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Wassen, Richard E

Educ Dir Personnel LicensingEducation DepartmentHennepin CountyFull-time

Office of Innovation. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$427,801
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$21,512
FY 2016
Highest year
$107,204
FY 2015
Yearly average
$71,300
across years on record
Change since first year
+863%
FY 2011 to FY 2016 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$2,2352011$95,9142012$97,7452013$103,1912014$107,2042015$21,5122016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went up 863% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is up 793% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$21,512−79.9%+0.7%−80.1%
FY 2015$107,204+3.9%+0.7%+3.1%
FY 2014$103,191+5.6%+1.6%+3.9%
FY 2013$97,745+1.9%+1.7%+0.2%
FY 2012$95,914+4,191.7%+2.9%+4,069.5%
FY 2011$2,235———

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 2016 · Educ Dir Personnel Licensing

Too few people share this job title that year to make a fair comparison.

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016Education Department
Office of Innovation
Educ Dir Personnel Licensing
Full-time · left during year
Hennepin$51.64 /hr—$21,512
2015Education Department
Office of Innovation
Educ Dir Personnel Licensing
Full-time
Hennepin$50.38 /hr—$107,204
2014Education Department
Office of Educator Excellence
Educ Dir Personnel Licensing
Full-time
Hennepin$48.91 /hr—$103,191
2013Education Department
Office of Educator Excellence
Educ Dir Personnel Licensing
Full-time
Hennepin$47.49 /hr—$97,745
2012Education Department
Office of Educator Excellence
Educ Dir- Personnel Licensing
Full-time
Hennepin$46.56 /hr—$95,914
2011Education Department
Office of Educator Excellence
Educ Dir- Personnel Licensing
Full-time
Hennepin$46.56 /hr—$2,235

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 Education Department

FY 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as Educ Dir Personnel Licensing

FY 2016, amount paid