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Knaak, Thomas Jay

NR Forestry Specialist IntNatural Resources DeptKoochiching CountyFull-time

FOR R2 Little Fork Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$270,716
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$57,523
FY 2026 · $342 overtime
Highest year
$74,088
FY 2025
Yearly average
$54,143
across years on record
Change since first year
+224%
FY 2022 to FY 2026 · prices +16%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$17,7532022$55,2932023$66,0592024$74,0882025$57,5232026
Paid in yearFY 2022 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2022 to FY 2026, pay went up 224% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is up 179% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$57,523−22.4%+3.1%−24.7%
FY 2025$74,088+12.2%+2.6%+9.3%
FY 2024$66,059+19.5%+3.3%+15.7%
FY 2023$55,293+211.5%+6.3%+193.1%
FY 2022$17,753———

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 Int

Paid more than 13% of the 53 people with this job title that year. The median was $80,960.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Koochiching$29.25 /hr$342$57,523
2025Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Koochiching$27.84 /hr$16,296$74,088
2024Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Koochiching$25.79 /hr$11,437$66,059
2023Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Asst Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Koochiching$22.98 /hr$4,080$55,293
2022Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Asst Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Koochiching$21.28 /hr$303$17,753

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 Int

FY 2026, amount paid