Lagou, Matthew
Security GuardLabor & Industry DeptIntermittent
Combative Sports. 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 2019 to FY 2022, pay went down 55% while consumer prices went up 11%. After inflation, pay is down 59% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2022 | $282 | — | — | — |
| FY 2020 | $662 | +6.6% | +1.6% | +4.9% |
| FY 2019 | $621 | — | — | — |
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 2022 · Security Guard
Paid more than 13% of the 24 people with this job title that year. The median was $1,451.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Labor & Industry Dept Combative Sports | Security Guard Intermittent · left during year | — | $17.50 /hr | — | $282 |
| 2020 | Labor & Industry Dept Combative Sports | Security Guard Intermittent | Stearns | $16.65 /hr | — | $662 |
| 2019 | Labor & Industry Dept Combative Sports | Security Guard Intermittent | Stearns | $15.59 /hr | — | $621 |
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 Labor & Industry Dept
FY 2022, amount paid
- McKown, Scott D$191,276Asst Dir Constr Codes & Lic
- Blissenbach, Nicole Marie$154,319Deputy Commr Labor & Industry
- Robertson, Roslyn C$147,907Commissioner-Labor & Industry
- McLellan, Scott D$136,991Dir Constru Codes and Lic
- Stimac, Jessica Marlene$131,815General Counsel 2
- Kask-Meinke, Karen A$130,086State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Perushek, Mary Katherine$129,139Asst Commr Labor & Industry
- Krueger, James D$127,686State Prog Admin Manager Prin
Highest paid as Security Guard
FY 2022, amount paid
- Heinrich, Wilfred R$29,155Minnesota Zoological Garden
- Fultz, Daniel Keith$21,345Natural Resources Dept
- Zierden, Karen Ann$15,847Natural Resources Dept
- Collum, Paul Lewis$14,021Natural Resources Dept
- Algiere, Jennifer$8,943Labor & Industry Dept
- Jahn, Sarah$7,618Natural Resources Dept
- ZumBerge, David Allen$3,391Natural Resources Dept
- Maus, Dale Joseph$2,709Natural Resources Dept