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Koecher, Ronald W

NR Tech Trails & WaterwaysNatural Resources DeptLake CountyFull-time

PAT R2C Two Harbors Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$180,426
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$32,976
FY 2014 · $74 overtime
Highest year
$49,308
FY 2013
Yearly average
$45,107
across years on record
Change since first year
-33%
FY 2011 to FY 2014 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$49,2382011$48,9042012$49,3082013$32,9762014
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2014, pay went down 33% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is down 37% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2014$32,976−33.1%+1.6%−34.2%
FY 2013$49,308+0.8%+1.7%−0.8%
FY 2012$48,904−0.7%+2.9%−3.5%
FY 2011$49,238———

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 2014 · NR Tech Trails & Waterways

Paid more than 12% of the 25 people with this job title that year. The median was $51,166.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2014Natural Resources Dept
PAT R2C Two Harbors Staff
NR Tech Trails & Waterways
Full-time · left during year
Lake$24.62 /hr$74$32,976
2013Natural Resources Dept
PAT R2C Two Harbors Staff
NR Tech Trails & Waterways
Full-time
Lake$23.90 /hr—$49,308
2012Natural Resources Dept
PAT R2C Two Harbors Staff
NR Tech (Trls & Waterways)
Full-time
Lake$23.43 /hr$615$48,904
2011Natural Resources Dept
PAT R2C Two Harbors Staff
NR Tech (Trls & Waterways)
Full-time
Lake$23.43 /hr$404$49,238

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 2014, amount paid

Highest paid as NR Tech Trails & Waterways

FY 2014, amount paid