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Biersach, Laura

NR Forestry SpecialistNatural Resources DeptPine CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$65,966
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$40,197
FY 2015 · $1,717 overtime
Highest year
$40,197
FY 2015
Yearly average
$32,983
across years on record
Change since first year
+56%
FY 2014 to FY 2015 · prices +1%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$25,7692014$40,1972015
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2015, pay went up 56% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is up 55% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$40,197+56.0%+0.7%+54.9%
FY 2014$25,769———

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 2015 · NR Forestry Specialist

Paid more than 39% of the 18 people with this job title that year. The median was $40,683.

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
2015Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist
Full-time
Pine$18.36 /hr$1,717$40,197
2014Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Orr Staff
NR Forestry Specialist
Full-time
St Louis$17.24 /hr$1,151$25,769

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as NR Forestry Specialist

FY 2015, amount paid