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Solas, Karen J

Environmental Specialist 4Pollution Control AgencyRamsey CountyFull-time

Agency Rules Unit. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$209,519
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$43,914
FY 2017
Highest year
$55,181
FY 2016
Yearly average
$41,904
across years on record
Change since first year
+190%
FY 2013 to FY 2017 · prices +5%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$15,1662013$45,6442014$49,6142015$55,1812016$43,9142017
Paid in yearFY 2013 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2013 to FY 2017, pay went up 190% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is up 176% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$43,914−20.4%+1.8%−21.9%
FY 2016$55,181+11.2%+0.7%+10.5%
FY 2015$49,614+8.7%+0.7%+7.9%
FY 2014$45,644+201.0%+1.6%+196.3%
FY 2013$15,166———

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 2017 · Environmental Specialist 4

Paid more than 3% of the 61 people with this job title that year. The median was $75,128.

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
2017Pollution Control Agency
Agency Rules Unit
Environmental Specialist 4
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$29.00 /hr—$43,914
2016Pollution Control Agency
Agency Rules Unit
Environmental Specialist 4
Full-time
Ramsey$27.30 /hr—$55,181
2015Pollution Control Agency
Agency Rules Unit
Environmental Specialist 4
Full-time
Ramsey$25.69 /hr—$49,614
2014Pollution Control Agency
RMAD CBA Sustain Devlpmnt Unit
State Prog Admin Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$22.48 /hr—$45,644
2013Pollution Control Agency
RMAD CBA Sustain Devlpmnt Unit
State Prog Admin Sr
Full-time
Ramsey$21.11 /hr—$15,166

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 2017, amount paid

Highest paid as Environmental Specialist 4

FY 2017, amount paid