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Suess, Laura Catherine

Labor Investigator SeniorLabor & Industry DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Labor Standards 2. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$127,485
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$68,988
FY 2022
Highest year
$68,988
FY 2022
Yearly average
$63,743
across years on record
Change since first year
+18%
FY 2021 to FY 2022 · 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$58,4972021$68,9882022
Paid in yearFY 2021 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2021 to FY 2022, pay went up 18% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is up 10% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2022$68,988+17.9%+7.2%+10.0%
FY 2021$58,497———

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 2022 · Labor Investigator Senior

Paid more than 29% of the 14 people with this job title that year. The median was $73,040.

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

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2022Labor & Industry Dept
Labor Standards 2
Labor Investigator Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$34.82 /hr—$68,988
2021Labor & Industry Dept
Labor Standards
Labor Investigator Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$32.79 /hr—$58,497

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 Labor & Industry Dept

FY 2022, amount paid

Highest paid as Labor Investigator Senior

FY 2022, amount paid