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Torvinen, Eric Scott

Laborer GeneralNatural Resources DeptSt Louis CountyFull-time

Fish-R2 Lk Superior Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$85,727
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$7,473
FY 2023 · $295 overtime
Highest year
$40,590
FY 2021
Yearly average
$28,576
across years on record
Change since first year
-82%
FY 2021 to FY 2023 · prices +14%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$40,5902021$37,6652022$7,4732023
Paid in yearFY 2021 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2021 to FY 2023, pay went down 82% while consumer prices went up 14%. After inflation, pay is down 84% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$7,473−80.2%+6.3%−81.3%
FY 2022$37,665−7.2%+7.2%−13.4%
FY 2021$40,590———

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 2023 · Laborer General

Paid more than 56% of the 162 people with this job title that year. The median was $5,975.

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
2023Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Lk Superior Staff
Laborer General
Full-time · left during year
St Louis$17.23 /hr$295$7,473
2022Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Lk Superior Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
St Louis$16.81 /hr$5,093$37,665
2022Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Direct Care
Human Svcs Technician
Full-time · left during year
Lake$18.06 /hr——
2021Veterans Affairs Dept
MVH-Silver Bay Direct Care
Human Svcs Technician
Full-time
Lake$16.50 /hr$9,162$40,590

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 2023, amount paid

Highest paid as Laborer General

FY 2023, amount paid