Rivers, Erika R
Planner Principal StateNatural Resources DeptItasca CountyFull-time
(I)PAT-CO-Operations. 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 2011 to FY 2022, pay went up 61% while consumer prices went up 28%. After inflation, pay is up 26% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2022 | $122,345 | −16.7% | +7.2% | −22.3% |
| FY 2021 | $146,865 | +2.5% | +2.3% | +0.2% |
| FY 2020 | $143,291 | +2.2% | +1.6% | +0.6% |
| FY 2019 | $140,215 | +2.3% | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| FY 2018 | $137,079 | +2.3% | +2.3% | +0.1% |
| FY 2017 | $133,937 | +2.1% | +1.8% | +0.3% |
| FY 2016 | $131,120 | +2.4% | +0.7% | +1.8% |
| FY 2015 | $127,994 | +2.9% | +0.7% | +2.2% |
| FY 2014 | $124,347 | +11.0% | +1.6% | +9.3% |
| FY 2013 | $112,047 | +3.3% | +1.7% | +1.6% |
| FY 2012 | $108,507 | +42.4% | +2.9% | +38.4% |
| FY 2011 | $76,187 | — | — | — |
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 2022 · Planner Principal State
Paid more than 100% of the 228 people with this job title that year. The median was $82,755.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
21 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Natural Resources Dept (I)PAT-CO-Operations | Planner Principal State Full-time · left during year | Itasca | $41.63 /hr | — | $122,345 |
| 2022 | Natural Resources Dept Parks & Trails | NR Dir - Parks & Trails Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $69.06 /hr | — | — |
| 2021 | Natural Resources Dept Parks & Trails | NR Dir - Parks & Trails Full-time | Ramsey | $69.06 /hr | — | $146,865 |
| 2021 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-CO-Operations | Planner Principal State Full-time · left during year | Itasca | $40.61 /hr | — | — |
| 2020 | Natural Resources Dept Parks & Trails | NR Dir - Parks & Trails Full-time | Ramsey | $67.38 /hr | — | $143,291 |
| 2020 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-CO-Operations | Planner Principal State Full-time · left during year | Itasca | $39.62 /hr | — | — |
| 2019 | Natural Resources Dept Parks & Trails | NR Dir - Parks & Trails Full-time | Ramsey | $65.90 /hr | — | $140,215 |
| 2019 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-CO-Operations | Planner Principal State Full-time · left during year | Itasca | $38.75 /hr | — | — |
| 2018 | Natural Resources Dept Parks & Trails | NR Dir - Parks & Trails Full-time | Ramsey | $64.45 /hr | — | $137,079 |
| 2018 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-CO-Operations | Planner Principal State Full-time · left during year | Itasca | $37.90 /hr | — | — |
| 2017 | Natural Resources Dept Parks & Trails | NR Dir - Parks & Rec Full-time | Ramsey | $63.19 /hr | — | $133,937 |
| 2017 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-CO-Operations | Planner Principal State Full-time · left during year | Itasca | $37.16 /hr | — | — |
| 2016 | Natural Resources Dept Parks & Trails | NR Dir - Parks & Rec Full-time | Ramsey | $61.65 /hr | — | $131,120 |
| 2016 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-CO-Operations | Planner Principal State Full-time · left during year | Itasca | $36.25 /hr | — | — |
| 2015 | Natural Resources Dept Parks & Trails | NR Dir - Parks & Rec Full-time | Ramsey | $60.15 /hr | — | $127,994 |
| 2014 | Natural Resources Dept Parks & Trails | NR Dir - Parks & Rec Full-time | Ramsey | $58.40 /hr | — | $124,347 |
| 2014 | Natural Resources Dept Deputy Comm Staff | Asst Commr NR Operations Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $58.22 /hr | — | — |
| 2013 | Natural Resources Dept Asst Comm - Operations | Asst Commr NR Operations Full-time | Ramsey | $54.61 /hr | — | $112,047 |
| 2012 | Natural Resources Dept Asst Comm - Operations | Asst Commr NR Operations Full-time | Ramsey | $49.98 /hr | — | $108,507 |
| 2011 | Natural Resources Dept Asst Comm - Operations | Asst Commr NR Operations Full-time | Ramsey | $49.98 /hr | $4,417 | $76,187 |
| 2011 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-CO-Stragegic Management | Planner Principal State Full-time · left during year | Itasca | $28.35 /hr | — | — |
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 2022, amount paid
- Koehn, Jeffrey B$181,923NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
- Nordseth Jr, Gary L$177,958NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
- Hatlestad, Wayne A$177,893NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
- Thomasen, Daniel J$173,854NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
- Naramore, Barbara Lynn$172,902Deputy Commr Natural Resources
- Smith, Rodmen E$172,515NR Dir - Enforcement
- Quandt, Tyler L$172,272NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
- McGowan, Patrick M$171,156NR Spec 2 CO
Highest paid as Planner Principal State
FY 2022, amount paid
- Smoak, Emily Elizabeth$96,831Health Department
- Ostlund, Jennifer A$96,188Agriculture Dept
- Kentsa Siaka-Ekame, Alvine Laure Moby$93,708Health Department
- Lee, Nancy Eloise$92,194Health Department
- Dexter, Katrinna$91,270Corrections Dept
- Sturgis, Mark A.$89,928Corrections Dept
- Smith, Amy Elizabeth$89,571Health Department
- Brist, James G$89,348Pollution Control Agency