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MacDonald, Meredith A

Parks WorkerNatural Resources DeptLake CountyPart-time

PAT-R2 GooseberryFalls Staff 3. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$7,269
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$754
FY 2013
Highest year
$3,374
FY 2012
Yearly average
$2,423
across years on record
Change since first year
-76%
FY 2011 to FY 2013 · prices +5%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$1K$2K$3K$4K$3,1412011$3,3742012$7542013
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2013, pay went down 76% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is down 77% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2013$754−77.6%+1.7%−78.0%
FY 2012$3,374+7.4%+2.9%+4.4%
FY 2011$3,141———

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 2013 · Parks Worker

Paid more than 5% of the 208 people with this job title that year. The median was $10,085.

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
2013Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 GooseberryFalls Staff 3
Parks Worker
Part-time · left during year
Lake$13.43 /hr—$754
2012Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 GooseberryFalls Staff 3
Parks Worker
Part-time
Lake$13.43 /hr—$3,374
2011Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 GooseberryFalls Staff 3
NR Worker
Part-time
Lake$7.55 /hr$44$3,141

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 2013, amount paid

Highest paid as Parks Worker

FY 2013, amount paid