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Mills, Carl D

NR Spec FisheriesNatural Resources DeptCrow Wing CountyFull-time

Fish-R2 Brainerd Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$977,792
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$76,979
FY 2026
Highest year
$76,979
FY 2026
Yearly average
$61,112
across years on record
Change since first year
+70%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 70% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 15% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$76,979+0.6%+3.1%−2.4%
FY 2025$76,502+6.8%+2.6%+4.1%
FY 2024$71,606+1.0%+3.3%−2.2%
FY 2023$70,889+7.5%+6.3%+1.1%
FY 2022$65,961+1.4%+7.2%−5.4%
FY 2021$65,066+4.9%+2.3%+2.6%
FY 2020$61,999−1.3%+1.6%−2.8%
FY 2019$62,802+4.4%+2.1%+2.3%
FY 2018$60,129−0.3%+2.3%−2.5%
FY 2017$60,337+5.6%+1.8%+3.7%
FY 2016$57,147+1.8%+0.7%+1.1%
FY 2015$56,139+8.1%+0.7%+7.3%
FY 2014$51,921+6.7%+1.6%+5.1%
FY 2013$48,646+4.8%+1.7%+3.1%
FY 2012$46,423+2.6%+2.9%−0.3%
FY 2011$45,246———

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 Spec Fisheries

Paid more than 94% of the 53 people with this job title that year. The median was $67,268.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Brainerd Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Crow Wing$35.96 /hr—$76,979
2025Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Brainerd Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Crow Wing$35.43 /hr$271$76,502
2024Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Brainerd Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Crow Wing$33.90 /hr—$71,606
2023Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Brainerd Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Crow Wing$32.13 /hr—$70,889
2022Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Brainerd Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Crow Wing$31.35 /hr—$65,961
2021Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Brainerd Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Crow Wing$30.59 /hr—$65,066
2020Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Brainerd Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Crow Wing$29.84 /hr—$61,999
2019Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Brainerd Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Crow Wing$29.18 /hr—$62,802
2018Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Brainerd Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Crow Wing$28.54 /hr—$60,129
2017Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Brainerd Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Crow Wing$27.98 /hr—$60,337
2016Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Brainerd Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Crow Wing$27.30 /hr—$57,147
2015Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Brainerd Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Crow Wing$26.63 /hr$53$56,139
2014Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Brainerd Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Crow Wing$24.94 /hr—$51,921
2013Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Brainerd Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Crow Wing$23.38 /hr—$48,646
2012Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Brainerd Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Crow Wing$22.18 /hr—$46,423
2011Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Brainerd Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Crow Wing$21.40 /hr$214$45,246

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 Spec Fisheries

FY 2026, amount paid