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Werness, Ryan Daniel

Life GuardNatural Resources DeptClay CountyPart-time

PAT-R1 Buffalo RiverAsstStaff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$9,111
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$2,984
FY 2018 · $124 overtime
Highest year
$5,642
FY 2017
Yearly average
$3,037
across years on record
Change since first year
+515%
FY 2016 to FY 2018 · prices +4%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$2K$4K$6K$4852016$5,6422017$2,9842018
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2018, pay went up 515% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 490% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$2,984−47.1%+2.3%−48.3%
FY 2017$5,642+1,062.1%+1.8%+1,041.1%
FY 2016$485———

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 2018 · Life Guard

Paid more than 59% of the 22 people with this job title that year. The median was $2,589.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Buffalo RiverAsstStaff
Life Guard
Part-time · left during year
Clay$13.94 /hr$124$2,984
2017Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Buffalo RiverAsstStaff
Life Guard
Part-time
Clay$13.74 /hr$377$5,642
2016Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Buffalo RiverAsstStaff
Life Guard
Part-time
Clay$12.82 /hr$58$485

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 Natural Resources Dept

FY 2018, amount paid

Highest paid as Life Guard

FY 2018, amount paid