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Oja, Kristopher James

NR WorkerNatural Resources DeptChisago CountyPart-time

PAT-R3 Wild River Staff 2. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$10,325
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$2,963
FY 2018
Highest year
$4,038
FY 2017
Yearly average
$3,442
across years on record
Change since first year
-11%
FY 2016 to FY 2018 · prices +4%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$2K$4K$6K$3,3252016$4,0382017$2,9632018
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2018, pay went down 11% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is down 14% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$2,963−26.6%+2.3%−28.2%
FY 2017$4,038+21.4%+1.8%+19.2%
FY 2016$3,325———

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 Worker

Paid more than 59% of the 70 people with this job title that year. The median was $1,620.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Wild River Staff 2
NR Worker
Part-time · left during year
Chisago$10.10 /hr—$2,963
2017Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Wild River Staff 2
NR Worker
Part-time
Chisago$10.10 /hr—$4,038
2016Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Wild River Staff 2
NR Worker
Part-time
Chisago$9.30 /hr—$3,325

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 Worker

FY 2018, amount paid