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Watts, Darin James

General Maintenance WrkrVeterans Affairs DeptOtter Tail CountyFull-time

MVH Fergus Falls Indirect Care. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$201,187
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$43,662
FY 2017 · $192 overtime
Highest year
$45,537
FY 2016
Yearly average
$33,531
across years on record
Change since first year
+500%
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$20K$40K$60K$7,2792012$20,9302013$40,6592014$43,1202015$45,5372016$43,6622017
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2017, pay went up 500% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is up 463% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$43,662−4.1%+1.8%−5.8%
FY 2016$45,537+5.6%+0.7%+4.9%
FY 2015$43,120+6.1%+0.7%+5.3%
FY 2014$40,659+94.3%+1.6%+91.3%
FY 2013$20,930+187.5%+1.7%+182.8%
FY 2012$7,279———

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 · General Maintenance Wrkr

Paid more than 98% of the 1,106 people with this job title that year. The median was $36,600.

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

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Every record

7 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2017Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH Fergus Falls Indirect Care
General Maintenance Wrkr
Full-time
Otter Tail$19.73 /hr$192$43,662
2017Corrections Dept
DOC Field Sv Supv - Bemidji
Sentencing To Service Crew Ldr
Full-time · left during year
Beltrami$22.74 /hr——
2016Corrections Dept
DOC Field Sv Supv - Bemidji
Sentencing To Service Crew Ldr
Full-time
Beltrami$22.19 /hr—$45,537
2015Corrections Dept
DOC Field Sv Supv - Bemidji
Sentencing To Service Crew Ldr
Full-time
Beltrami$21.06 /hr—$43,120
2014Corrections Dept
DOC Field Sv Supv - Bemidji
Sentencing To Service Crew Ldr
Full-time
Beltrami$19.80 /hr—$40,659
2013Corrections Dept
DOC Field Sv Supv - Bemidji
Sentencing To Service Crew Ldr
Full-time
Beltrami$18.74 /hr—$20,930
2012Human Services Dept
MSOP ML Utility E
Security Counselor
Full-time · left during year
Carlton$16.10 /hr$189$7,279

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 2017, amount paid

Highest paid as General Maintenance Wrkr

FY 2017, amount paid