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Ring, Meghan

NR Forest Fire Resp LeadNatural Resources DeptPine CountyFull-time

FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$455,949
over 11 fiscal years
Latest year
$70,383
FY 2026 · $25,823 overtime
Highest year
$70,383
FY 2026
Yearly average
$41,450
across years on record
Change since first year
+724%
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$20K$40K$60K$80K201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2026, pay went up 724% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 499% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$70,383+24.4%+3.1%+20.6%
FY 2025$56,595+22.7%+2.6%+19.5%
FY 2024$46,128−1.3%+3.3%−4.5%
FY 2023$46,736+14.9%+6.3%+8.1%
FY 2022$40,680+5.4%+7.2%−1.7%
FY 2021$38,598−5.4%+2.3%−7.5%
FY 2020$40,790+33.0%+1.6%+30.9%
FY 2019$30,677−20.9%+2.1%−22.5%
FY 2018$38,804+2.1%+2.3%−0.2%
FY 2017$38,013+344.8%+1.8%+336.8%
FY 2016$8,546———

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 Forest Fire Resp Lead

Paid more than 94% of the 52 people with this job title that year. The median was $41,174.

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 Sandstone Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$25.43 /hr$25,823$70,383
2025Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$24.42 /hr$14,920$56,595
2024Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$22.82 /hr$9,052$46,128
2023Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$21.10 /hr$10,576$46,736
2022Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$20.00 /hr$7,723$40,680
2021Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$19.05 /hr$7,409$38,598
2020Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$18.18 /hr$13,313$40,790
2019Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$17.37 /hr$4,798$30,677
2018Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$16.64 /hr$12,633$38,804
2017Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Cambridge Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$15.95 /hr$13,261$38,013
2016Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Cambridge Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$14.89 /hr$1,820$8,546

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 Forest Fire Resp Lead

FY 2026, amount paid