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Walters, Sheldon Thomas

Laborer GeneralTransportation DeptBlue Earth CountyFull-time

Maint Supt. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$21,208
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$786
FY 2017
Highest year
$7,547
FY 2016
Yearly average
$3,535
across years on record
Change since first year
+101%
FY 2012 to FY 2017 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$3922012$2,4032013$6,2262014$3,8552015$7,5472016$7862017
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2017, pay went up 101% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is up 88% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$786−89.6%+1.8%−89.8%
FY 2016$7,547+95.8%+0.7%+94.5%
FY 2015$3,855−38.1%+0.7%−38.5%
FY 2014$6,226+159.1%+1.6%+155.1%
FY 2013$2,403+513.8%+1.7%+503.7%
FY 2012$392———

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 · Laborer General

Paid more than 3% of the 421 people with this job title that year. The median was $6,214.

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

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2017Transportation Dept
Maint Supt
Laborer General
Full-time · left during year
Blue Earth$15.01 /hr—$786
2016Transportation Dept
Maint Supt
Laborer General
Full-time
Blue Earth$14.64 /hr—$7,547
2015Transportation Dept
Maint Supt
Laborer General
Full-time
Blue Earth$14.28 /hr—$3,855
2014Transportation Dept
Maint Supt
Laborer General
Full-time
Blue Earth$13.86 /hr$308$6,226
2013Transportation Dept
Surveys
Student Worker Para Prof
Part-time
Olmsted$12.45 /hr$187$2,403
2012MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU S Cntrl Mankato TC Fac
Tech College Faculty
Part-time · left during year
Blue Earth——$392

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 Transportation Dept

FY 2017, amount paid

Highest paid as Laborer General

FY 2017, amount paid