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Popelka, Scott A

Laborer Trades & EquipmentNatural Resources DeptSt Louis CountyFull-time

PAT R2 Gilbert Supv. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$57,692
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$13,667
FY 2012
Highest year
$44,025
FY 2011
Yearly average
$28,846
across years on record
Change since first year
-69%
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$20K$40K$60K$44,0252011$13,6672012
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2012, pay went down 69% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 70% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2012$13,667−69.0%+2.9%−69.8%
FY 2011$44,025———

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 · Laborer Trades & Equipment

Paid more than 4% of the 78 people with this job title that year. The median was $41,964.

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
2012Natural Resources Dept
PAT R2 Gilbert Supv
Laborer Trades & Equipment
Full-time · left during year
St Louis$20.48 /hr—$13,667
2011Natural Resources Dept
PAT R2 Gilbert Staff
Laborer Trades & Equipment
Full-time
St Louis$20.48 /hr$307$44,025

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 Natural Resources Dept

FY 2012, amount paid

Highest paid as Laborer Trades & Equipment

FY 2012, amount paid