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O'Donovan, Colin P

General Counsel 1Pollution Control AgencyRamsey CountyFull-time

LEGAL SERVICES UNIT 1. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,118,872
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$150,806
FY 2026
Highest year
$150,806
FY 2026
Yearly average
$111,887
across years on record
Change since first year
+208%
FY 2017 to FY 2026 · prices +35%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K$48,9732017$95,0342018$102,5042019$106,0262020$108,7402021$114,6182022$124,9462023$126,4852024$140,7402025$150,8062026
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2026, pay went up 208% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 128% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$150,806+7.2%+3.1%+3.9%
FY 2025$140,740+11.3%+2.6%+8.4%
FY 2024$126,485+1.2%+3.3%−2.0%
FY 2023$124,946+9.0%+6.3%+2.6%
FY 2022$114,618+5.4%+7.2%−1.6%
FY 2021$108,740+2.6%+2.3%+0.3%
FY 2020$106,026+3.4%+1.6%+1.8%
FY 2019$102,504+7.9%+2.1%+5.7%
FY 2018$95,034+94.1%+2.3%+89.8%
FY 2017$48,973———

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 2026 · General Counsel 1

Paid more than 60% of the 35 people with this job title that year. The median was $142,739.

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

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Every record

10 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Pollution Control Agency
LEGAL SERVICES UNIT 1
General Counsel 1
Full-time
Ramsey$73.03 /hr—$150,806
2025Pollution Control Agency
LEGAL SERVICES UNIT 1
General Counsel 1
Full-time
Ramsey$71.05 /hr—$140,740
2024Attorney General's Office
Environmental/NaturalResources
S3 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time
Ramsey$62.60 /hr—$126,485
2023Attorney General's Office
Environmental/NaturalResources
S3 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time
Ramsey$59.02 /hr—$124,946
2022Attorney General
Environmental/NaturalResources
S3 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time
Ramsey$56.58 /hr—$114,618
2021Attorney General
Attorney General's Office/Uncl
S3 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time
Ramsey$53.63 /hr—$108,740
2020Attorney General
Attorney General's Office/Uncl
S2 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time
Ramsey$52.32 /hr—$106,026
2019Attorney General
Attorney General's Office/Uncl
S2 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time
Ramsey$49.82 /hr—$102,504
2018Attorney General
Attorney General's Office/Uncl
S2 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time
Ramsey$47.90 /hr—$95,034
2017Attorney General
Attorney General's Office/Uncl
S2 (Attorney General's Office)
Full-time
Ramsey$43.11 /hr—$48,973

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 Pollution Control Agency

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as General Counsel 1

FY 2026, amount paid