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Readman, Kirby M

NR Forestry Specialist SeniorNatural Resources DeptKoochiching CountyFull-time

FOR R2 Little Fork Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$591,241
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$89,184
FY 2026 · $1,002 overtime
Highest year
$89,184
FY 2026
Yearly average
$59,124
across years on record
Change since first year
+63%
FY 2017 to FY 2026 · prices +35%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$54,7422017$48,5482018$24,2292019$55,3662020$41,7482021$42,4672022$75,5572023$74,6532024$84,7482025$89,1842026
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2026, pay went up 63% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 21% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$89,184+5.2%+3.1%+2.0%
FY 2025$84,748+13.5%+2.6%+10.6%
FY 2024$74,653−1.2%+3.3%−4.4%
FY 2023$75,557+77.9%+6.3%+67.4%
FY 2022$42,467+1.7%+7.2%−5.1%
FY 2021$41,748−24.6%+2.3%−26.3%
FY 2020$55,366+128.5%+1.6%+125.0%
FY 2019$24,229−50.1%+2.1%−51.1%
FY 2018$48,548−11.3%+2.3%−13.3%
FY 2017$54,742———

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 Forestry Specialist Senior

Paid more than 41% of the 54 people with this job title that year. The median was $91,578.

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

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Every record

10 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Koochiching$41.43 /hr$1,002$89,184
2025Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Koochiching$39.34 /hr$833$84,748
2024Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Koochiching$36.34 /hr—$74,653
2023Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Koochiching$33.30 /hr$2,234$75,557
2022Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Koochiching$31.35 /hr$27$42,467
2021Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time · left during year
Koochiching$27.56 /hr—$41,748
2020Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Koochiching$28.30 /hr—$55,366
2019Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Koochiching$24.53 /hr—$24,229
2018Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time · left during year
Koochiching$23.22 /hr$70$48,548
2017Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Koochiching$21.98 /hr$7,360$54,742

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 Forestry Specialist Senior

FY 2026, amount paid