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Larson, Emily J

Environmental Specialist 1Pollution Control AgencyCrow Wing CountyFull-time

EAO WM North Bio Monitor Unit. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$70,892
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$19,065
FY 2020 · $623 overtime
Highest year
$41,740
FY 2019
Yearly average
$23,631
across years on record
Change since first year
+89%
FY 2018 to FY 2020 · prices +4%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$10,0872018$41,7402019$19,0652020
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2020, pay went up 89% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 82% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2020$19,065−54.3%+1.6%−55.0%
FY 2019$41,740+313.8%+2.1%+305.4%
FY 2018$10,087———

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 2020 · Environmental Specialist 1

Paid more than 24% of the 37 people with this job title that year. The median was $39,543.

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
2020Pollution Control Agency
EAO WM North Bio Monitor Unit
Environmental Specialist 1
Full-time · left during year
Crow Wing$20.57 /hr$623$19,065
2019Pollution Control Agency
EAO WM North Bio Monitor Unit
Environmental Specialist 1
Full-time
Crow Wing$20.12 /hr$1,867$41,740
2018Pollution Control Agency
EAO WM North Bio Monitor Unit
Environmental Specialist 1
Full-time
Crow Wing$19.03 /hr$1,373$10,087

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 2020, amount paid

Highest paid as Environmental Specialist 1

FY 2020, amount paid