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Thao, Chakong

Environmental Specialist 2Pollution Control AgencyRamsey CountyFull-time

MUN Stormwater Unit. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$110,969
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$35,872
FY 2020 · $5 overtime
Highest year
$40,256
FY 2019
Yearly average
$27,742
across years on record
Change since first year
+301%
FY 2017 to FY 2020 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$8,9362017$25,9062018$40,2562019$35,8722020
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2020, pay went up 301% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 279% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2020$35,872−10.9%+1.6%−12.3%
FY 2019$40,256+55.4%+2.1%+52.2%
FY 2018$25,906+189.9%+2.3%+183.5%
FY 2017$8,936———

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 2020 · Environmental Specialist 2

Paid more than 2% of the 54 people with this job title that year. The median was $51,989.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2020Pollution Control Agency
MUN Stormwater Unit
Environmental Specialist 2
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$21.93 /hr$5$35,872
2019Pollution Control Agency
MUN Stormwater Unit
Environmental Specialist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$20.12 /hr$847$40,256
2018Pollution Control Agency
EAO WM South Bio Monitor Unit
Environmental Specialist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$19.03 /hr$3,143$25,906
2017Pollution Control Agency
EAO WM South Bio Monitor Unit
Environmental Specialist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$18.66 /hr$1,393$8,936

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 2020, amount paid

Highest paid as Environmental Specialist 2

FY 2020, amount paid