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Strassburg, Dennis

Building Utilities MechanicVeterans Affairs DeptRock CountyPart-time

MVH-Luverne Indirect Care. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$202,974
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$21,491
FY 2015
Highest year
$49,519
FY 2014
Yearly average
$40,595
across years on record
Change since first year
-50%
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$42,9432011$45,0242012$43,9982013$49,5192014$21,4912015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 50% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 53% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$21,491−56.6%+0.7%−56.9%
FY 2014$49,519+12.5%+1.6%+10.8%
FY 2013$43,998−2.3%+1.7%−3.9%
FY 2012$45,024+4.8%+2.9%+1.9%
FY 2011$42,943———

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 · Building Utilities Mechanic

Paid more than 14% of the 56 people with this job title that year. The median was $51,678.

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
2015Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Luverne Indirect Care
Building Utilities Mechanic
Part-time · left during year
Rock$24.87 /hr—$21,491
2014Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Luverne Indirect Care
Building Utilities Mechanic
Part-time
Rock$24.15 /hr$478$49,519
2013Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Luverne Indirect Care
Building Utilities Mechanic
Part-time
Rock$23.45 /hr$377$43,998
2012Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Luverne Indirect Care
Building Utilities Mechanic
Part-time
Rock$22.99 /hr$233$45,024
2011Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Luverne Indirect Care
Building Utilities Mechanic
Part-time
Rock$22.99 /hr$69$42,943

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 Veterans Affairs Dept

FY 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Building Utilities Mechanic

FY 2015, amount paid