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Cook, Colleen

Investigator SeniorHuman Services DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

LS Investigations Group I. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$317,238
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$979
FY 2016
Highest year
$74,210
FY 2015
Yearly average
$52,873
across years on record
Change since first year
-98%
FY 2011 to FY 2016 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$51,3052011$59,2992012$59,2062013$72,2402014$74,2102015$9792016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went down 98% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is down 98% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$979−98.7%+0.7%−98.7%
FY 2015$74,210+2.7%+0.7%+2.0%
FY 2014$72,240+22.0%+1.6%+20.1%
FY 2013$59,206−0.2%+1.7%−1.8%
FY 2012$59,299+15.6%+2.9%+12.3%
FY 2011$51,305———

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 2016 · Investigator Senior

Paid more than 0% of the 100 people with this job title that year. The median was $71,853.

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
2016Human Services Dept
LS Investigations Group I
Investigator Senior
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$36.25 /hr—$979
2015Human Services Dept
LS Investigations Group I
Investigator Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$35.37 /hr$715$74,210
2014Human Services Dept
LS Investigations Group I
Investigator Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$34.34 /hr$1,107$72,240
2013Human Services Dept
LS Investigations/Intake
Investigator Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$33.34 /hr$533$59,206
2012Human Services Dept
LS Investigations Group II
Human Svcs Investigator
Full-time
Ramsey$29.38 /hr—$59,299
2011Human Services Dept
LS Investigations Group II
Human Svcs Investigator
Full-time
Ramsey$28.35 /hr—$51,305

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 Human Services Dept

FY 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as Investigator Senior

FY 2016, amount paid