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Lauster, Paul L

Corr Officer 1Corrections DeptCarlton CountyFull-time

ML Program Coordinator. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$29,798
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$11,686
FY 2015 · $43 overtime
Highest year
$18,113
FY 2014
Yearly average
$14,899
across years on record
Change since first year
-35%
FY 2014 to FY 2015 · prices +1%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K$18,1132014$11,6862015
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2015, pay went down 35% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is down 36% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$11,686−35.5%+0.7%−35.9%
FY 2014$18,113———

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 2015 · Corr Officer 1

Paid more than 23% of the 285 people with this job title that year. The median was $22,428.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Corrections Dept
ML Program Coordinator
Corr Officer 1
Full-time · left during year
Carlton$16.34 /hr$43$11,686
2014Corrections Dept
ML Security Lieutenant 6
Corr Officer 1
Full-time
Carlton$15.86 /hr$198$18,113

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Corr Officer 1

FY 2015, amount paid