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Flatten, Brent Carson

NR Spec Int FisheriesNatural Resources DeptSt Louis CountyFull-time

Fish-R2 Tower. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$906,990
over 15 fiscal years
Latest year
$94,185
FY 2026 · $7,055 overtime
Highest year
$94,185
FY 2026
Yearly average
$60,466
across years on record
Change since first year
+299%
FY 2012 to FY 2026 · prices +44%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K20122014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2026, pay went up 299% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 177% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$94,185+6.3%+3.1%+3.1%
FY 2025$88,610+1.4%+2.6%−1.2%
FY 2024$87,381+11.0%+3.3%+7.4%
FY 2023$78,742+7.7%+6.3%+1.3%
FY 2022$73,143+9.3%+7.2%+1.9%
FY 2021$66,946+11.9%+2.3%+9.4%
FY 2020$59,837+7.2%+1.6%+5.6%
FY 2019$55,798+2.4%+2.1%+0.3%
FY 2018$54,507+7.0%+2.3%+4.6%
FY 2017$50,941+5.7%+1.8%+3.8%
FY 2016$48,213+5.2%+0.7%+4.4%
FY 2015$45,851+11.1%+0.7%+10.3%
FY 2014$41,279+8.8%+1.6%+7.1%
FY 2013$37,956+60.8%+1.7%+58.2%
FY 2012$23,601———

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 Int Fisheries

Paid more than 98% of the 41 people with this job title that year. The median was $80,143.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

15 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Tower
NR Spec Int Fisheries
Full-time
St Louis$45.92 /hr$7,055$94,185
2025Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Tower Staff
NR Spec Int Fisheries
Full-time
St Louis$37.98 /hr$4,254$88,610
2024Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Tower Staff
NR Spec Int Fisheries
Full-time
St Louis$36.34 /hr$1,563$87,381
2023Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Tower Staff
NR Spec Int Fisheries
Full-time
St Louis$34.45 /hr$706$78,742
2022Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Tower Staff
NR Spec Int Fisheries
Full-time
St Louis$33.61 /hr$4,376$73,143
2021Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Tower Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
St Louis$29.50 /hr$1,667$66,946
2020Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Tower Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
St Louis$27.79 /hr$1,765$59,837
2019Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Tower Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
St Louis$26.30 /hr$881$55,798
2018Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Tower Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
St Louis$24.81 /hr$2,642$54,507
2017Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Tower Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
St Louis$23.52 /hr$1,740$50,941
2016Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Tower Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
St Louis$22.20 /hr$1,709$48,213
2015Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Tower Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
St Louis$20.92 /hr$2,034$45,851
2014Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Tower Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
St Louis$19.66 /hr$79$41,279
2013Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Int'l Falls Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Koochiching$18.46 /hr$351$37,956
2012Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Int'l Falls Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Koochiching$17.56 /hr$140$23,601

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 Int Fisheries

FY 2026, amount paid