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Kernan, Andrew

NR Forestry Specialist SeniorNatural Resources DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

FOR CFM. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$655,919
over 11 fiscal years
Latest year
$76,723
FY 2026
Highest year
$89,294
FY 2025
Yearly average
$59,629
across years on record
Change since first year
+202%
FY 2016 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$100K201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2026, pay went up 202% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 119% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$76,723−14.1%+3.1%−16.7%
FY 2025$89,294+26.2%+2.6%+23.0%
FY 2024$70,750−0.5%+3.3%−3.6%
FY 2023$71,075+3.8%+6.3%−2.4%
FY 2022$68,504+4.0%+7.2%−3.0%
FY 2021$65,874+42.2%+2.3%+39.0%
FY 2020$46,330−8.6%+1.6%−10.0%
FY 2019$50,676+12.0%+2.1%+9.8%
FY 2018$45,232−1.7%+2.3%−3.9%
FY 2017$46,033+81.0%+1.8%+77.8%
FY 2016$25,428———

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 11% 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

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
FOR CFM
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Ramsey$37.26 /hr—$76,723
2025Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 New Ulm Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Rice$35.43 /hr$14,846$89,294
2024Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 New Ulm Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Rice$32.71 /hr$63$70,750
2023Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Bemidji Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Beltrami$29.92 /hr$4,346$71,075
2022Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Bemidji Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Beltrami$28.25 /hr$5,918$68,504
2021Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Bemidji Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Beltrami$27.56 /hr$7,503$65,874
2020Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Bemidji Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Beltrami$25.94 /hr$813$46,330
2019Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Bemidji Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Beltrami$22.92 /hr$1,868$50,676
2018Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Bemidji Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Beltrami$21.71 /hr$2,138$45,232
2017Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Bemidji Staff
NR Forestry Specialist
Full-time
Beltrami$19.29 /hr$5,279$46,033
2016Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Park Rapids Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist
Full-time
Wadena$18.20 /hr$758$25,428

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