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Talks, Luther Charles

Planner Principal StateHealth DepartmentSt Louis CountyFull-time

HPCD IVP Suicide Prev Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$313,985
over 7 fiscal years
Latest year
$48,429
FY 2023
Highest year
$63,350
FY 2019
Yearly average
$44,855
across years on record
Change since first year
+261%
FY 2017 to FY 2023 · prices +24%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$13,4302017$59,8042018$63,3502019$21,5432020$45,6482021$61,7812022$48,4292023
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2023, pay went up 261% while consumer prices went up 24%. After inflation, pay is up 192% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$48,429−21.6%+6.3%−26.2%
FY 2022$61,781+35.3%+7.2%+26.3%
FY 2021$45,648+111.9%+2.3%+107.1%
FY 2020$21,543−66.0%+1.6%−66.5%
FY 2019$63,350+5.9%+2.1%+3.8%
FY 2018$59,804+345.3%+2.3%+335.5%
FY 2017$13,430———

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 2023 · Planner Principal State

Paid more than 16% of the 239 people with this job title that year. The median was $85,536.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

7 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2023Health Department
HPCD IVP Suicide Prev Staff
Planner Principal State
Full-time · left during year
St Louis$35.69 /hr—$48,429
2022Health Department
Suicide Prevention Staff
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$33.61 /hr—$61,781
2021Health Department
Suicide Prevention Staff
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$31.70 /hr—$45,648
2020Health Department
Injury &Violence Prevent Staff
Planner Senior State
Full-time · left during year
Blue Earth$31.29 /hr—$21,543
2019Health Department
Injury &Violence Prevent Staff
Planner Senior State
Full-time
Blue Earth$31.29 /hr—$63,350
2018Health Department
Injury &Violence Prevent Staff
Planner Senior State
Full-time
Blue Earth$29.58 /hr—$59,804
2017Health Department
Injury &Violence Prevent Staff
Planner Senior State
Full-time
Blue Earth$27.98 /hr—$13,430

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 Health Department

FY 2023, amount paid

Highest paid as Planner Principal State

FY 2023, amount paid