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Carlson, Erik R

Pollution Cont Spec PrinPollution Control AgencyRamsey CountyFull-time

IND METALLIC MINING SECTOR. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$269,766
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$16,978
FY 2015
Highest year
$73,086
FY 2014
Yearly average
$53,953
across years on record
Change since first year
-62%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$45,0612011$65,8872012$68,7542013$73,0862014$16,9782015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 62% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 65% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$16,978−76.8%+0.7%−76.9%
FY 2014$73,086+6.3%+1.6%+4.7%
FY 2013$68,754+4.4%+1.7%+2.6%
FY 2012$65,887+46.2%+2.9%+42.1%
FY 2011$45,061———

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 2015 · Pollution Cont Spec Prin

Paid more than 0% of the 61 people with this job title that year. The median was $90,659.

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

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Pollution Control Agency
IND METALLIC MINING SECTOR
Pollution Cont Spec Prin
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$36.58 /hr—$16,978
2014Pollution Control Agency
IND METALLIC MINING SECTOR
Pollution Cont Spec Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$35.51 /hr—$73,086
2013Pollution Control Agency
IND METALLIC MINING SECTOR
Pollution Cont Spec Prin
Full-time
Ramsey$33.24 /hr$1,507$68,754
2012Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters EnvironmentalReview
Planning Dir State
Full-time
—$30.45 /hr$7,206$65,887
2012Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters EnvironmentalReview
Planner Principal State
Full-time · left during year
—$25.51 /hr——
2011Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters EnvironmentalReview
Planner Principal State
Full-time
—$25.51 /hr$246$45,061

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Pollution Cont Spec Prin

FY 2015, amount paid