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Bender, Richard Chase

NR Tech ForestryNatural Resources DeptKoochiching CountyFull-time

FOR R2 Deer River Asst Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$424,872
over 11 fiscal years
Latest year
$64,706
FY 2026 · $8,321 overtime
Highest year
$69,049
FY 2025
Yearly average
$38,625
across years on record
Change since first year
+3,437%
FY 2016 to FY 2026 · prices +38%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2026, pay went up 3,437% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 2,472% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$64,706−6.3%+3.1%−9.1%
FY 2025$69,049+19.9%+2.6%+16.8%
FY 2024$57,598+4.8%+3.3%+1.5%
FY 2023$54,960+2.0%+6.3%−4.0%
FY 2022$53,873+4.6%+7.2%−2.4%
FY 2021$51,492+14.6%+2.3%+12.0%
FY 2020$44,942+230.5%+1.6%+225.4%
FY 2019$13,599+89.1%+2.1%+85.3%
FY 2018$7,192+27.6%+2.3%+24.8%
FY 2017$5,634+208.0%+1.8%+202.4%
FY 2016$1,829———

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 2026 · NR Tech Forestry

Paid more than 32% of the 69 people with this job title that year. The median was $72,650.

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

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Every record

12 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Asst Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Koochiching$30.58 /hr$8,321$64,706
2025Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Asst Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Koochiching$29.24 /hr$6,500$69,049
2024Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Asst Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Koochiching$27.13 /hr—$57,598
2023Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Asst Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Koochiching$24.94 /hr$420$54,960
2022Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Asst Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Koochiching$23.75 /hr$4,268$53,873
2021Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Asst Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Koochiching$22.47 /hr$4,373$51,492
2020Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Asst Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Koochiching$20.76 /hr$3,121$44,942
2019Natural Resources Dept
PAT R2A Staff
Buildings & Grounds Worker
Full-time
Itasca$15.92 /hr—$13,599
2019Natural Resources Dept
PAT R2A Staff
Buildings & Grounds Worker
Part-time · left during year
Itasca$15.59 /hr——
2018Natural Resources Dept
PAT R2A Staff
Buildings & Grounds Worker
Full-time
Itasca$14.96 /hr—$7,192
2017Natural Resources Dept
PAT R2A Staff
Student Worker Custodial/Maint
Full-time
Itasca$11.03 /hr$165$5,634
2016Natural Resources Dept
PAT R2A Staff
Student Worker Custodial/Maint
Full-time
Itasca$10.76 /hr—$1,829

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 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as NR Tech Forestry

FY 2026, amount paid