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Sather, Nathan D

Environmental Specialist 3Pollution Control AgencyCrow Wing CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$205,863
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$32,192
FY 2019
Highest year
$49,061
FY 2018
Yearly average
$41,173
across years on record
Change since first year
-15%
FY 2015 to FY 2019 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$38,0292015$42,1832016$44,3992017$49,0612018$32,1922019
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2019, pay went down 15% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 21% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$32,192−34.4%+2.1%−35.7%
FY 2018$49,061+10.5%+2.3%+8.1%
FY 2017$44,399+5.3%+1.8%+3.4%
FY 2016$42,183+10.9%+0.7%+10.2%
FY 2015$38,029———

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 2019 · Environmental Specialist 3

Paid more than 2% of the 108 people with this job title that year. The median was $65,279.

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
2019Pollution Control Agency
EAO WM North Bio Monitor Unit
Environmental Specialist 3
Full-time · left during year
Crow Wing$25.37 /hr—$32,192
2018Pollution Control Agency
EAO WM North Bio Monitor Unit
Environmental Specialist 3
Full-time
Crow Wing$24.81 /hr$228$49,061
2017Pollution Control Agency
EAO WM North Bio Monitor Unit
Environmental Specialist 2
Full-time
Crow Wing$21.28 /hr$412$44,399
2016Pollution Control Agency
EAO WM North Bio Monitor Unit
Environmental Specialist 2
Full-time
Crow Wing$20.07 /hr$955$42,183
2015Pollution Control Agency
EAO WM North Bio Monitor Unit
Environmental Specialist 1
Full-time
Crow Wing$17.76 /hr$2,194$38,029

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 2019, amount paid

Highest paid as Environmental Specialist 3

FY 2019, amount paid