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O'Brien, Nathan S

Corr Officer 2Corrections DeptChisago CountyFull-time

RC Security Lieutenant 1. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$284,779
over 8 fiscal years
Latest year
$38,025
FY 2018
Highest year
$46,883
FY 2017
Yearly average
$35,597
across years on record
Change since first year
+710%
FY 2011 to FY 2018 · prices +12%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$4,6922011$31,7502012$36,5082013$41,5092014$41,2002015$44,2112016$46,8832017$38,0252018
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2018, pay went up 710% while consumer prices went up 12%. After inflation, pay is up 622% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$38,025−18.9%+2.3%−20.7%
FY 2017$46,883+6.0%+1.8%+4.1%
FY 2016$44,211+7.3%+0.7%+6.6%
FY 2015$41,200−0.7%+0.7%−1.5%
FY 2014$41,509+13.7%+1.6%+12.0%
FY 2013$36,508+15.0%+1.7%+13.1%
FY 2012$31,750+576.7%+2.9%+557.4%
FY 2011$4,692———

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 2018 · Corr Officer 2

Paid more than 9% of the 1,508 people with this job title that year. The median was $48,013.

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

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Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018Corrections Dept
RC Security Lieutenant 1
Corr Officer 2
Full-time · left during year
Chisago$23.26 /hr—$38,025
2017Corrections Dept
RC Security Lieutenant 7
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Chisago$22.15 /hr$345$46,883
2016Corrections Dept
RC Detail Lieutenant
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Chisago$21.05 /hr—$44,211
2015Corrections Dept
RC Security Lieutenant 5
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Chisago$19.93 /hr$90$41,200
2014Corrections Dept
RC Unit Lieutenant 3
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Chisago$18.83 /hr$2,141$41,509
2013Corrections Dept
RC Unit Lieutenant 3
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Chisago$17.76 /hr$318$36,508
2012Corrections Dept
RC Security Lieutenant 5
Corr Officer 2
Full-time
Chisago$16.47 /hr$223$31,750
2011Corrections Dept
RC Employee Develop Supv Staff
Corr Officer 1
Full-time
Chisago$15.10 /hr$223$4,692

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 2018, amount paid

Highest paid as Corr Officer 2

FY 2018, amount paid