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Thygesen, Brooke K

Recreation Therapist SeniorCorrections DeptGoodhue CountyFull-time

RW Work Readiness/Relief. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$232,457
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$51,985
FY 2015
Highest year
$51,985
FY 2015
Yearly average
$46,491
across years on record
Change since first year
+25%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$41,6262011$43,0132012$46,2952013$49,5382014$51,9852015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went up 25% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is up 17% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$51,985+4.9%+0.7%+4.2%
FY 2014$49,538+7.0%+1.6%+5.4%
FY 2013$46,295+7.6%+1.7%+5.9%
FY 2012$43,013+3.3%+2.9%+0.4%
FY 2011$41,626———

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 · Recreation Therapist Senior

Paid more than 46% of the 39 people with this job title that year. The median was $52,812.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Corrections Dept
RW Work Readiness/Relief
Recreation Therapist Senior
Full-time
Goodhue$25.69 /hr—$51,985
2014Corrections Dept
RW Work Readiness/Relief
Recreation Therapist Senior
Full-time
Goodhue$24.08 /hr—$49,538
2013Corrections Dept
RW Work Readiness/Relief
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Goodhue$22.62 /hr—$46,295
2012Corrections Dept
RW Work Readiness/Relief
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Goodhue$21.40 /hr$162$43,013
2011Corrections Dept
RW Work Readiness/Relief
Recreation Therapist
Full-time
Goodhue$20.02 /hr—$41,626

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Recreation Therapist Senior

FY 2015, amount paid