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Velzen, Benjamin J

S3 (Attorney General's Office)Attorney GeneralRamsey CountyFull-time

Attorney General's Office/Uncl. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$993,085
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$119,619
FY 2020
Highest year
$139,663
FY 2019
Yearly average
$99,308
across years on record
Change since first year
+103%
FY 2011 to FY 2020 · prices +16%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$59,0462011$65,9182012$69,1702013$75,2862014$88,5152015$118,7902016$124,6272017$132,4502018$139,6632019$119,6192020
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2020, pay went up 103% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is up 74% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2020$119,619−14.4%+1.6%−15.7%
FY 2019$139,663+5.4%+2.1%+3.3%
FY 2018$132,450+6.3%+2.3%+3.9%
FY 2017$124,627+4.9%+1.8%+3.0%
FY 2016$118,790+34.2%+0.7%+33.3%
FY 2015$88,515+17.6%+0.7%+16.7%
FY 2014$75,286+8.8%+1.6%+7.2%
FY 2013$69,170+4.9%+1.7%+3.2%
FY 2012$65,918+11.6%+2.9%+8.5%
FY 2011$59,046———

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 2020 · S3 (Attorney General's Office)

Paid more than 68% of the 41 people with this job title that year. The median was $114,238.

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

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Every record

10 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2020Attorney General
Attorney General's Office/Uncl
S3 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$56.52 /hr—$119,619
2019Attorney General
Attorney General's Office/Uncl
M3 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time
Ramsey$67.55 /hr—$139,663
2018Attorney General
Attorney General's Office/Uncl
M3 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time
Ramsey$66.11 /hr—$132,450
2017Attorney General
Attorney General's Office/Uncl
M3 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time
Ramsey$60.84 /hr—$124,627
2016Attorney General
Attorney General's Office/Uncl
M3 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time
Ramsey$58.44 /hr—$118,790
2015Attorney General
Attorney General's Office/Uncl
M3 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time
Ramsey$55.56 /hr—$88,515
2014Attorney General
Attorney General's Office/Uncl
S1 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time
Ramsey$37.87 /hr—$75,286
2013Attorney General
Attorney General's Office/Uncl
S1 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time
Ramsey$34.52 /hr—$69,170
2012Attorney General
Attorney General's Office/Uncl
S1 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time
Ramsey$32.26 /hr—$65,918
2011Attorney General
Attorney General's Office/Uncl
S1 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time
Ramsey$28.90 /hr—$59,046

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 Attorney General

FY 2020, amount paid

Highest paid as S3 (Attorney General's Office)

FY 2020, amount paid