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Gustafson, Jonathan S

NR Spec FisheriesNatural Resources DeptCass CountyFull-time

Fish-R1 Walker Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$708,733
over 14 fiscal years
Latest year
$74,759
FY 2026
Highest year
$74,759
FY 2026
Yearly average
$50,624
across years on record
Change since first year
+2,490%
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$20K$40K$60K$80K20122014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2026, pay went up 2,490% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 1,699% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$74,759+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$73,596+4.5%+2.6%+1.9%
FY 2024$70,399+3.5%+3.3%+0.2%
FY 2023$68,029+10.4%+6.3%+3.9%
FY 2022$61,632+6.0%+7.2%−1.1%
FY 2021$58,123+5.9%+2.3%+3.5%
FY 2020$54,884+5.9%+1.6%+4.2%
FY 2019$51,840+5.7%+2.1%+3.5%
FY 2018$49,051+5.5%+2.3%+3.2%
FY 2017$46,476+6.0%+1.8%+4.1%
FY 2016$43,847+19.2%+0.7%+18.4%
FY 2015$36,785+123.9%+0.7%+122.3%
FY 2014$16,428———
FY 2012$2,886———

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 Fisheries

Paid more than 72% of the 53 people with this job title that year. The median was $67,268.

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-R1 Walker Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Cass$35.96 /hr—$74,759
2025Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Walker Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Cass$35.43 /hr—$73,596
2024Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Walker Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Cass$33.90 /hr—$70,399
2023Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Walker Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Cass$32.13 /hr—$68,029
2022Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Walker Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Cass$30.24 /hr—$61,632
2021Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Walker Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Cass$28.48 /hr—$58,123
2020Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Walker Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Cass$26.89 /hr—$54,884
2019Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Walker Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Cass$25.37 /hr—$51,840
2018Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Walker Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Cass$23.99 /hr—$49,051
2017Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Grand Marais Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Cook$22.76 /hr—$46,476
2016Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Grand Marais Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Cook$21.44 /hr—$43,847
2015Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R3 Lanesboro Hatch Staff
NR Spec Int Fisheries
Full-time
Fillmore$20.25 /hr$84$36,785
2014Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Hutchinson Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Mcleod$17.54 /hr$73$16,428
2014Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Hutchinson Staff
Laborer General
Full-time · left during year
Mcleod$13.86 /hr——
2012Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Grand Rapids Staff
NR Fisheries Census Clerk
Full-time · left during year
Itasca$13.27 /hr$159$2,886

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 Fisheries

FY 2026, amount paid