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Salo, Rodney Edward

Electrician Master RecordNatural Resources DeptSt Louis CountyFull-time

PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 1. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$740,276
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$86,331
FY 2026 · $220 overtime
Highest year
$101,870
FY 2023
Yearly average
$74,028
across years on record
Change since first year
+155%
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$33,8072017$65,2912018$67,0842019$67,4292020$69,7702021$74,0512022$101,8702023$88,7172024$85,9272025$86,3312026
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2026, pay went up 155% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 89% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$86,331+0.5%+3.1%−2.6%
FY 2025$85,927−3.1%+2.6%−5.6%
FY 2024$88,717−12.9%+3.3%−15.7%
FY 2023$101,870+37.6%+6.3%+29.5%
FY 2022$74,051+6.1%+7.2%−1.0%
FY 2021$69,770+3.5%+2.3%+1.1%
FY 2020$67,429+0.5%+1.6%−1.0%
FY 2019$67,084+2.7%+2.1%+0.7%
FY 2018$65,291+93.1%+2.3%+88.9%
FY 2017$33,807———

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 · Electrician Master Record

Paid more than 61% of the 28 people with this job title that year. The median was $86,114.

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
2026Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 1
Electrician Master Record
Full-time
St Louis$41.42 /hr$220$86,331
2025Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 1
Electrician Master Record
Full-time
St Louis$40.81 /hr$918$85,927
2024Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 1
Electrician Master Record
Full-time
St Louis$39.05 /hr$805$88,717
2023Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 1
Electrician Master Record
Full-time
St Louis$37.01 /hr$1,162$101,870
2022Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 1
Electrician Master Record
Full-time
St Louis$36.11 /hr$165$74,051
2021Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 1
Electrician Master Record
Full-time
St Louis$34.19 /hr—$69,770
2020Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 1
Electrician Master Record
Full-time
St Louis$32.34 /hr$218$67,429
2019Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 1
Electrician Master Record
Full-time
St Louis$31.63 /hr$665$67,084
2018Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 1
Electrician Master Record
Full-time
St Louis$30.93 /hr$302$65,291
2017Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 1
Electrician Master Record
Full-time
St Louis$30.32 /hr$455$33,807

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 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Electrician Master Record

FY 2026, amount paid