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Carlson, Scott D.

Information Officer 3Agriculture DeptRamsey CountyPart-time

Communications Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$31,506
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$3,862
FY 2019
Highest year
$27,644
FY 2018
Yearly average
$15,753
across years on record
Change since first year
-86%
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$27,6442018$3,8622019
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2019, pay went down 86% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 86% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$3,862−86.0%+2.1%−86.3%
FY 2018$27,644———

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 · Information Officer 3

Paid more than 2% of the 130 people with this job title that year. The median was $64,535.

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
2019Agriculture Dept
Communications Staff
Information Officer 3
Part-time · left during year
Ramsey$33.62 /hr—$3,862
2018Agriculture Dept
Communications Staff
Information Officer 3
Part-time
Ramsey$32.88 /hr—$27,644

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 Agriculture Dept

FY 2019, amount paid

Highest paid as Information Officer 3

FY 2019, amount paid