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Croaston, Matthew

Information Officer 3Pollution Control AgencyRamsey CountyFull-time

OD COM Communication Unit 1. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$189,012
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$32,298
FY 2023
Highest year
$72,941
FY 2022
Yearly average
$47,253
across years on record
Change since first year
+114%
FY 2020 to FY 2023 · prices +17%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$15,0992020$68,6742021$72,9412022$32,2982023
Paid in yearFY 2020 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2020 to FY 2023, pay went up 114% while consumer prices went up 17%. After inflation, pay is up 84% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$32,298−55.7%+6.3%−58.3%
FY 2022$72,941+6.2%+7.2%−0.9%
FY 2021$68,674+354.8%+2.3%+344.6%
FY 2020$15,099———

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 2023 · Information Officer 3

Paid more than 11% of the 137 people with this job title that year. The median was $75,191.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2023Pollution Control Agency
OD COM Communication Unit 1
Information Officer 3
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$37.02 /hr—$32,298
2022Pollution Control Agency
OD COM Communication Unit 1
Information Officer 3
Full-time
Ramsey$36.12 /hr—$72,941
2021Pollution Control Agency
OD Communications Operation
Information Officer 3
Full-time
Ramsey$33.97 /hr—$68,674
2020Pollution Control Agency
OD Communications Operation
Information Officer 3
Full-time
Ramsey$31.99 /hr—$15,099

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 2023, amount paid

Highest paid as Information Officer 3

FY 2023, amount paid