$21.09 /hr—$17,369
2012Transportation Dept
D-4 Fergus Falls Sub Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Douglas$21.09 /hr—$44,089
2011Transportation Dept
D-4 Fergus Falls Sub Area
Transp Generalist
Full-time
Douglas$21.09 /hr—$44,958

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 Transportation Dept

FY 2013, amount paid

Highest paid as Transp Generalist

FY 2013, amount paid