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Kabus Jr, Thomas E

Corr Officer 3Corrections DeptCarlton CountyFull-time

ML Unit Lieutenant 1. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$714,448
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$99,107
FY 2026 · $9,513 overtime
Highest year
$99,107
FY 2026
Yearly average
$71,445
across years on record
Change since first year
+88%
FY 2017 to FY 2026 · prices +35%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$52,7722017$55,0122018$68,1872019$66,0632020$62,8842021$76,8352022$70,9842023$78,1552024$84,4512025$99,1072026
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2026, pay went up 88% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 39% (it beat inflation).

Pay change each fiscal year compared with consumer prices
YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$99,107+17.4%+3.1%+13.8%
FY 2025$84,451+8.1%+2.6%+5.3%
FY 2024$78,155+10.1%+3.3%+6.6%
FY 2023$70,984−7.6%+6.3%−13.1%
FY 2022$76,835+22.2%+7.2%+14.0%
FY 2021$62,884−4.8%+2.3%−7.0%
FY 2020$66,063−3.1%+1.6%−4.6%
FY 2019$68,187+23.9%+2.1%+21.4%
FY 2018$55,012+4.2%+2.3%+1.9%
FY 2017$52,772———

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 78% 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

11 records, newest first

Every pay record for Kabus Jr, Thomas E
FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Corrections Dept
ML Unit Lieutenant 1
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Carlton$43.95 /hr$9,513$99,107
2026Corrections Dept
ML Captain 3
Corr Lieutenant
Full-time · left during year
Carlton$47.16 /hr——
2025Corrections Dept
ML Unit Lieutenant 4
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Carlton$42.23 /hr—$84,451
2024Corrections Dept
ML Unit Lieutenant 4
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Carlton$39.39 /hr$1,372$78,155
2023Corrections Dept
ML Unit Lieutenant 4
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Carlton$33.78 /hr$250$70,984
2022Corrections Dept
ML Unit Lieutenant 4
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Carlton$32.03 /hr$13,001$76,835
2021Corrections Dept
ML Unit Lieutenant 4
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Carlton$30.39 /hr$1,110$62,884
2020Corrections Dept
ML Unit Lieutenant 3
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Carlton$28.87 /hr$7,426$66,063
2019Corrections Dept
ML Unit Lieutenant 3
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Carlton$27.46 /hr$12,131$68,187
2018Corrections Dept
ML Security Lieutenant 3
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Carlton$26.11 /hr$1,594$55,012
2017Corrections Dept
ML Security Lieutenant 3
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Carlton$24.91 /hr$1,607$52,772

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