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Nelson, Michael L

NR Tech FisheriesNatural Resources DeptOtter Tail CountyFull-time

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

Different person with the same name: MN St Colleges & Universities, FY 2012

Total paid
$641,288
over 12 fiscal years
Latest year
$65,238
FY 2022
Highest year
$65,238
FY 2022
Yearly average
$53,441
across years on record
Change since first year
+38%
FY 2011 to FY 2022 · prices +28%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K201120132015201720192021
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2022, pay went up 38% while consumer prices went up 28%. After inflation, pay is up 8% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2022$65,238+11.0%+7.2%+3.6%
FY 2021$58,781+2.5%+2.3%+0.2%
FY 2020$57,365+2.3%+1.6%+0.7%
FY 2019$56,099+2.2%+2.1%+0.1%
FY 2018$54,879+2.0%+2.3%−0.2%
FY 2017$53,791+2.5%+1.8%+0.6%
FY 2016$52,491+2.5%+0.7%+1.8%
FY 2015$51,199+3.0%+0.7%+2.3%
FY 2014$49,709+4.0%+1.6%+2.4%
FY 2013$47,782+2.5%+1.7%+0.8%
FY 2012$46,612−1.5%+2.9%−4.3%
FY 2011$47,341———

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 2022 · NR Tech Fisheries

Paid more than 86% of the 28 people with this job title that year. The median was $54,798.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

12 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2022Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time · left during year
Otter Tail$29.01 /hr—$65,238
2021Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Otter Tail$28.30 /hr—$58,781
2020Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Otter Tail$27.61 /hr—$57,365
2019Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Otter Tail$27.00 /hr—$56,099
2018Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Otter Tail$26.41 /hr—$54,879
2017Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Otter Tail$25.89 /hr—$53,791
2016Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Otter Tail$25.26 /hr—$52,491
2015Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Otter Tail$24.64 /hr—$51,199
2014Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Otter Tail$23.92 /hr—$49,709
2013Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Otter Tail$23.22 /hr—$47,782
2012Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
NR Tech (Fisheries)
Full-time
Otter Tail$22.76 /hr—$46,612
2011Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R1 Fergus Falls Staff
NR Tech (Fisheries)
Full-time
Otter Tail$22.76 /hr—$47,341

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 2022, amount paid

Highest paid as NR Tech Fisheries

FY 2022, amount paid