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Oswald, Merissa Jane

Pollution Cont SpecPollution Control AgencyRamsey CountyFull-time

EAO WM South Bio Monitor Unit. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$16,562
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$2,016
FY 2012 · $43 overtime
Highest year
$14,545
FY 2011
Yearly average
$8,281
across years on record
Change since first year
-86%
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$5K$10K$15K$20K$14,5452011$2,0162012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 86% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 87% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$2,016−86.1%+2.9%−86.5%
FY 2011$14,545———

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 · Pollution Cont Spec

Paid more than 8% of the 25 people with this job title that year. The median was $17,862.

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
2012Pollution Control Agency
EAO WM South Bio Monitor Unit
Pollution Cont Spec
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$16.41 /hr$43$2,016
2011Pollution Control Agency
EAO WM South Bio Monitor Unit
Pollution Cont Spec
Full-time
Ramsey$16.41 /hr$1,274$14,545

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 2012, amount paid

Highest paid as Pollution Cont Spec

FY 2012, amount paid