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Habedank, Wesley J

NR Forestry Specialist SeniorNatural Resources DeptCarlton CountyFull-time

FOR R2 Cloquet Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$820,319
over 12 fiscal years
Latest year
$88,080
FY 2026
Highest year
$88,080
FY 2026
Yearly average
$68,360
across years on record
Change since first year
+81%
FY 2015 to FY 2026 · prices +38%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2026, pay went up 81% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 31% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$88,080+4.0%+3.1%+0.9%
FY 2025$84,656+4.5%+2.6%+1.8%
FY 2024$81,016+6.2%+3.3%+2.8%
FY 2023$76,312+6.0%+6.3%−0.3%
FY 2022$72,022+1.3%+7.2%−5.5%
FY 2021$71,121+4.0%+2.3%+1.7%
FY 2020$68,354+4.4%+1.6%+2.8%
FY 2019$65,447+8.9%+2.1%+6.6%
FY 2018$60,121+14.5%+2.3%+12.0%
FY 2017$52,506+1.0%+1.8%−0.8%
FY 2016$51,979+6.7%+0.7%+6.0%
FY 2015$48,704———

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 Forestry Specialist Senior

Paid more than 39% of the 54 people with this job title that year. The median was $91,578.

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

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Every record

12 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Carlton$42.94 /hr—$88,080
2025Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
St Louis$37.98 /hr$4,270$84,656
2024Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
St Louis$36.34 /hr$1,924$81,016
2023Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
St Louis$34.45 /hr$1,110$76,312
2022Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
St Louis$33.61 /hr$655$72,022
2021Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
St Louis$32.79 /hr$1,703$71,121
2020Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time · left during year
St Louis$31.99 /hr$2,963$68,354
2019Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
St Louis$30.25 /hr$4,270$65,447
2018Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
St Louis$28.54 /hr$1,144$60,121
2017Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
St Louis$26.99 /hr—$52,506
2016Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
St Louis$25.42 /hr$19$51,979
2015Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
St Louis$24.00 /hr—$48,704

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 Forestry Specialist Senior

FY 2026, amount paid