Grafenstein, Samuel Pung
Buildings & Grounds WorkerNatural Resources DeptCook CountyPart-time
PAT-R2 Cascade River Asst. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2017 to FY 2019, pay went up 878% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 837% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2019 | $11,303 | −20.3% | +2.1% | −22.0% |
| FY 2018 | $14,188 | +1,128.1% | +2.3% | +1,101.1% |
| FY 2017 | $1,155 | — | — | — |
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 2019 · Buildings & Grounds Worker
Paid more than 48% of the 246 people with this job title that year. The median was $12,178.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
3 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2 Cascade River Asst | Buildings & Grounds Worker Part-time · left during year | Cook | $15.30 /hr | — | $11,303 |
| 2018 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2 Tettegouche Asst | Buildings & Grounds Worker Full-time | Lake | $14.96 /hr | $176 | $14,188 |
| 2017 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2 Cascade River Asst | Buildings & Grounds Worker Part-time | Cook | $14.67 /hr | $99 | $1,155 |
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 2019, amount paid
- Sutherland, Thomas L$197,211NR Spec 2 CO
- Schad, David R$194,998NR Prog Mgr
- Wiebusch, Corey P$188,341NR Spec 2 CO
- Shelden, Michael D$180,527NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
- Weaver, Rita Rodrigue$176,330Hydrologist 3
- Nelson, Alyssa Sue$166,474Parks & Trails Associate
- Dirks, Andrew Lawrence$161,023NR Spec 2 CO
- Willis, Jacob Ronald$160,664NR Spec 2 CO
Highest paid as Buildings & Grounds Worker
FY 2019, amount paid
- Kuiken, Tyler F$47,024Natural Resources Dept
- Reiter, Timothy P$45,917Natural Resources Dept
- Fey, Mavis E$42,976Natural Resources Dept
- Anderson, Curtis C$42,525Natural Resources Dept
- Grace, Lynn A$42,122Natural Resources Dept
- Moorhouse, Kenneth L$41,896Natural Resources Dept
- Moss, Jeffrey C$41,804Natural Resources Dept
- Anderson, Candace L$41,579Natural Resources Dept