Brown, Steven
Laborer GeneralNatural Resources DeptHubbard CountyPart-time
FOR Badoura Nursery Staff2. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2019 to FY 2025, pay went down 18% while consumer prices went up 25%. After inflation, pay is down 34% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4,088 | −81.3% | +2.6% | −81.8% |
| FY 2024 | $21,843 | +9.1% | +3.3% | +5.6% |
| FY 2023 | $20,016 | +19.0% | +6.3% | +12.0% |
| FY 2022 | $16,822 | −18.5% | +7.2% | −23.9% |
| FY 2021 | $20,632 | +1,544.8% | +2.3% | +1,507.8% |
| FY 2020 | $1,254 | −74.8% | +1.6% | −75.2% |
| FY 2019 | $4,973 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Laborer General
Paid more than 35% of the 194 people with this job title that year. The median was $6,376.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
7 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Natural Resources Dept FOR Badoura Nursery Staff2 | Laborer General Part-time · left during year | Hubbard | $22.57 /hr | — | $4,088 |
| 2024 | Natural Resources Dept FOR Badoura Nursery Staff2 | Laborer General Part-time | Hubbard | $21.60 /hr | $507 | $21,843 |
| 2023 | Natural Resources Dept FOR Badoura Nursery Staff2 | Laborer General Part-time | Hubbard | $18.83 /hr | $1,303 | $20,016 |
| 2022 | Natural Resources Dept FOR Badoura Nursery Staff2 | Laborer General Part-time | Hubbard | $17.98 /hr | — | $16,822 |
| 2021 | Natural Resources Dept FOR Badoura Nursery Staff2 | Laborer General Part-time | Hubbard | $17.16 /hr | $302 | $20,632 |
| 2020 | Natural Resources Dept FOR Badoura Nursery Staff2 | Laborer General Part-time | Hubbard | $16.38 /hr | — | $1,254 |
| 2019 | Natural Resources Dept FOR Badoura Nurs Paper | Laborer General Intermittent | Hubbard | $15.65 /hr | — | $4,973 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Legato, Denise F$240,971Human Resources Director 5
- Smith, Rodmen E$197,180NR Dir - Enforcement
- Naramore, Barbara Lynn$195,536Deputy Commr Natural Resources
- Strommen, Sarah$190,763Commissioner-Natural Resources
- Mohs, Philip Andrew$185,010NR Prog Mgr 2 - Enforcement
- Olfelt, David P$184,957State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Speldrich, Brent J$183,786NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
- Lotthammer, Shannon M$182,518Asst Commr NR Operations
Highest paid as Laborer General
FY 2025, amount paid
- Christensen, Priscilla$48,610Minnesota Zoological Garden
- Johannsen, Erik$47,271Minnesota Zoological Garden
- Magnuson, Mark L$44,416Natural Resources Dept
- Morris, Nancy M$42,928Natural Resources Dept
- Lubrant, Travis James$39,471Natural Resources Dept
- Sommers, Mitchell$38,591Natural Resources Dept
- Hagen, Lacey L$38,472Natural Resources Dept
- Erdmann, Ronald Grant$37,275Natural Resources Dept