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Larson, David John

NR Forestry Regional SpecNatural Resources DeptItasca CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$545,066
over 7 fiscal years
Latest year
$55,094
FY 2023 · $1,643 overtime
Highest year
$105,420
FY 2022
Yearly average
$77,867
across years on record
Change since first year
+8%
FY 2017 to FY 2023 · prices +24%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$51,0022017$75,3382018$78,3252019$85,1422020$94,7472021$105,4202022$55,0942023
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2023, pay went up 8% while consumer prices went up 24%. After inflation, pay is down 13% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$55,094−47.7%+6.3%−50.8%
FY 2022$105,420+11.3%+7.2%+3.8%
FY 2021$94,747+11.3%+2.3%+8.8%
FY 2020$85,142+8.7%+1.6%+7.0%
FY 2019$78,325+4.0%+2.1%+1.9%
FY 2018$75,338+47.7%+2.3%+44.5%
FY 2017$51,002———

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 2023 · NR Forestry Regional Spec

Paid more than 5% of the 22 people with this job title that year. The median was $80,317.

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

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Every record

7 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2023Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Staff
NR Forestry Regional Spec
Full-time · left during year
Itasca$39.74 /hr$1,643$55,094
2022Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Staff
NR Forestry Regional Spec
Full-time
Itasca$38.77 /hr$15,366$105,420
2021Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Staff
NR Forestry Regional Spec
Full-time
Itasca$37.82 /hr$7,362$94,747
2020Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Staff
NR Forestry Regional Spec
Full-time
Itasca$36.90 /hr$6,852$85,142
2019Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Staff
NR Forestry Regional Spec
Full-time
Itasca$36.09 /hr$3,780$78,325
2018Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Staff
NR Forestry Regional Spec
Full-time
Itasca$34.50 /hr$3,325$75,338
2017Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Asst
NR Forestry Asst Supv
Full-time
Koochiching$31.98 /hr$1,951$51,002

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 2023, amount paid

Highest paid as NR Forestry Regional Spec

FY 2023, amount paid