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Frost, Derek Jon

NR Spec Int WLNatural Resources DeptAitkin CountyFull-time

WL-R2 Aitkin. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$784,153
over 15 fiscal years
Latest year
$82,857
FY 2026 · $1,330 overtime
Highest year
$82,857
FY 2026
Yearly average
$52,277
across years on record
Change since first year
+1,746%
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 1,746% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 1,182% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$82,857+2.1%+3.1%−1.0%
FY 2025$81,148+5.0%+2.6%+2.3%
FY 2024$77,311+6.6%+3.3%+3.2%
FY 2023$72,553+6.6%+6.3%+0.3%
FY 2022$68,076+17.3%+7.2%+9.4%
FY 2021$58,053+0.1%+2.3%−2.1%
FY 2020$57,989+12.5%+1.6%+10.8%
FY 2019$51,545+5.5%+2.1%+3.3%
FY 2018$48,869+4.1%+2.3%+1.8%
FY 2017$46,951+12.8%+1.8%+10.7%
FY 2016$41,632+34.8%+0.7%+33.9%
FY 2015$30,874+3.4%+0.7%+2.6%
FY 2014$29,868−6.5%+1.6%−7.9%
FY 2013$31,939+611.7%+1.7%+600.0%
FY 2012$4,488———

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 WL

Paid more than 90% of the 49 people with this job title that year. The median was $66,710.

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

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Every record

15 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Aitkin
NR Spec Int WL
Full-time
Aitkin$38.55 /hr$1,330$82,857
2025Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Aitkin
NR Spec Int WL
Full-time
Aitkin$37.98 /hr$1,025$81,148
2024Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Aitkin
NR Spec Int WL
Full-time
Aitkin$36.34 /hr$245$77,311
2023Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Aitkin
NR Spec Int WL
Full-time
Aitkin$34.45 /hr$203$72,553
2022Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Aitkin
NR Spec Int WL
Full-time
Aitkin$32.49 /hr$3,278$68,076
2021Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Aitkin
NR Spec WL
Full-time
Aitkin$28.48 /hr$299$58,053
2020Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Aitkin
NR Spec WL
Full-time
Aitkin$26.89 /hr$2,138$57,989
2019Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Aitkin
NR Spec WL
Full-time
Aitkin$25.37 /hr$108$51,545
2018Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Aitkin
NR Spec WL
Full-time
Aitkin$23.99 /hr$126$48,869
2017Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Aitkin
NR Spec WL
Full-time
Aitkin$22.76 /hr—$46,951
2016Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Aitkin
NR Spec WL
Full-time
Aitkin$21.44 /hr$905$41,632
2015Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Asst Reg Staff
NR Tech Wildlife
Full-time
Mcleod$18.53 /hr—$30,874
2014Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Asst Reg Staff
NR Tech Wildlife
Full-time
Mcleod$16.98 /hr—$29,868
2013Natural Resources Dept
WL-R4 Asst Reg Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
Brown$13.46 /hr$4,233$31,939
2012Natural Resources Dept
WL-R4 Asst Reg Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
Brown$13.20 /hr—$4,488

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 WL

FY 2026, amount paid