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Kunz, Michael Robert

Planning Dir StateNatural Resources DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

L&M Mine Permit & Coord Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$1,251,090
over 15 fiscal years
Latest year
$115,215
FY 2026
Highest year
$115,215
FY 2026
Yearly average
$83,406
across years on record
Change since first year
+558%
FY 2012 to FY 2026 · prices +44%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K20122014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2026, pay went up 558% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 357% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$115,215+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$113,418+4.5%+2.6%+1.8%
FY 2024$108,506+1.6%+3.3%−1.7%
FY 2023$106,820+6.4%+6.3%+0.2%
FY 2022$100,355+2.5%+7.2%−4.4%
FY 2021$97,913+5.5%+2.3%+3.2%
FY 2020$92,774+4.2%+1.6%+2.6%
FY 2019$88,998+3.4%+2.1%+1.3%
FY 2018$86,043+16.0%+2.3%+13.4%
FY 2017$74,182+8.3%+1.8%+6.3%
FY 2016$68,493+6.2%+0.7%+5.5%
FY 2015$64,467+6.8%+0.7%+6.0%
FY 2014$60,369+7.8%+1.6%+6.1%
FY 2013$56,014+219.7%+1.7%+214.4%
FY 2012$17,523———

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 · Planning Dir State

Paid more than 54% of the 173 people with this job title that year. The median was $112,313.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

15 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
L&M Mine Permit & Coord Staff
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Ramsey$55.42 /hr—$115,215
2025Natural Resources Dept
L&M Mine Permit & Coord Staff
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Ramsey$54.60 /hr—$113,418
2024Natural Resources Dept
L&M Mine Permit & Coord Staff
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Ramsey$52.25 /hr—$108,506
2023Natural Resources Dept
L&M Mine Permit & Coord Staff
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Ramsey$49.53 /hr—$106,820
2022Natural Resources Dept
L&M Mine Permit & Coord Staff
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Ramsey$48.32 /hr—$100,355
2021Natural Resources Dept
L&M Mine Permit & Coord Staff
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Ramsey$47.14 /hr—$97,913
2020Natural Resources Dept
L&M Mine Permit & Coord Staff
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Ramsey$45.99 /hr—$92,774
2019Natural Resources Dept
L&M Mine Permit & Coord Staff
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Ramsey$43.28 /hr$1,503$88,998
2018Natural Resources Dept
L&M Mine Permit & Coord Staff
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Ramsey$40.84 /hr$3,350$86,043
2017Natural Resources Dept
L&M Mine Permit & Coord Staff
Planning Dir State
Full-time
Ramsey$38.64 /hr—$74,182
2016Natural Resources Dept
L&M Mine Permit & Coord Staff
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$33.77 /hr—$68,493
2015Natural Resources Dept
L&M Mine Permit & Coord Staff
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$31.80 /hr—$64,467
2014Natural Resources Dept
L&M Mine Permit & Coord Staff
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$29.79 /hr—$60,369
2013Natural Resources Dept
L&M Mine Reclamation Spv/Staff
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$27.88 /hr—$56,014
2012Natural Resources Dept
L&M Mine Reclamation Spv/Staff
Planner Principal State
Full-time
Ramsey$26.39 /hr—$17,523

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 Planning Dir State

FY 2026, amount paid