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Cain, Simon

NR Forestry Specialist IntNatural Resources DeptLake CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$731,588
over 13 fiscal years
Latest year
$82,475
FY 2026 · $3,519 overtime
Highest year
$82,475
FY 2026
Yearly average
$56,276
across years on record
Change since first year
+1,238%
FY 2014 to FY 2026 · prices +39%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K2014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2026, pay went up 1,238% while consumer prices went up 39%. After inflation, pay is up 859% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$82,475+4.6%+3.1%+1.4%
FY 2025$78,853+11.5%+2.6%+8.6%
FY 2024$70,722−0.4%+3.3%−3.6%
FY 2023$71,035+14.9%+6.3%+8.2%
FY 2022$61,805+8.7%+7.2%+1.4%
FY 2021$56,851+1.4%+2.3%−0.8%
FY 2020$56,039−3.0%+1.6%−4.5%
FY 2019$57,759+20.0%+2.1%+17.6%
FY 2018$48,113−4.8%+2.3%−6.9%
FY 2017$50,515−0.0%+1.8%−1.9%
FY 2016$50,539+24.1%+0.7%+23.3%
FY 2015$40,716+560.4%+0.7%+555.6%
FY 2014$6,165———

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 Specialist Int

Paid more than 55% of the 53 people with this job title that year. The median was $80,960.

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

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Every record

13 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Two Harbors Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Lake$37.26 /hr$3,519$82,475
2025Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Two Harbors Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Lake$35.43 /hr$3,443$78,853
2024Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Two Harbors Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Lake$32.71 /hr$1,671$70,722
2023Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Two Harbors Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Lake$29.92 /hr$3,600$71,035
2022Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Two Harbors Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Lake$28.25 /hr$3,613$61,805
2021Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Two Harbors Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Lake$26.59 /hr$1,977$56,851
2020Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Two Harbors Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Lake$25.08 /hr$3,177$56,039
2019Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Two Harbors Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Lake$23.74 /hr$8,393$57,759
2018Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Two Harbors Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Lake$22.42 /hr$1,352$48,113
2017Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Cass$21.28 /hr$5,664$50,515
2016Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Koochiching$20.07 /hr$8,680$50,539
2015Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Staff
NR Forestry Specialist
Full-time
Koochiching$18.36 /hr$2,296$40,716
2014Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Staff
NR Forestry Specialist
Full-time
Koochiching$17.24 /hr$614$6,165

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 Specialist Int

FY 2026, amount paid