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Nelson, Jack Thomas

Laborer GeneralNatural Resources DeptHubbard CountyFull-time

Fish-R1 Park Rapids Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$44,274
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$38,369
FY 2026 · $1,378 overtime
Highest year
$38,369
FY 2026
Yearly average
$22,137
across years on record
Change since first year
+550%
FY 2025 to FY 2026 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$5,9052025$38,3692026
Paid in yearFY 2025 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2025 to FY 2026, pay went up 550% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 530% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$38,369+549.7%+3.1%+530.0%
FY 2025$5,905———

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 · Laborer General

Paid more than 96% of the 161 people with this job title that year. The median was $6,049.

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
2026Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Park Rapids Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
Hubbard$21.91 /hr$1,378$38,369
2025Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Windom Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
Cottonwood$21.09 /hr—$5,905

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 Laborer General

FY 2026, amount paid