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Bartusek, Emily

Environmental Specialist 1Pollution Control AgencyOlmsted CountyFull-time

WTR SE Watershed Unit. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$138,391
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$58,168
FY 2019
Highest year
$58,168
FY 2019
Yearly average
$34,598
across years on record
Change since first year
+346%
FY 2014 to FY 2019 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$13,0482014$48,037201520162017$19,1382018$58,1682019
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2019, pay went up 346% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is up 314% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$58,168+203.9%+2.1%+197.8%
FY 2018$19,138———
FY 2015$48,037+268.2%+0.7%+265.5%
FY 2014$13,048———

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 2019 · Environmental Specialist 1

Paid more than 96% of the 50 people with this job title that year. The median was $28,015.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2019Pollution Control Agency
WTR SE Watershed Unit
Environmental Specialist 1
Full-time
Olmsted$28.15 /hr—$58,168
2018Pollution Control Agency
WTR S Southeast Watershed Unit
Environmental Specialist 1
Full-time
Olmsted$26.58 /hr—$19,138
2015Natural Resources Dept
F&W Aquatic Plant
NR Spec Int Eco Svcs
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$24.80 /hr—$48,037
2014Natural Resources Dept
F&W Aquatic Plant
NR Spec Int Eco Svcs
Full-time
Ramsey$23.30 /hr—$13,048

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 2019, amount paid

Highest paid as Environmental Specialist 1

FY 2019, amount paid