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King, Kraig A

NR Forest Fire Resp LeadNatural Resources DeptCass CountyFull-time

FOR R1 Backus Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$383,356
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$55,819
FY 2026 · $16,671 overtime
Highest year
$71,330
FY 2025
Yearly average
$38,336
across years on record
Change since first year
+399%
FY 2017 to FY 2026 · prices +35%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$11,1922017$20,0982018$25,6892019$31,1202020$34,8532021$37,1132022$43,8722023$52,2702024$71,3302025$55,8192026
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2026, pay went up 399% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 269% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$55,819−21.7%+3.1%−24.1%
FY 2025$71,330+36.5%+2.6%+33.0%
FY 2024$52,270+19.1%+3.3%+15.3%
FY 2023$43,872+18.2%+6.3%+11.2%
FY 2022$37,113+6.5%+7.2%−0.6%
FY 2021$34,853+12.0%+2.3%+9.5%
FY 2020$31,120+21.1%+1.6%+19.3%
FY 2019$25,689+27.8%+2.1%+25.2%
FY 2018$20,098+79.6%+2.3%+75.6%
FY 2017$11,192———

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 Forest Fire Resp Lead

Paid more than 79% of the 52 people with this job title that year. The median was $41,174.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Cass$26.16 /hr$16,671$55,819
2025Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Cass$25.05 /hr$28,357$71,330
2024Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Cass$23.37 /hr$12,435$52,270
2024Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Brainerd Staff
Laborer General
Full-time · left during year
Crow Wing$22.72 /hr——
2023Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Brainerd Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
Crow Wing$21.54 /hr$6,576$43,872
2023Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time · left during year
Cass$21.63 /hr——
2022Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Brainerd Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
Crow Wing$21.01 /hr$2,836$37,113
2022Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time · left during year
Cass$20.59 /hr——
2021Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Brainerd Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
Crow Wing$20.01 /hr$1,650$34,853
2021Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time · left during year
Cass$19.51 /hr——
2020Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Brainerd Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
Crow Wing$19.00 /hr$1,648$31,120
2020Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time · left during year
Cass$18.59 /hr——
2019Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Brainerd Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
Crow Wing$17.10 /hr$2,003$25,689
2019Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time · left during year
Crow Wing$17.78 /hr——
2018Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time · left during year
Crow Wing$16.99 /hr$2,709$20,098
2017Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time · left during year
Crow Wing$16.31 /hr$2,288$11,192

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 Forest Fire Resp Lead

FY 2026, amount paid