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Olson, Thomas O

Corr Officer 3Corrections DeptCarlton CountyFull-time

ML Security Lieutenant 3. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$284,430
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$42,327
FY 2015 · $30 overtime
Highest year
$61,919
FY 2012
Yearly average
$56,886
across years on record
Change since first year
-30%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$60,8502011$61,9192012$58,5022013$60,8302014$42,3272015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 30% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 35% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$42,327−30.4%+0.7%−30.9%
FY 2014$60,830+4.0%+1.6%+2.4%
FY 2013$58,502−5.5%+1.7%−7.1%
FY 2012$61,919+1.8%+2.9%−1.1%
FY 2011$60,850———

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 · Corr Officer 3

Paid more than 6% of the 415 people with this job title that year. The median was $59,940.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Corrections Dept
ML Security Lieutenant 3
Corr Officer 3
Full-time · left during year
Carlton$29.59 /hr$30$42,327
2014Corrections Dept
ML Security Lieutenant 3
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Carlton$28.73 /hr—$60,830
2013Corrections Dept
ML Security Lieutenant 3
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Carlton$27.89 /hr$41$58,502
2012Corrections Dept
ML Security Lieutenant 3
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Carlton$27.34 /hr$1,715$61,919
2011Corrections Dept
ML Security Lieutenant 3
Corr Officer 3
Full-time
Carlton$27.34 /hr$2,897$60,850

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Corr Officer 3

FY 2015, amount paid