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Cummings, James L

Interpret Naturalist 2Natural Resources DeptMille Lacs CountyFull-time

PAT-R3 MilleLacsKathioStaff 1. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$343,253
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$71,048
FY 2016
Highest year
$71,048
FY 2016
Yearly average
$57,209
across years on record
Change since first year
+34%
FY 2011 to FY 2016 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$53,1252011$52,2522012$53,7662013$55,7142014$57,3472015$71,0482016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went up 34% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is up 24% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$71,048+23.9%+0.7%+23.1%
FY 2015$57,347+2.9%+0.7%+2.2%
FY 2014$55,714+3.6%+1.6%+2.0%
FY 2013$53,766+2.9%+1.7%+1.2%
FY 2012$52,252−1.6%+2.9%−4.4%
FY 2011$53,125———

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 2016 · Interpret Naturalist 2

Paid more than 97% of the 31 people with this job title that year. The median was $47,517.

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

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 MilleLacsKathioStaff 1
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time · left during year
Mille Lacs$28.29 /hr—$71,048
2015Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 MilleLacsKathioStaff 1
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Mille Lacs$27.60 /hr—$57,347
2014Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 MilleLacsKathioStaff 1
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Mille Lacs$26.80 /hr—$55,714
2013Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 MilleLacsKathioStaff 1
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Mille Lacs$26.02 /hr—$53,766
2012Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 MilleLacsKathioStaff 1
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Mille Lacs$25.51 /hr—$52,252
2011Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 MilleLacsKathioStaff 1
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Mille Lacs$25.51 /hr—$53,125

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 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as Interpret Naturalist 2

FY 2016, amount paid