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Aust, Melissa

Security CounselorHuman Services DeptNicollet CountyFull-time

FMHP Spruce Unit. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$32,319
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$28,248
FY 2022 · $490 overtime
Highest year
$28,248
FY 2022
Yearly average
$16,160
across years on record
Change since first year
+594%
FY 2021 to FY 2022 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$4,0712021$28,2482022
Paid in yearFY 2021 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2021 to FY 2022, pay went up 594% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is up 547% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2022$28,248+593.9%+7.2%+547.5%
FY 2021$4,071———

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 · Security Counselor

Paid more than 16% of the 671 people with this job title that year. The median was $55,573.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2022Human Services Dept
FMHP Spruce Unit
Security Counselor
Full-time · left during year
Nicollet$22.77 /hr$490$28,248
2021Human Services Dept
FMHP Spruce Unit
Security Counselor
Full-time
Nicollet$21.04 /hr—$4,071

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 Human Services Dept

FY 2022, amount paid

Highest paid as Security Counselor

FY 2022, amount paid