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Cochran, Shelby L

Student Worker ClericalNatural Resources DeptClay CountyPart-time

PAT-R1 Buffalo RiverAsstStaff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$8,730
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$2,481
FY 2012
Highest year
$6,249
FY 2011
Yearly average
$4,365
across years on record
Change since first year
-60%
FY 2011 to FY 2012 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$6,2492011$2,4812012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 60% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 61% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$2,481−60.3%+2.9%−61.4%
FY 2011$6,249———

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 2012 · Student Worker Clerical

Paid more than 37% of the 152 people with this job title that year. The median was $3,382.

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
2012Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Buffalo RiverAsstStaff
Student Worker Clerical
Part-time · left during year
Clay$12.26 /hr—$2,481
2011Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Buffalo RiverAsstStaff
Student Worker Clerical
Part-time
Clay$12.26 /hr$166$6,249

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 Natural Resources Dept

FY 2012, amount paid

Highest paid as Student Worker Clerical

FY 2012, amount paid