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Aasen, Paul W

Commissioner-Pollution ControlPollution Control AgencyRamsey CountyFull-time

CO Business Support Unit. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$148,346
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$106,403
FY 2012
Highest year
$106,403
FY 2012
Yearly average
$74,173
across years on record
Change since first year
+154%
FY 2011 to FY 2012 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$41,9432011$106,4032012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went up 154% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 146% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$106,403+153.7%+2.9%+146.5%
FY 2011$41,943———

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 2012 · Commissioner-Pollution Control

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2012Pollution Control Agency
CO Business Support Unit
Commissioner-Pollution Control
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$51.91 /hr—$106,403
2011Pollution Control Agency
CO Business Systems Unit
Commissioner-Pollution Control
Full-time
Ramsey$51.91 /hr—$41,943

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 Pollution Control Agency

FY 2012, amount paid

Highest paid as Commissioner-Pollution Control

FY 2012, amount paid