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Goad, Dakota Stephen

Corr Officer 3Corrections DeptCarlton CountyFull-time

ML Security Lieutenant 5. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$471,125
over 8 fiscal years
Latest year
$82,610
FY 2026 · $5,546 overtime
Highest year
$82,610
FY 2026
Yearly average
$58,891
across years on record
Change since first year
+597%
FY 2019 to FY 2026 · prices +29%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$11,8522019$43,5352020$52,5842021$58,3142022$64,4772023$76,0182024$81,7352025$82,6102026
Paid in yearFY 2019 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2019 to FY 2026, pay went up 597% while consumer prices went up 29%. After inflation, pay is up 439% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$82,610+1.1%+3.1%−2.0%
FY 2025$81,735+7.5%+2.6%+4.8%
FY 2024$76,018+17.9%+3.3%+14.1%
FY 2023$64,477+10.6%+6.3%+4.1%
FY 2022$58,314+10.9%+7.2%+3.5%
FY 2021$52,584+20.8%+2.3%+18.1%
FY 2020$43,535+267.3%+1.6%+261.7%
FY 2019$11,852———

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 2026 · Corr Officer 3

Paid more than 31% of the 381 people with this job title that year. The median was $89,382.

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

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Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Corrections Dept
ML Security Lieutenant 5
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Carlton$37.71 /hr$5,546$82,610
2025Corrections Dept
ML Security Lieutenant 5
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Carlton$36.21 /hr$6,597$81,735
2024Corrections Dept
ML Security Lieutenant 5
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Carlton$33.77 /hr$8,726$76,018
2023Corrections Dept
ML Program Coordinator
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Carlton$26.98 /hr$6,797$64,477
2022Corrections Dept
ML Security Lieutenant 2
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Carlton$24.82 /hr$6,516$58,314
2021Corrections Dept
ML Security Lieutenant 2
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Carlton$23.60 /hr$4,156$52,584
2020Corrections Dept
ML Security Lieutenant 2
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Carlton$21.73 /hr$2,539$43,535
2019Corrections Dept
ML Security Lieutenant 5
Corr Officer 1
Full-time
Carlton$17.90 /hr$447$11,852

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 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Corr Officer 3

FY 2026, amount paid