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Blake, Joseph D

NR Forestry Regional SpecNatural Resources DeptItasca CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$661,750
over 11 fiscal years
Latest year
$90,796
FY 2026 · $13,242 overtime
Highest year
$90,796
FY 2026
Yearly average
$60,159
across years on record
Change since first year
+166%
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$25K$50K$75K$100K201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2026, pay went up 166% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 93% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$90,796+0.1%+3.1%−2.9%
FY 2025$90,668+22.9%+2.6%+19.8%
FY 2024$73,756+9.1%+3.3%+5.6%
FY 2023$67,605+9.8%+6.3%+3.3%
FY 2022$61,591+11.8%+7.2%+4.3%
FY 2021$55,083+7.0%+2.3%+4.6%
FY 2020$51,462+6.2%+1.6%+4.5%
FY 2019$48,468+7.8%+2.1%+5.6%
FY 2018$44,964+4.2%+2.3%+1.9%
FY 2017$43,163+26.2%+1.8%+24.0%
FY 2016$34,193———

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 Forestry Regional Spec

Paid more than 22% of the 23 people with this job title that year. The median was $94,745.

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

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Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Staff
NR Forestry Regional Spec
Full-time
Itasca$38.55 /hr$13,242$90,796
2025Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Itasca$34.18 /hr$16,209$90,668
2024Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Itasca$31.57 /hr$4,110$73,756
2023Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Itasca$28.96 /hr$3,083$67,605
2022Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Itasca$27.25 /hr$2,786$61,591
2021Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Bemidji Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Beltrami$25.71 /hr$1,338$55,083
2020Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Bemidji Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Beltrami$24.27 /hr—$51,462
2019Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Bemidji Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Beltrami$22.92 /hr$706$48,468
2018Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Bemidji Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Beltrami$21.71 /hr$1,017$44,964
2017Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Bemidji Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist
Full-time
Beltrami$19.29 /hr$1,630$43,163
2016Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Bemidji Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist
Full-time
Beltrami$18.20 /hr$1,897$34,193

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 Forestry Regional Spec

FY 2026, amount paid