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Rock, Carolyn

Interpret Naturalist 2Natural Resources DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$383,965
over 7 fiscal years
Latest year
$32,763
FY 2022
Highest year
$67,397
FY 2021
Yearly average
$54,852
across years on record
Change since first year
-31%
FY 2016 to FY 2022 · prices +18%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$47,6712016$57,8492017$60,9072018$59,4122019$57,9662020$67,3972021$32,7632022
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2022, pay went down 31% while consumer prices went up 18%. After inflation, pay is down 42% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2022$32,763−51.4%+7.2%−54.6%
FY 2021$67,397+16.3%+2.3%+13.7%
FY 2020$57,966−2.4%+1.6%−3.9%
FY 2019$59,412−2.5%+2.1%−4.4%
FY 2018$60,907+5.3%+2.3%+3.0%
FY 2017$57,849+21.4%+1.8%+19.2%
FY 2016$47,671———

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 · Interpret Naturalist 2

Paid more than 23% of the 22 people with this job title that year. The median was $54,887.

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

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Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2022Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Ft Snelling Staff 2
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$32.49 /hr—$32,763
2021Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Ft Snelling Staff 2
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$31.70 /hr$1,617$67,397
2021Health Department
OSHI Director Staff
Interpret Naturalist 2
Part-time · left during year
Ramsey$31.70 /hr——
2020Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R3 Ft Snelling Staff 2
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$30.93 /hr—$57,966
2019Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 GooseberryFalls Staff 1
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Lake$30.25 /hr—$59,412
2018Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 GooseberryFalls Staff 1
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Lake$29.58 /hr—$60,907
2017Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 GooseberryFalls Staff 1
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Lake$27.98 /hr$849$57,849
2016Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R2 GooseberryFalls Staff 1
Interpret Naturalist 2
Full-time
Lake$26.33 /hr$1,639$47,671

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

Highest paid as Interpret Naturalist 2

FY 2022, amount paid