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Mead, Kurt P

Interpret Naturalist 2Natural Resources DeptLake CountyFull-time

PAT-R2 Tettegouche Asst. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$662,194
over 13 fiscal years
Latest year
$77,348
FY 2026 · $727 overtime
Highest year
$77,348
FY 2026
Yearly average
$50,938
across years on record
Change since first year
+3,265%
FY 2014 to FY 2026 · prices +39%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K2014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2026, pay went up 3,265% while consumer prices went up 39%. After inflation, pay is up 2,313% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$77,348+5.3%+3.1%+2.1%
FY 2025$73,430+7.6%+2.6%+4.8%
FY 2024$68,243+15.4%+3.3%+11.7%
FY 2023$59,138+6.4%+6.3%+0.1%
FY 2022$55,571−4.3%+7.2%−10.7%
FY 2021$58,091+12.2%+2.3%+9.7%
FY 2020$51,752+5.1%+1.6%+3.5%
FY 2019$49,219+5.7%+2.1%+3.5%
FY 2018$46,574+5.5%+2.3%+3.1%
FY 2017$44,156+6.2%+1.8%+4.3%
FY 2016$41,566+19.4%+0.7%+18.6%
FY 2015$34,808+1,414.4%+0.7%+1,403.5%
FY 2014$2,298———

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 · Interpret Naturalist 2

Paid more than 62% of the 29 people with this job title that year. The median was $66,167.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

13 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Tettegouche Asst
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Lake$37.26 /hr$727$77,348
2025Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Tettegouche Asst
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Lake$35.43 /hr$545$73,430
2024Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Tettegouche Asst
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Lake$32.71 /hr$996$68,243
2023Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Tettegouche Asst
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Lake$29.92 /hr$598$59,138
2022Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Tettegouche Staff
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Lake$28.25 /hr—$55,571
2021Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Tettegouche Staff
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Lake$26.59 /hr$232$58,091
2020Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Tettegouche Staff
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Lake$25.08 /hr—$51,752
2019Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Tettegouche Staff
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Lake$23.74 /hr—$49,219
2018Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Tettegouche Staff
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Lake$22.42 /hr—$46,574
2017Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Tettegouche Staff
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Lake$21.28 /hr—$44,156
2016Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Tettegouche Asst
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Lake$20.07 /hr—$41,566
2015Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 Tettegouche Asst
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Lake$19.00 /hr—$34,808
2014Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Lk Superior Staff
NR Fisheries Census Clerk
Full-time · left during year
St Louis$13.95 /hr—$2,298

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 Interpret Naturalist 2

FY 2026, amount paid