Hicks, Edward Scott
Pollution Cont TechnicianPollution Control AgencyCrow Wing CountyFull-time
EAO WM North Bio Monitor Unit. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2021 to FY 2023, pay went up 4,758% while consumer prices went up 14%. After inflation, pay is up 4,166% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $14,740 | +79.1% | +6.3% | +68.5% |
| FY 2022 | $8,231 | +2,613.1% | +7.2% | +2,431.5% |
| FY 2021 | $303 | — | — | — |
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 · Pollution Cont Technician
Paid more than 73% of the 11 people with this job title that year. The median was $10,915.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pollution Control Agency EAO WM North Bio Monitor Unit | Pollution Cont Technician Full-time · left during year | Crow Wing | $18.16 /hr | $2,852 | $14,740 |
| 2022 | Pollution Control Agency EAO WM North Bio Monitor Unit | Pollution Cont Technician Full-time | Crow Wing | $17.72 /hr | $1,354 | $8,231 |
| 2021 | Pollution Control Agency EAO WM South Bio Monitor Unit | Student Worker Para Prof Full-time | Ramsey | $15.17 /hr | — | $303 |
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
- Tester, Peter Lund$181,321Deputy Commr Pollution Control
- Espejel-Schutt, Maria Irma Carolina$170,790Engineer Princ
- Koudelka, Kirk G$170,269Asst Commr Pollution Control
- Neblett, Adonis Alfonso$165,753General Counsel 2
- Vanderbosch, Dana A$162,861Asst Commr Pollution Control
- Ganske, Lee W$158,150Pollution Cont Spec Prin
- Kessler, Katrina$156,420Commissioner-Pollution Control
- Wetzstein, Douglas W$152,328Pollution Cont Division Dir
Highest paid as Pollution Cont Technician
FY 2023, amount paid
- Sokolowski, Nicholas Joseph Nuebel$15,133Pollution Control Agency
- Bashore, Craig$14,793Pollution Control Agency
- Bergstrom, Robert Keith$13,497Pollution Control Agency
- Willems, Marshall$11,512Pollution Control Agency
- Laughlin, Lauren O$10,915Pollution Control Agency
- Craft, Amanda$9,710Pollution Control Agency
- Ruth, Janelle Renae$7,369Pollution Control Agency
- Muchko, Anevay$2,638Pollution Control Agency