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McDowell, Stephen K

NR TechNatural Resources DeptAnoka CountyFull-time

WL-R1 Res Bemidji Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$11,608
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$5,223
FY 2016 · $1,444 overtime
Highest year
$6,385
FY 2015
Yearly average
$5,804
across years on record
Change since first year
-18%
FY 2015 to FY 2016 · prices +1%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$6,3852015$5,2232016
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2016, pay went down 18% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is down 19% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$5,223−18.2%+0.7%−18.8%
FY 2015$6,385———

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 2016 · NR Tech

Paid more than 18% of the 56 people with this job title that year. The median was $8,364.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016Natural Resources Dept
WL-R1 Res Bemidji Staff
NR Tech
Full-time · left during year
Anoka$15.81 /hr$1,444$5,223
2015Natural Resources Dept
WL-R1 Res Bemidji Staff
NR Tech
Full-time · left during year
Beltrami$15.81 /hr$694$6,385

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 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as NR Tech

FY 2016, amount paid