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Sutton, Paul W

Weights & Measures Invst 1Commerce DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Weights & Measures Lt Duty. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$123,570
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$21,078
FY 2013
Highest year
$51,663
FY 2011
Yearly average
$41,190
across years on record
Change since first year
-59%
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$51,6632011$50,8292012$21,0782013
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2013, pay went down 59% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is down 61% (it fell behind inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2013$21,078−58.5%+1.7%−59.2%
FY 2012$50,829−1.6%+2.9%−4.4%
FY 2011$51,663———

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 · Weights & Measures Invst 1

Paid more than 21% of the 14 people with this job title that year. The median was $40,417.

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 Sutton, Paul W
FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2013Commerce Dept
Weights & Measures Lt Duty
Weights & Measures Invst 1
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$24.79 /hr—$21,078
2012Commerce Dept
Weights & Measures Lt Duty
Weights & Measures Invst 1
Full-time
Ramsey$24.79 /hr$9$50,829
2011Commerce Dept
Weights & Measures Lt Duty
Weights & Measures Invst 1
Full-time
Ramsey$24.79 /hr—$51,663

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 Commerce Dept

FY 2013, amount paid

Highest paid as Weights & Measures Invst 1

FY 2013, amount paid