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Kruse, Nicole

Human Resources Specialist 1Natural Resources DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

OSD HR Employment Services. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$104,164
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$46,874
FY 2019
Highest year
$46,874
FY 2019
Yearly average
$34,721
across years on record
Change since first year
+252%
FY 2017 to FY 2019 · prices +4%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$13,3292017$43,9612018$46,8742019
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2019, pay went up 252% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is up 237% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$46,874+6.6%+2.1%+4.5%
FY 2018$43,961+229.8%+2.3%+222.5%
FY 2017$13,329———

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 2019 · Human Resources Specialist 1

Paid more than 20% of the 83 people with this job title that year. The median was $56,175.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2019Natural Resources Dept
OSD HR Employment Services
Human Resources Specialist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$22.98 /hr—$46,874
2018Natural Resources Dept
OSD HR Employment Services
Human Resources Specialist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$21.71 /hr—$43,961
2017Natural Resources Dept
OSD HR Employment Services
Human Resources Specialist 1
Full-time
Ramsey$20.57 /hr—$13,329

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 2019, amount paid

Highest paid as Human Resources Specialist 1

FY 2019, amount paid