Who Makes What
Minnesota Monthly’s 2008 Salary Survey
Compiled By David Brauer, Beth Hawkins, and Joel Hoekstra
Photo by Ross Andersson
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Business & Labor
Jerry Grundhoferchair and former CEO, US Bancorp, $32.3 million
Robert Ulrich
chairman and CEO, Target Corporation, $36.4 million
Gregg Steinhafel
president, Target Corporation, $12.1 million
Brad Anderson
CEO, Best Buy, $5.6 million
Douglas Baker
president and CEO, Ecolab, $6.6 million
Bahram Akradi
chairman and CEO, Life Time Fitness, $4.2 million
Richard Kelly
president and CEO, Xcel Energy, $11.2 million
George Buckley
chairman and CEO, 3M, $16.6 million
Sally Smith
president and CEO, Buffalo Wild Wings, $1.7 million
Mary Twinem
chief financial officer, Buffalo Wild Wings, $883,346
Eliot Seide
director, AFSCME, Council 5, $105,252
Charlie Weaver
executive director, Minnesota Business Partnership, $430,000
Price Check
How far does a dollar go In the Twin Cities? further than elsewhere.
| 2-percent milk, 1 gallon | Original glazed Krispy Kreme donut | Listerine mouthwash, 1 liter | non-matinee Movie ticket | Unleaded gasoline, 1 gallon | Organic spinach, 1 bunch | TOTAL COST | What Your MN dollar is really worth | |
| New York | $3.99 | 95¢ | $5.29 | $11.25 | $3.19 | $1.99 | $22.67 | 82¢ |
| Seattle | $3.89 | 89¢ | $4.14 | $9.00 | $3.30 | $2.49 | $19.82 | 97¢ |
| Omaha | $3.58 | 89¢ | $5.48 | $8.75 | $3.14 | $2.50 | $20.76 | 92¢ |
| Twin Cities | $3.69 | 80¢ | $4.14 | $9.25 | $3.02 | $2.99 | $19.20 | $1.00 |
Matt Swinney, Evolution Salon
Photo by Ross Andersson
Service
Tim Martinbartender, Schuller’s Tavern, $100–$200 a night
Nelle Anderson
babysitter, Minneapolis, $5 to $7 per hour
Audrey
stripper, Choice Gentlemen’s Club, $60,000
Taxi driver
$20,000–$65,000
B Rad
bike, messenger, $19,000–$40,000
Darrell Knosalla
bus driver, Metro Transit, $47,195
Barber
$50,000
Embalmer
$50,000
Melissa Lam
barista, Dunn Bros., Uptown Minneapolis, $7.25 per hour
Tom Hasling
diesel mechanic, Blaine Brothers, $60,000
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Reader Comments:
A Patrol cop makes more than the governor? Wow...something is wrong with that...makes me wonder what kind of overtime abuse is going on at Minneapolis PD. I looked it up and that sort of thing is far from unusual, I counted two dozen officers make 125+++. WOW.