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Cross, Michael E

NR Spec 2 CONatural Resources DeptFull-time

Enforcement-Reg 1-District 4. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$575,576
over 7 fiscal years
Latest year
$117,538
FY 2026 · $21,072 overtime
Highest year
$117,538
FY 2026
Yearly average
$82,225
across years on record
Change since first year
+426%
FY 2020 to FY 2026 · prices +27%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$22,3472020$68,7172021$57,2822022$93,2222023$101,2342024$115,2362025$117,5382026
Paid in yearFY 2020 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2020 to FY 2026, pay went up 426% while consumer prices went up 27%. After inflation, pay is up 313% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$117,538+2.0%+3.1%−1.1%
FY 2025$115,236+13.8%+2.6%+10.9%
FY 2024$101,234+8.6%+3.3%+5.1%
FY 2023$93,222+62.7%+6.3%+53.2%
FY 2022$57,282−16.6%+7.2%−22.2%
FY 2021$68,717+207.5%+2.3%+200.6%
FY 2020$22,347———

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 2 CO

Paid more than 41% of the 140 people with this job title that year. The median was $124,391.

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

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Every record

7 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
Enforcement-Reg 1-District 4
NR Spec 2 CO
Full-time
—$48.07 /hr$21,072$117,538
2025Natural Resources Dept
Enforcement-Reg 1-District 4
NR Spec 2 CO
Full-time
—$46.28 /hr$18,059$115,236
2024Natural Resources Dept
Enforcement-Reg 1-District 4
NR Spec 2 CO
Full-time
—$42.57 /hr$17,111$101,234
2023Natural Resources Dept
Enforcement-Reg 1-District 4
NR Spec 2 CO
Full-time
—$38.04 /hr$14,669$93,222
2022Natural Resources Dept
Enforcement-Reg 1-District 4
NR Spec 2 CO
Full-time
—$34.28 /hr$6,911$57,282
2021Natural Resources Dept
Enforcement-Reg 1-District 4
NR Spec 2 CO
Full-time
—$28.27 /hr$11,861$68,717
2020Natural Resources Dept
Enforcement Trainee Program
NR Spec 2 CO
Full-time
Morrison$27.22 /hr$299$22,347

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 2 CO

FY 2026, amount paid