Carlson, Kiawna C
Security GuardNatural Resources DeptHubbard CountyPart-time
PAT-R1 Itasca Security/Camping. 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 2020, pay went down 16% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 17% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $12,895 | −16.0% | +1.6% | −17.3% |
| FY 2019 | $15,357 | — | — | — |
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 2020 · Security Guard
Paid more than 78% of the 32 people with this job title that year. The median was $693.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Security/Camping | Security Guard Part-time · left during year | Hubbard | $17.39 /hr | $407 | $12,895 |
| 2020 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Accounting Staff | Account Clerk Part-time · left during year | Hubbard | $16.85 /hr | — | — |
| 2019 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Security/Camping | Security Guard Part-time | Hubbard | $16.64 /hr | $590 | $15,357 |
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 2020, amount paid
- Naramore, Barbara Lynn$160,847Deputy Commr Natural Resources
- Lokkesmoe, Kent M$155,523NR Bureau Administrator
- Meier, Robert H$153,770Asst Commr NR Operations
- Lotthammer, Shannon M$153,690Asst Commr NR Operations
- Strommen, Sarah$152,024Commissioner-Natural Resources
- Richards, Jess W$150,156Asst Commr NR Operations
- Enzler, Sherry A$146,661Senior Admin Officer
- Boe, Forrest L$143,291NR Dir - Forestry
Highest paid as Security Guard
FY 2020, amount paid
- Blaha, Francis R$50,299Minnesota Zoological Garden
- Roth, Roger$44,961Minnesota Zoological Garden
- Heinrich, Wilfred R$34,407Minnesota Zoological Garden
- Nelson, Patrick E$20,362MN St Colleges & Universities
- Kielas, Steven Michael$15,095MN St Colleges & Universities
- Zierden, Karen Ann$15,021Natural Resources Dept
- Walton, Cole Lauhon$11,714MN St Colleges & Universities
- Leveille, Theodore C$1,853Labor & Industry Dept