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Thorne, Dana

Registered Nurse SeniorVeterans Affairs DeptHennepin CountyFull-time

Mpls 17 Nurse Staff A. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$95,913
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$63,078
FY 2015 · $1,124 overtime
Highest year
$63,078
FY 2015
Yearly average
$47,957
across years on record
Change since first year
+92%
FY 2014 to FY 2015 · prices +1%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$32,8352014$63,0782015
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2015, pay went up 92% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is up 91% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$63,078+92.1%+0.7%+90.7%
FY 2014$32,835———

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 2015 · Registered Nurse Senior

Paid more than 20% of the 242 people with this job title that year. The median was $86,263.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Veterans Affairs Dept
Mpls 17 Nurse Staff A
Registered Nurse Senior
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$33.22 /hr$1,124$63,078
2014Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Mpls #17-2 Day Licensed
Registered Nurse Senior
Full-time
Hennepin$30.10 /hr$327$32,835

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 Veterans Affairs Dept

FY 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Registered Nurse Senior

FY 2015, amount paid