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Nelson, Jeffrey S

NR Tech ForestryNatural Resources DeptAitkin CountyFull-time

FOR R2 Aitkin Asst Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$581,930
over 8 fiscal years
Latest year
$81,766
FY 2018 · $21,621 overtime
Highest year
$82,123
FY 2016
Yearly average
$72,741
across years on record
Change since first year
+41%
FY 2011 to FY 2018 · prices +12%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$58,0602011$70,5042012$69,9232013$63,3202014$74,1942015$82,1232016$82,0412017$81,7662018
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2018, pay went up 41% while consumer prices went up 12%. After inflation, pay is up 25% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$81,766−0.3%+2.3%−2.5%
FY 2017$82,041−0.1%+1.8%−1.9%
FY 2016$82,123+10.7%+0.7%+9.9%
FY 2015$74,194+17.2%+0.7%+16.3%
FY 2014$63,320−9.4%+1.6%−10.8%
FY 2013$69,923−0.8%+1.7%−2.4%
FY 2012$70,504+21.4%+2.9%+18.0%
FY 2011$58,060———

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 2018 · NR Tech Forestry

Paid more than 96% of the 51 people with this job title that year. The median was $57,210.

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

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Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Asst Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time · left during year
Aitkin$27.17 /hr$21,621$81,766
2017Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Aitkin$26.64 /hr$22,236$82,041
2016Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Aitkin$25.99 /hr$23,794$82,123
2015Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Aitkin$25.36 /hr$17,128$74,194
2014Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Aitkin$24.62 /hr$8,808$63,320
2013Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Aitkin$23.90 /hr$14,127$69,923
2012Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Staff
NR Tech (Forestry)
Full-time
Aitkin$23.43 /hr$18,908$70,504
2011Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Staff
NR Tech (Forestry)
Full-time
Aitkin$23.43 /hr$5,694$58,060

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 2018, amount paid

Highest paid as NR Tech Forestry

FY 2018, amount paid