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Swanson, David L.

Planner Principal StateCommerce DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Energy Market Transformation. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$988,540
over 13 fiscal years
Latest year
$99,290
FY 2026
Highest year
$99,290
FY 2026
Yearly average
$76,042
across years on record
Change since first year
+244%
FY 2014 to FY 2026 · prices +39%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K2014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2026, pay went up 244% while consumer prices went up 39%. After inflation, pay is up 146% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$99,290+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$97,734+4.5%+2.6%+1.9%
FY 2024$93,491+1.3%+3.3%−1.9%
FY 2023$92,276+6.7%+6.3%+0.4%
FY 2022$86,460+4.2%+7.2%−2.7%
FY 2021$82,939+6.2%+2.3%+3.8%
FY 2020$78,113+6.0%+1.6%+4.3%
FY 2019$73,718+5.9%+2.1%+3.8%
FY 2018$69,582+5.8%+2.3%+3.4%
FY 2017$65,780+6.2%+1.8%+4.3%
FY 2016$61,917+6.1%+0.7%+5.4%
FY 2015$58,349+102.0%+0.7%+100.5%
FY 2014$28,890———

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 2026 · Planner Principal State

Paid more than 60% of the 302 people with this job title that year. The median was $95,190.

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

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Every record

13 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Commerce Dept
Energy Market Transformation
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$47.76 /hr—$99,290
2025Commerce Dept
Energy Market Transformation
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$47.05 /hr—$97,734
2024Commerce Dept
Energy Market Transformation
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$45.02 /hr—$93,491
2023Commerce Dept
Energy Market Transformation
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$42.67 /hr—$92,276
2022Commerce Dept
Energy Market Transformation
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$41.63 /hr—$86,460
2021Commerce Dept
Energy Market Transformation
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$40.61 /hr—$82,939
2020Commerce Dept
Energy Market Transformation
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$38.29 /hr—$78,113
2019Commerce Dept
Energy Market Transformation
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$36.09 /hr—$73,718
2018Commerce Dept
SEO-Direct Programs
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$34.09 /hr—$69,582
2017Commerce Dept
SEO-Direct Programs
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$32.24 /hr—$65,780
2016Commerce Dept
SEO-Direct Programs
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$30.32 /hr—$61,917
2015Commerce Dept
SEO-Direct Programs
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$28.56 /hr—$58,349
2014Commerce Dept
SEO-Direct Programs
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$26.80 /hr—$28,890

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 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Planner Principal State

FY 2026, amount paid