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Carstensen, Durel

NR Spec Sr FisheriesNatural Resources DeptBrown CountyFull-time

Fish-R4 Asst Reg Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$630,396
over 11 fiscal years
Latest year
$82,682
FY 2026
Highest year
$82,682
FY 2026
Yearly average
$57,309
across years on record
Change since first year
+2,615%
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 2,615% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 1,874% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$82,682+5.2%+3.1%+2.0%
FY 2025$78,592+8.2%+2.6%+5.4%
FY 2024$72,658+5.3%+3.3%+1.9%
FY 2023$69,026+10.3%+6.3%+3.8%
FY 2022$62,556+6.1%+7.2%−1.0%
FY 2021$58,937+5.9%+2.3%+3.5%
FY 2020$55,644+6.2%+1.6%+4.6%
FY 2019$52,384+5.5%+2.1%+3.3%
FY 2018$49,665+9.9%+2.3%+7.4%
FY 2017$45,205+1,384.5%+1.8%+1,357.7%
FY 2016$3,045———

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 Spec Sr Fisheries

Paid more than 36% of the 22 people with this job title that year. The median was $84,323.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Asst Reg Staff
NR Spec Sr Fisheries
Full-time
Brown$39.93 /hr—$82,682
2025Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Asst Reg Staff
NR Spec Sr Fisheries
Full-time
Brown$37.98 /hr—$78,592
2024Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Asst Reg Staff
NR Spec Sr Fisheries
Full-time
Brown$35.13 /hr—$72,658
2023Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Asst Reg Staff
NR Spec Sr Fisheries
Full-time
Brown$32.13 /hr—$69,026
2022Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Asst Reg Staff
NR Spec Sr Fisheries
Full-time
Brown$30.24 /hr—$62,556
2021Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Asst Reg Staff
NR Spec Sr Fisheries
Full-time
Brown$28.48 /hr—$58,937
2020Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Asst Reg Staff
NR Spec Sr Fisheries
Full-time
Brown$26.89 /hr—$55,644
2019Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Asst Reg Staff
NR Spec Sr Fisheries
Full-time
Brown$25.37 /hr—$52,384
2018Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Asst Reg Staff
NR Spec Sr Fisheries
Full-time
Brown$23.99 /hr—$49,665
2017Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Asst Reg Staff
NR Spec Sr Fisheries
Full-time
Brown$22.76 /hr—$45,205
2016Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Asst Reg Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
Brown$14.64 /hr—$3,045

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 Spec Sr Fisheries

FY 2026, amount paid