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Nooker, Michael

NR Tech ForestryNatural Resources DeptItasca CountyFull-time

FOR R2 Deer River Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$798,391
over 11 fiscal years
Latest year
$92,785
FY 2026 · $18,799 overtime
Highest year
$99,318
FY 2025
Yearly average
$72,581
across years on record
Change since first year
+203%
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$50K$100K$150K201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2026, pay went up 203% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 120% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$92,785−6.6%+3.1%−9.4%
FY 2025$99,318+9.9%+2.6%+7.1%
FY 2024$90,331+10.4%+3.3%+6.9%
FY 2023$81,835−1.6%+6.3%−7.4%
FY 2022$83,145+10.2%+7.2%+2.8%
FY 2021$75,434+10.8%+2.3%+8.3%
FY 2020$68,084+1.5%+1.6%−0.0%
FY 2019$67,049+14.3%+2.1%+12.0%
FY 2018$58,640+14.6%+2.3%+12.1%
FY 2017$51,152+67.1%+1.8%+64.0%
FY 2016$30,618———

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 Tech Forestry

Paid more than 84% of the 69 people with this job title that year. The median was $72,650.

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

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Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Itasca$34.24 /hr$18,799$92,785
2025Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Itasca$33.73 /hr$23,955$99,318
2024Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Itasca$32.28 /hr$20,575$90,331
2023Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Itasca$30.60 /hr$12,492$81,835
2022Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Itasca$29.01 /hr$19,069$83,145
2021Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Hibbing Asst Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
St Louis$27.53 /hr$14,556$75,434
2020Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Hibbing Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
St Louis$26.09 /hr$11,375$68,084
2019Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Warroad Paper
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Roseau$26.30 /hr$12,308$67,049
2018Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Warroad Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Marshall$23.22 /hr$9,372$58,640
2017Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Warroad Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Marshall$21.98 /hr$6,747$51,152
2016Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Warroad Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Marshall$18.99 /hr$3,552$30,618

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 Tech Forestry

FY 2026, amount paid