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Gustafson, Sierra

Parks & Trails AssociateNatural Resources DeptPine CountyPart-time

PAT-R2 St Croix Staff 2. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$86,223
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$11,325
FY 2022 · $672 overtime
Highest year
$35,493
FY 2018
Yearly average
$17,245
across years on record
Change since first year
-68%
FY 2018 to FY 2022 · prices +14%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$35,4932018$16,2332019$11,0652020$12,1072021$11,3252022
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2022, pay went down 68% while consumer prices went up 14%. After inflation, pay is down 72% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2022$11,325−6.5%+7.2%−12.7%
FY 2021$12,107+9.4%+2.3%+7.0%
FY 2020$11,065−31.8%+1.6%−32.9%
FY 2019$16,233−54.3%+2.1%−55.2%
FY 2018$35,493———

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 2022 · Parks & Trails Associate

Paid more than 53% of the 203 people with this job title that year. The median was $10,861.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2022Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 St Croix Staff 2
Parks & Trails Associate
Part-time · left during year
Pine$19.10 /hr$672$11,325
2021Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 St Croix Staff 2
Parks & Trails Associate
Part-time
Pine$18.20 /hr$214$12,107
2020Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 St Croix Staff 2
Parks & Trails Associate
Part-time
Pine$17.39 /hr$816$11,065
2019Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 St Croix Staff 2
Parks & Trails Associate
Part-time
Pine$16.64 /hr$1,724$16,233
2018Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 St Croix Staff 2
Parks & Trails Associate
Part-time
Pine$15.57 /hr$653$35,493

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 2022, amount paid

Highest paid as Parks & Trails Associate

FY 2022, amount paid