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Music, Jerry Michael

Safety Investigator 2Labor & Industry DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$65,172
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$22,574
FY 2012
Highest year
$42,598
FY 2011
Yearly average
$32,586
across years on record
Change since first year
-47%
FY 2011 to FY 2012 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$42,5982011$22,5742012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 47% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 49% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$22,574−47.0%+2.9%−48.5%
FY 2011$42,598———

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 2012 · Safety Investigator 2

Paid more than 6% of the 17 people with this job title that year. The median was $45,647.

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
2012Labor & Industry Dept
OSH Inspection SE
Safety Investigator 2
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$21.40 /hr—$22,574
2011Labor & Industry Dept
OSH Inspection SE
Safety Investigator 2
Full-time
Ramsey$20.70 /hr—$42,598

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 2012, amount paid

Highest paid as Safety Investigator 2

FY 2012, amount paid