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McPherson, Christopher Lee

Plant Mntc EngineerHuman Services DeptCarlton CountyFull-time

MSOP ML Building Services. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$156,139
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$20,236
FY 2021
Highest year
$54,319
FY 2019
Yearly average
$39,035
across years on record
Change since first year
-30%
FY 2018 to FY 2021 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$28,7422018$54,3192019$52,8422020$20,2362021
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2021, pay went down 30% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 34% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2021$20,236−61.7%+2.3%−62.6%
FY 2020$52,842−2.7%+1.6%−4.2%
FY 2019$54,319+89.0%+2.1%+85.2%
FY 2018$28,742———

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 2021 · Plant Mntc Engineer

Paid more than 6% of the 125 people with this job title that year. The median was $61,876.

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
2021Human Services Dept
MSOP ML Building Services
Plant Mntc Engineer
Full-time · left during year
Carlton$29.37 /hr—$20,236
2020Human Services Dept
MSOP ML Hskping/Gen Maint
Plant Mntc Engineer
Full-time
Carlton$28.65 /hr$236$52,842
2019Human Services Dept
MSOP ML Building Services
Plant Mntc Engineer
Full-time
Carlton$28.02 /hr—$54,319
2018Human Services Dept
MSOP ML Building Services
Building Utilities Mechanic
Full-time
Carlton$26.65 /hr—$28,742

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 Human Services Dept

FY 2021, amount paid

Highest paid as Plant Mntc Engineer

FY 2021, amount paid