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Meyer, Joseph V

NR Forestry Regional SpecNatural Resources DeptItasca CountyFull-time

FOR Fire Protecton. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$668,914
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$101,146
FY 2026 · $25,693 overtime
Highest year
$101,146
FY 2026
Yearly average
$66,891
across years on record
Change since first year
+648%
FY 2017 to FY 2026 · prices +35%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K$13,5292017$48,5802018$60,8492019$64,8852020$69,3582021$79,5412022$69,5142023$68,7542024$92,7592025$101,1462026
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2026, pay went up 648% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 454% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$101,146+9.0%+3.1%+5.7%
FY 2025$92,759+34.9%+2.6%+31.4%
FY 2024$68,754−1.1%+3.3%−4.3%
FY 2023$69,514−12.6%+6.3%−17.8%
FY 2022$79,541+14.7%+7.2%+7.0%
FY 2021$69,358+6.9%+2.3%+4.5%
FY 2020$64,885+6.6%+1.6%+5.0%
FY 2019$60,849+25.3%+2.1%+22.7%
FY 2018$48,580+259.1%+2.3%+251.2%
FY 2017$13,529———

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 · NR Forestry Regional Spec

Paid more than 74% of the 23 people with this job title that year. The median was $94,745.

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

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Every record

10 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
FOR Fire Protecton
NR Forestry Regional Spec
Full-time
Itasca$37.26 /hr$25,693$101,146
2025Natural Resources Dept
FOR Fire Protecton
NR Forestry Regional Spec
Full-time
Pine$35.43 /hr$21,164$92,759
2024Natural Resources Dept
FOR Fire Protecton
NR Forestry Regional Spec
Full-time
Pine$32.71 /hr$9,398$68,754
2023Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Cambridge Asst Staff
NR Tech
Full-time
Isanti$26.52 /hr$11,845$69,514
2022Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Cambridge Asst Staff
NR Tech
Full-time
Isanti$25.87 /hr$23,168$79,541
2021Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Cambridge Asst Staff
NR Tech
Full-time
Isanti$25.24 /hr$17,439$69,358
2020Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Cambridge Asst Staff
NR Tech
Full-time
Isanti$23.88 /hr$16,123$64,885
2019Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Cambridge Asst Staff
NR Tech
Full-time
Isanti$22.65 /hr$14,286$60,849
2018Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Cambridge Asst Staff
NR Tech
Full-time
Isanti$21.61 /hr$20,330$48,580
2017Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Cambridge Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time · left during year
Anoka$19.79 /hr$3,639$13,529

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 NR Forestry Regional Spec

FY 2026, amount paid