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Peterson, Matthew D

Corr Officer 1Corrections DeptWashington CountyFull-time

OPH Lieutenant-WC 1st Watch-B. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$55,954
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$20,805
FY 2012 · $242 overtime
Highest year
$35,149
FY 2011
Yearly average
$27,977
across years on record
Change since first year
-41%
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$10K$20K$30K$40K$35,1492011$20,8052012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 41% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 42% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$20,805−40.8%+2.9%−42.5%
FY 2011$35,149———

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 · Corr Officer 1

Paid more than 56% of the 237 people with this job title that year. The median was $19,736.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2012Corrections Dept
OPH Lieutenant-WC 1st Watch-B
Corr Officer 1
Full-time · left during year
Washington$17.41 /hr$242$20,805
2011Corrections Dept
OPH Lieutenant-WC 1st Watch-B
Corr Officer 1
Full-time
Washington$16.57 /hr$440$35,149
2011Corrections Dept
OPH Employee Devel Supv Staff
Trainee-Corrections Officer
Full-time · left during year
Washington$16.57 /hr——

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 2012, amount paid

Highest paid as Corr Officer 1

FY 2012, amount paid