Swagger, David Lynn
ChaplainCorrections DeptAnoka CountyPart-time
LL Program Director-G. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2011 to FY 2024, pay went down 93% while consumer prices went up 40%. After inflation, pay is down 95% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $3,377 | −91.8% | +3.3% | −92.1% |
| FY 2023 | $41,223 | — | — | — |
| FY 2017 | $63,280 | +6.1% | +1.8% | +4.2% |
| FY 2016 | $59,629 | +6.0% | +0.7% | +5.3% |
| FY 2015 | $56,263 | +6.8% | +0.7% | +6.0% |
| FY 2014 | $52,702 | +7.7% | +1.6% | +6.1% |
| FY 2013 | $48,912 | +6.0% | +1.7% | +4.3% |
| FY 2012 | $46,135 | +2.1% | +2.9% | −0.8% |
| FY 2011 | $45,198 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Chaplain
Paid more than 5% of the 21 people with this job title that year. The median was $69,505.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
9 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Corrections Dept LL Program Director-G | Chaplain Part-time · left during year | Anoka | $38.38 /hr | — | $3,377 |
| 2023 | Corrections Dept LL Program Director-G | Chaplain Part-time | Anoka | $38.38 /hr | — | $41,223 |
| 2017 | Corrections Dept FRB Prog Dir-Administration | Chaplain Full-time | Rice | $31.08 /hr | — | $63,280 |
| 2016 | Corrections Dept FRB Prog Dir-Living Units | Chaplain Full-time | Rice | $29.27 /hr | — | $59,629 |
| 2015 | Corrections Dept FRB Prog Dir-Administration | Chaplain Full-time | Rice | $27.60 /hr | — | $56,263 |
| 2014 | Corrections Dept FRB Prog Dir-Administration | Chaplain Full-time | Rice | $25.85 /hr | — | $52,702 |
| 2013 | Corrections Dept FRB Prog Dir-Administration | Chaplain Full-time | Rice | $24.21 /hr | — | $48,912 |
| 2012 | Corrections Dept FRB Prog Dir-Administration | Chaplain Full-time | Rice | $22.92 /hr | — | $46,135 |
| 2011 | Corrections Dept FRB Prog Dir-Administration | Chaplain Full-time | Rice | $22.18 /hr | — | $45,198 |
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 Corrections Dept
FY 2024, amount paid
- Amsterdam, James T$283,457Medical Specialist 4
- Will, Laurence E.$229,580Dentist
- Larson, Nanette M$224,917Health Services Director
- Brooks, Charles$214,749Registered Nurse Senior
- Piccolino, Adam L.$206,088Behavioral Med Practitioner Sr
- Berry, Darrel M$187,461Corr Lieutenant
- Schnell, Paul P$183,679Commissioner-Corrections
- Robinson, Karen M$180,481General Counsel 3
Highest paid as Chaplain
FY 2024, amount paid
- Levinski, Amy Jo$84,639Human Services Dept
- Wieber, Robert J.$84,097Human Services Dept
- Steiner, John S$84,084Veterans Affairs Dept
- Nimesheim Sr, Michael S$84,084Corrections Dept
- Westphal, Scott Titus$84,084Corrections Dept
- Lee, Lynda M$77,248Corrections Dept
- Dosunmu, Paul A$76,724Corrections Dept
- Stone, Edward A$74,516Corrections Dept