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Cole, Melanie A

Corr Agent CareerCorrections DeptOtter Tail CountyFull-time

DOC Field Sv Supv-Detroit Lake. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$333,162
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$55,197
FY 2015
Highest year
$71,466
FY 2014
Yearly average
$66,632
across years on record
Change since first year
-19%
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$67,9952011$70,6102012$67,8932013$71,4662014$55,1972015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 19% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 24% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$55,197−22.8%+0.7%−23.3%
FY 2014$71,466+5.3%+1.6%+3.6%
FY 2013$67,893−3.8%+1.7%−5.4%
FY 2012$70,610+3.8%+2.9%+0.9%
FY 2011$67,995———

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 · Corr Agent Career

Paid more than 19% of the 147 people with this job title that year. The median was $67,273.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Corrections Dept
DOC Field Sv Supv-Detroit Lake
Corr Agent Career
Full-time · left during year
Otter Tail$35.37 /hr—$55,197
2014Corrections Dept
DOC Field Sv Supv-Detroit Lake
Corr Agent Career
Full-time
Otter Tail$34.34 /hr$309$71,466
2013Corrections Dept
DOC Field Sv Supv-Detroit Lake
Corr Agent Career
Full-time
Otter Tail$33.34 /hr$222$67,893
2012Corrections Dept
DOC Field Sv Supv-Detroit Lake
Corr Agent Career
Full-time
Otter Tail$32.69 /hr—$70,610
2011Corrections Dept
DOC Field Sv Supv-Detroit Lake
Corr Agent Career
Full-time
Otter Tail$32.69 /hr—$67,995

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 Corrections Dept

FY 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Corr Agent Career

FY 2015, amount paid