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Vaughan, Angus Anson

Research Scientist 2Pollution Control AgencySt Louis CountyFull-time

WTR NORTHEAST WATERSHED UNIT. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$205,730
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$32,037
FY 2021
Highest year
$56,239
FY 2020
Yearly average
$41,146
across years on record
Change since first year
+45%
FY 2017 to FY 2021 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$22,1312017$46,8502018$48,4732019$56,2392020$32,0372021
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2021, pay went up 45% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is up 33% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2021$32,037−43.0%+2.3%−44.3%
FY 2020$56,239+16.0%+1.6%+14.2%
FY 2019$48,473+3.5%+2.1%+1.4%
FY 2018$46,850+111.7%+2.3%+107.0%
FY 2017$22,131———

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 2021 · Research Scientist 2

Paid more than 6% of the 119 people with this job title that year. The median was $81,028.

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
2021Pollution Control Agency
WTR NORTHEAST WATERSHED UNIT
Research Scientist 2
Full-time · left during year
St Louis$28.48 /hr—$32,037
2020Pollution Control Agency
WTR NE WS Watershed Unit
Research Scientist 2
Full-time
St Louis$26.89 /hr—$56,239
2019Pollution Control Agency
WTR NE WS Watershed Unit
Research Scientist 1
Full-time
St Louis$23.74 /hr—$48,473
2018Pollution Control Agency
WTR NE WS Watershed Unit
Research Scientist 1
Full-time
St Louis$22.42 /hr—$46,850
2017Pollution Control Agency
WTR NE WS Watershed Unit
Research Scientist 1
Full-time
St Louis$21.28 /hr—$22,131

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 2021, amount paid

Highest paid as Research Scientist 2

FY 2021, amount paid