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Kessler, Ryan J

NR Spec FisheriesNatural Resources DeptPope CountyFull-time

Fish-R1 Glenwood Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$297,201
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$29,845
FY 2016 · $355 overtime
Highest year
$56,399
FY 2015
Yearly average
$49,533
across years on record
Change since first year
-43%
FY 2011 to FY 2016 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$52,1732011$51,3862012$52,6442013$54,7542014$56,3992015$29,8452016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went down 43% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is down 47% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$29,845−47.1%+0.7%−47.4%
FY 2015$56,399+3.0%+0.7%+2.3%
FY 2014$54,754+4.0%+1.6%+2.4%
FY 2013$52,644+2.4%+1.7%+0.8%
FY 2012$51,386−1.5%+2.9%−4.3%
FY 2011$52,173———

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 2016 · NR Spec Fisheries

Paid more than 4% of the 69 people with this job title that year. The median was $50,587.

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

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Glenwood Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time · left during year
Pope$27.30 /hr$355$29,845
2015Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Glenwood Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Pope$26.63 /hr—$56,399
2014Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Glenwood Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Pope$25.85 /hr—$54,754
2013Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Glenwood Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Pope$25.10 /hr—$52,644
2012Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Glenwood Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Pope$24.61 /hr—$51,386
2011Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Glenwood Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Pope$24.61 /hr—$52,173

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 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as NR Spec Fisheries

FY 2016, amount paid