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Hedtke, Douglas H

NR Spec Int WLNatural Resources DeptOtter Tail CountyFull-time

WL-R1 Fergus Falls Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$204,583
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$40,245
FY 2014
Highest year
$55,400
FY 2013
Yearly average
$51,146
across years on record
Change since first year
-27%
FY 2011 to FY 2014 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$54,8912011$54,0472012$55,4002013$40,2452014
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went down 27% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 31% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$40,245−27.4%+1.6%−28.5%
FY 2013$55,400+2.5%+1.7%+0.8%
FY 2012$54,047−1.5%+2.9%−4.3%
FY 2011$54,891———

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 2014 · NR Spec Int WL

Paid more than 13% of the 30 people with this job title that year. The median was $50,690.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2014Natural Resources Dept
WL-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
NR Spec Int WL
Full-time · left during year
Otter Tail$27.73 /hr—$40,245
2013Natural Resources Dept
WL-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
NR Spec Int WL
Full-time
Otter Tail$26.92 /hr—$55,400
2012Natural Resources Dept
WL-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
NR Spec Int Wildlife
Full-time
Otter Tail$26.39 /hr—$54,047
2011Natural Resources Dept
WL-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
NR Spec Int Wildlife
Full-time
Otter Tail$26.39 /hr—$54,891

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 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as NR Spec Int WL

FY 2014, amount paid