Pellinen, Kaija
Parks & Trails AssociateNatural Resources DeptSt Louis CountyPart-time
PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Ops Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2019 to FY 2024, pay went up 264% while consumer prices went up 22%. After inflation, pay is up 197% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 | $11,650 | −28.5% | +3.3% | −30.8% |
| FY 2023 | $16,298 | +14.4% | +6.3% | +7.7% |
| FY 2022 | $14,244 | +749.2% | +7.2% | +692.4% |
| FY 2021 | $1,677 | — | — | — |
| FY 2019 | $3,204 | — | — | — |
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 2024 · Parks & Trails Associate
Paid more than 53% of the 215 people with this job title that year. The median was $10,016.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
5 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Ops Staff | Parks & Trails Associate Part-time · left during year | St Louis | $20.18 /hr | — | $11,650 |
| 2023 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Ops Staff | Parks & Trails Associate Part-time | St Louis | $18.73 /hr | $664 | $16,298 |
| 2022 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 1 | Parks & Trails Associate Part-time | St Louis | $17.88 /hr | $411 | $14,244 |
| 2021 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 1 | Parks & Trails Associate Part-time | St Louis | $16.69 /hr | — | $1,677 |
| 2019 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 2 | NR Worker Part-time · left during year | St Louis | $9.65 /hr | — | $3,204 |
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 2024, amount paid
- Naramore, Barbara Lynn$186,832Deputy Commr Natural Resources
- Smith, Rodmen E$186,413NR Dir - Enforcement
- Strommen, Sarah$185,304Commissioner-Natural Resources
- Leete, Jeanette H$175,817Management Analyst 4
- Richards, Jess W$174,620Asst Commr NR Operations
- Lotthammer, Shannon M$174,620Asst Commr NR Operations
- Meier, Robert H$174,620Asst Commr NR Operations
- McGowan, Patrick M$172,611NR Spec 2 CO
Highest paid as Parks & Trails Associate
FY 2024, amount paid
- Schumacher, Kevin D$48,557Natural Resources Dept
- Parks, Stacy L$46,821Natural Resources Dept
- Stub, Phillip R$46,289Natural Resources Dept
- Lust, Jennifer M$46,274Natural Resources Dept
- Deschampe, Daniel Paul$42,375Natural Resources Dept
- Dahl, Corey R$42,226Natural Resources Dept
- McGarry, Eugene A$39,250Natural Resources Dept
- Nims, Elizabeth Ann$38,157Natural Resources Dept