Lesetmoe, Dewayne
Laborer GeneralNatural Resources DeptHubbard CountyPart-time
FOR Badoura Nursery Staff2. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2017 to FY 2023, pay went down 18% while consumer prices went up 24%. After inflation, pay is down 33% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023 | $5,204 | −69.3% | +6.3% | −71.1% |
| FY 2022 | $16,956 | −6.6% | +7.2% | −12.8% |
| FY 2021 | $18,152 | +190.0% | +2.3% | +183.4% |
| FY 2020 | $6,260 | — | — | — |
| FY 2017 | $6,315 | — | — | — |
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 · Laborer General
Paid more than 46% of the 162 people with this job title that year. The median was $5,975.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
5 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Natural Resources Dept FOR Badoura Nursery Staff2 | Laborer General Part-time · left during year | Hubbard | $17.64 /hr | $304 | $5,204 |
| 2022 | Natural Resources Dept FOR Badoura Nursery Staff2 | Laborer General Part-time | Hubbard | $17.21 /hr | $845 | $16,956 |
| 2021 | Natural Resources Dept FOR Badoura Nursery Staff2 | Laborer General Part-time | Hubbard | $16.40 /hr | — | $18,152 |
| 2020 | Natural Resources Dept FOR Badoura Nurs Paper | Laborer General Intermittent | Hubbard | $16.00 /hr | — | $6,260 |
| 2017 | Natural Resources Dept FOR Badoura Nurs Paper | Laborer General Intermittent | Hubbard | $15.01 /hr | — | $6,315 |
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
- Woizeschke, Kevin R$251,385NR Spec Int Eco Svcs
- Francis, Lawrence C$201,835NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
- Hemker, Thomas R$201,188NR Spec 2 CO
- Velsvaag, John W$187,777NR Spec 2 CO
- Smith, Rodmen E$187,400NR Dir - Enforcement
- Naramore, Barbara Lynn$183,968Deputy Commr Natural Resources
- Nordseth Jr, Gary L$181,140NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
- Richards, Jess W$171,746Asst Commr NR Operations
Highest paid as Laborer General
FY 2023, amount paid
- Nelson, Thomas Jackson$49,630Natural Resources Dept
- Coad, Emily$47,028Minnesota Zoological Garden
- Norenberg, Joshua Earl$46,619Natural Resources Dept
- Pilz, James D$46,277Corrections Dept
- Nelson, Anna Rae Sutton$45,281Natural Resources Dept
- King, Kraig A$43,872Natural Resources Dept
- Magnuson, Mark L$43,226Natural Resources Dept
- Dutchin, Alex$41,674Minnesota Zoological Garden