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Western IV, Todd Parson

Information Officer 3Pollution Control AgencyRamsey CountyFull-time

OD Communications Operation. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$72,778
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$17,213
FY 2021
Highest year
$55,565
FY 2020
Yearly average
$36,389
across years on record
Change since first year
-69%
FY 2020 to FY 2021 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$55,5652020$17,2132021
Paid in yearFY 2020 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2020 to FY 2021, pay went down 69% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 70% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2021$17,213−69.0%+2.3%−69.7%
FY 2020$55,565———

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 · Information Officer 3

Paid more than 1% of the 134 people with this job title that year. The median was $71,625.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2021Pollution Control Agency
OD Communications Operation
Information Officer 3
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$29.50 /hr—$17,213
2020Pollution Control Agency
OD Communications Operation
Information Officer 3
Full-time
Ramsey$28.78 /hr—$55,565

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 Information Officer 3

FY 2021, amount paid