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Carlson, Matthew John

Airfield Fire FighterMilitary Affairs DeptSt Louis CountyFull-time

Duluth Fire Fighters C Shift. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$37,734
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$15,421
FY 2019 · $1,386 overtime
Highest year
$22,313
FY 2018
Yearly average
$18,867
across years on record
Change since first year
-31%
FY 2018 to FY 2019 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$22,3132018$15,4212019
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2019, pay went down 31% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 32% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$15,421−30.9%+2.1%−32.3%
FY 2018$22,313———

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 · Airfield Fire Fighter

Paid more than 17% of the 36 people with this job title that year. The median was $46,260.

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
2019Military Affairs Dept
Duluth Fire Fighters C Shift
Airfield Fire Fighter
Full-time · left during year
St Louis$17.33 /hr$1,386$15,421
2018Military Affairs Dept
Duluth Fire Fighters C Shift
Airfield Fire Fighter
Full-time
St Louis$16.95 /hr—$22,313

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 Military Affairs Dept

FY 2019, amount paid

Highest paid as Airfield Fire Fighter

FY 2019, amount paid