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Wetzel, Paul L

CarpenterMN St Colleges & UniversitiesBlue Earth CountyFull-time

MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$606,756
over 12 fiscal years
Latest year
$15,903
FY 2022 · $4 overtime
Highest year
$59,321
FY 2021
Yearly average
$50,563
across years on record
Change since first year
-67%
FY 2011 to FY 2022 · prices +28%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K201120132015201720192021
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2022, pay went down 67% while consumer prices went up 28%. After inflation, pay is down 74% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2022$15,903−73.2%+7.2%−75.0%
FY 2021$59,321+2.5%+2.3%+0.2%
FY 2020$57,885+0.3%+1.6%−1.2%
FY 2019$57,708+4.2%+2.1%+2.1%
FY 2018$55,378+1.7%+2.3%−0.5%
FY 2017$54,446+1.7%+1.8%−0.2%
FY 2016$53,553+1.1%+0.7%+0.4%
FY 2015$52,965+3.7%+0.7%+3.0%
FY 2014$51,066+5.0%+1.6%+3.4%
FY 2013$48,623−5.5%+1.7%−7.0%
FY 2012$51,446+6.2%+2.9%+3.1%
FY 2011$48,463———

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 2022 · Carpenter

Paid more than 7% of the 45 people with this job title that year. The median was $60,793.

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

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Every record

12 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2022MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z
Carpenter
Full-time · left during year
Blue Earth$28.56 /hr$4$15,903
2021MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z
Carpenter
Full-time
Blue Earth$28.56 /hr—$59,321
2020MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z
Carpenter
Full-time
Blue Earth$27.86 /hr—$57,885
2019MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z
Carpenter
Full-time
Blue Earth$27.25 /hr—$57,708
2018MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z
Carpenter
Full-time
Blue Earth$26.65 /hr—$55,378
2017MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z
Carpenter
Full-time
Blue Earth$26.13 /hr$157$54,446
2016MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z
Carpenter
Full-time
Blue Earth$25.49 /hr$306$53,553
2015MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z
Carpenter
Full-time
Blue Earth$24.87 /hr$746$52,965
2014MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z
Carpenter
Full-time
Blue Earth$24.15 /hr$217$51,066
2013MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z
Carpenter
Full-time
Blue Earth$23.45 /hr$346$48,623
2012MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z
Carpenter
Full-time
Blue Earth$22.99 /hr$741$51,446
2011MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU MAN Classified O-Z
Carpenter
Full-time
Blue Earth$22.99 /hr$414$48,463

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 MN St Colleges & Universities

FY 2022, amount paid

Highest paid as Carpenter

FY 2022, amount paid