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Lawless, John

Safety Investigator 2Labor & Industry DeptSt Louis CountyFull-time

OSH Inspection North. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$130,996
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$26,300
FY 2015
Highest year
$54,100
FY 2014
Yearly average
$32,749
across years on record
Change since first year
+1,334%
FY 2012 to FY 2015 · prices +4%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$1,8342012$48,7622013$54,1002014$26,3002015
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2015, pay went up 1,334% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 1,279% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$26,300−51.4%+0.7%−51.7%
FY 2014$54,100+10.9%+1.6%+9.2%
FY 2013$48,762+2,559.4%+1.7%+2,515.8%
FY 2012$1,834———

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 · Safety Investigator 2

Paid more than 0% of the 12 people with this job title that year. The median was $52,591.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Labor & Industry Dept
OSH Inspection North
Safety Investigator 2
Full-time · left during year
St Louis$27.60 /hr—$26,300
2014Labor & Industry Dept
OSH Inspection North
Safety Investigator 2
Full-time
St Louis$26.80 /hr—$54,100
2013Labor & Industry Dept
OSH Inspection NO
Safety Investigator 2
Full-time
St Louis$25.10 /hr—$48,762
2012Labor & Industry Dept
OSH Inspection NO
Safety Investigator 1
Full-time
St Louis$22.92 /hr—$1,834

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Safety Investigator 2

FY 2015, amount paid