Hartung, Michael Wayne
Buildings & Grounds WorkerNatural Resources DeptScott CountyPart-time
PAT-Rg 3 MN Valley Trail Staff. 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 2011 to FY 2013, pay went up 97% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is up 88% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2013 | $3,656 | −60.6% | +1.7% | −61.2% |
| FY 2012 | $9,277 | +399.4% | +2.9% | +385.2% |
| FY 2011 | $1,858 | — | — | — |
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 2013 · Buildings & Grounds Worker
Paid more than 14% of the 206 people with this job title that year. The median was $12,785.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-Rg 3 MN Valley Trail Staff | Buildings & Grounds Worker Part-time · left during year | Scott | $13.43 /hr | — | $3,656 |
| 2013 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-Rg 3 MN Valley Trail Staff | Buildings & Grounds Worker Part-time · left during year | Scott | $13.43 /hr | — | — |
| 2012 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-Rg 3 MN Valley Trail Staff | Buildings & Grounds Worker Part-time · left during year | Scott | $12.90 /hr | $131 | $9,277 |
| 2011 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-Rg 3 MN Valley Trail Staff | Buildings & Grounds Worker Part-time | Scott | $12.90 /hr | — | $1,858 |
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 2013, amount paid
- Homuth, Dale E$149,406NR Prog Mgr
- Potter, Ronald L$130,965Proj Team Leader
- Leuthe, David P$122,648NR Asst Division Director
- Engesser, John$115,939NR Minerals Asst Dir
- Rivers, Erika R$112,047Asst Commr NR Operations
- Boggess, Edward K$110,577NR Dir - Fish & Wildlife
- Boe, Forrest L$110,575NR Dir - Forestry
- Hirsch, Steven A$110,568NR Dir - Ecological Serv
Highest paid as Buildings & Grounds Worker
FY 2013, amount paid
- Blasing, Larry D$37,889Natural Resources Dept
- Fuller, Gregg H$36,355Natural Resources Dept
- Ellis, Lynn A$36,077Natural Resources Dept
- Hokenson, Nicholas A$35,857Natural Resources Dept
- Thompson, Ross K$35,797Natural Resources Dept
- Anderson, Curtis C$35,771Natural Resources Dept
- Doyle, Timothy M$35,735Natural Resources Dept
- Bettencourt, Peter M$35,677Natural Resources Dept