Taylor Sr, Karl N
ChaplainCorrections DeptChisago CountyFull-time
RC Program Dir 2. 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 2016 to FY 2017, pay went down 12% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 14% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2017 | $28,399 | −12.0% | +1.8% | −13.6% |
| FY 2016 | $32,273 | — | — | — |
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 2017 · Chaplain
Paid more than 6% of the 17 people with this job title that year. The median was $60,572.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Corrections Dept RC Program Dir 2 | Chaplain Full-time · left during year | Chisago | $25.22 /hr | — | $28,399 |
| 2016 | Corrections Dept RC Program Dir 2 | Chaplain Full-time | Chisago | $23.73 /hr | — | $32,273 |
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 2017, amount paid
- Paulson, David A$259,637Medical Specialist 4
- Rothstein, Donald M$167,656Corr Investigation Ass't Dir 1
- Roy, Thomas A$153,019Commissioner-Corrections
- Benson, James S$146,117Corr Facility Oper Dir
- Heringlake, Christopher B$144,370Dentist
- Will, Laurence E.$144,227Dentist
- Solheid, Ronald P$144,114Deputy Commr Corrections
- Koenig, James C$141,509Dentist
Highest paid as Chaplain
FY 2017, amount paid
- Hallman, Marchelle$70,217Corrections Dept
- Dornbush, William W$69,747Corrections Dept
- Leith, James A$69,435Veterans Affairs Dept
- Mustazza, Anthony$69,435Corrections Dept
- Shanahan Jr, Martin K$69,435Corrections Dept
- Wieber, Robert J.$69,433Human Services Dept
- Swagger, David Lynn$63,280Corrections Dept
- Luukkonen, Amy Y$60,652Corrections Dept