Hetland, Paul Allen
Interpret Naturalist 1Natural Resources DeptFillmore CountyPart-time
PAT-R3 Forestville CaveStaff. 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 2018 to FY 2019, pay went up 165% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is up 160% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2019 | $3,668 | +165.0% | +2.1% | +159.6% |
| FY 2018 | $1,384 | — | — | — |
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 2019 · Interpret Naturalist 1
Paid more than 30% of the 94 people with this job title that year. The median was $9,143.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
2 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R3 Forestville CaveStaff | Interpret Naturalist 1 Part-time · left during year | Fillmore | $19.46 /hr | — | $3,668 |
| 2018 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R3 Forestville CaveStaff | Interpret Naturalist 1 Part-time | Fillmore | $19.03 /hr | — | $1,384 |
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 2019, amount paid
- Sutherland, Thomas L$197,211NR Spec 2 CO
- Schad, David R$194,998NR Prog Mgr
- Wiebusch, Corey P$188,341NR Spec 2 CO
- Shelden, Michael D$180,527NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
- Weaver, Rita Rodrigue$176,330Hydrologist 3
- Nelson, Alyssa Sue$166,474Parks & Trails Associate
- Dirks, Andrew Lawrence$161,023NR Spec 2 CO
- Willis, Jacob Ronald$160,664NR Spec 2 CO
Highest paid as Interpret Naturalist 1
FY 2019, amount paid
- Mochinski, Laurel Lee$61,400Minnesota Zoological Garden
- Crook, Donald A$59,877Minnesota Zoological Garden
- Ness, Christine I$58,917Minnesota Zoological Garden
- Devens, Dawn$58,600Minnesota Zoological Garden
- Tasa, Alexandria Z$58,539Minnesota Zoological Garden
- Armstrong, Judy C$58,533Minnesota Zoological Garden
- Kluever, Michaela E$55,207Minnesota Zoological Garden
- Brown, Rebecca R$54,292Minnesota Zoological Garden