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Murphy, Laura

NR Forestry Regional SpecNatural Resources DeptCarlton CountyFull-time

FOR Wildlfire PreventionPermit. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$765,611
over 11 fiscal years
Latest year
$72,172
FY 2026
Highest year
$88,967
FY 2025
Yearly average
$69,601
across years on record
Change since first year
+51%
FY 2016 to FY 2026 · prices +38%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2026, pay went up 51% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 10% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$72,172−18.9%+3.1%−21.3%
FY 2025$88,967+7.5%+2.6%+4.8%
FY 2024$82,732−3.8%+3.3%−6.9%
FY 2023$86,018+14.3%+6.3%+7.5%
FY 2022$75,278−4.7%+7.2%−11.0%
FY 2021$78,960+35.3%+2.3%+32.2%
FY 2020$58,368−2.9%+1.6%−4.4%
FY 2019$60,085−1.1%+2.1%−3.1%
FY 2018$60,749+11.5%+2.3%+9.0%
FY 2017$54,494+14.0%+1.8%+12.0%
FY 2016$47,790———

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 9% 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.

See everyone with this job title

Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
FOR Wildlfire PreventionPermit
NR Forestry Regional Spec
Full-time
Carlton$39.93 /hr—$72,172
2025Natural Resources Dept
FOR Wildlfire PreventionPermit
NR Forestry Regional Spec
Full-time
Carlton$37.98 /hr$9,925$88,967
2024Natural Resources Dept
FOR Wildlfire PreventionPermit
NR Forestry Regional Spec
Full-time
Carlton$35.13 /hr$7,751$82,732
2023Natural Resources Dept
FOR Wildlfire PreventionPermit
NR Forestry Regional Spec
Full-time
Ramsey$32.13 /hr$15,649$86,018
2022Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Carlton$30.24 /hr$8,915$75,278
2021Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Carlton$28.48 /hr$19,318$78,960
2020Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Carlton$26.89 /hr$4,321$58,368
2019Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Aitkin$23.74 /hr$10,725$60,085
2018Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Two Harbors Staff
NR Forestry Specialist
Full-time
Lake$21.71 /hr$15,726$60,749
2017Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Two Harbors Staff
NR Forestry Specialist
Full-time
Lake$20.57 /hr$11,446$54,494
2016Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Two Harbors Staff
NR Forestry Specialist
Full-time
Lake$19.48 /hr$7,505$47,790

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