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Cooley, Jeffrey

Environmental Specialist 3Pollution Control AgencySt Louis CountyFull-time

EAO AAS Air Monitoring Unit. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$366,055
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$63,853
FY 2016
Highest year
$63,853
FY 2016
Yearly average
$61,009
across years on record
Change since first year
+8%
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$58,9682011$58,0612012$59,5152013$61,9082014$63,7502015$63,8532016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went up 8% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is up 0% (it kept pace with prices).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$63,853+0.2%+0.7%−0.5%
FY 2015$63,750+3.0%+0.7%+2.2%
FY 2014$61,908+4.0%+1.6%+2.4%
FY 2013$59,515+2.5%+1.7%+0.8%
FY 2012$58,061−1.5%+2.9%−4.3%
FY 2011$58,968———

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 · Environmental Specialist 3

Paid more than 56% of the 107 people with this job title that year. The median was $61,782.

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
2016Pollution Control Agency
EAO AAS Air Monitoring Unit
Environmental Specialist 3
Full-time · left during year
St Louis$31.45 /hr—$63,853
2015Pollution Control Agency
EAO AAS Air Monitoring Unit
Environmental Specialist 3
Full-time
St Louis$30.68 /hr—$63,750
2014Pollution Control Agency
EAO AAS Air Monitoring Unit
Environmental Specialist 3
Full-time
St Louis$29.79 /hr—$61,908
2013Pollution Control Agency
EAO AAS Air Monitoring Unit
Pollution Cont Spec Sr
Full-time
St Louis$28.92 /hr—$59,515
2012Pollution Control Agency
EAO AAS Air Monitoring Unit
Pollution Cont Spec Sr
Full-time
St Louis$28.35 /hr—$58,061
2011Pollution Control Agency
EAO AAEDM Air Monitoring Unit
Pollution Cont Spec Sr
Full-time
St Louis$28.35 /hr—$58,968

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 Pollution Control Agency

FY 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as Environmental Specialist 3

FY 2016, amount paid