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Ellquist, Kerry J.

Security CounselorHuman Services DeptCarlton CountyFull-time

MSOP MLClusterControl2ndWatch. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$68,949
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$27,945
FY 2018 · $1,445 overtime
Highest year
$40,522
FY 2017
Yearly average
$22,983
across years on record
Change since first year
+5,695%
FY 2016 to FY 2018 · prices +4%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$4822016$40,5222017$27,9452018
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2018, pay went up 5,695% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 5,465% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$27,945−31.0%+2.3%−32.6%
FY 2017$40,522+8,303.2%+1.8%+8,151.5%
FY 2016$482———

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 2018 · Security Counselor

Paid more than 24% of the 750 people with this job title that year. The median was $45,112.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018Human Services Dept
MSOP MLClusterControl2ndWatch
Security Counselor
Full-time · left during year
Carlton$19.77 /hr$1,445$27,945
2017Human Services Dept
MSOP MLClusterControl2ndWatch
Security Counselor
Full-time
Carlton$19.25 /hr$1,858$40,522
2016Human Services Dept
MSOP ML SC Probation
Security Counselor
Full-time
Carlton$17.86 /hr$54$482

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 2018, amount paid

Highest paid as Security Counselor

FY 2018, amount paid