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Rossow, Luke D

NR Tech FisheriesNatural Resources DeptCottonwood CountyFull-time

Fish-R4 Windom Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$885,125
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$69,187
FY 2026
Highest year
$69,187
FY 2026
Yearly average
$55,320
across years on record
Change since first year
+68%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 68% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 13% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$69,187+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$68,113+4.5%+2.6%+1.8%
FY 2024$65,165+1.6%+3.3%−1.6%
FY 2023$64,139+6.5%+6.3%+0.2%
FY 2022$60,250+2.5%+7.2%−4.4%
FY 2021$58,781+2.5%+2.3%+0.2%
FY 2020$57,365+2.3%+1.6%+0.7%
FY 2019$56,099+2.2%+2.1%+0.1%
FY 2018$54,879+2.0%+2.3%−0.2%
FY 2017$53,791+2.5%+1.8%+0.6%
FY 2016$52,491+4.8%+0.7%+4.1%
FY 2015$50,092+5.9%+0.7%+5.1%
FY 2014$47,308+6.9%+1.6%+5.2%
FY 2013$44,258+5.5%+1.7%+3.8%
FY 2012$41,937+1.6%+2.9%−1.3%
FY 2011$41,269———

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 Tech Fisheries

Paid more than 70% of the 27 people with this job title that year. The median was $57,033.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Windom Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Cottonwood$33.28 /hr—$69,187
2025Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Windom Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Cottonwood$32.79 /hr—$68,113
2024Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Windom Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Cottonwood$31.38 /hr—$65,165
2023Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Windom Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Cottonwood$29.74 /hr—$64,139
2022Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Windom Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Cottonwood$29.01 /hr—$60,250
2021Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Windom Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Cottonwood$28.30 /hr—$58,781
2020Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Windom Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Cottonwood$27.61 /hr—$57,365
2019Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Windom Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Cottonwood$27.00 /hr—$56,099
2018Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Windom Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Cottonwood$26.41 /hr—$54,879
2017Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Windom Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Cottonwood$25.89 /hr—$53,791
2016Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Windom Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Cottonwood$25.26 /hr—$52,491
2015Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Windom Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Cottonwood$24.64 /hr—$50,092
2014Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Windom Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Cottonwood$23.28 /hr—$47,308
2013Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Windom Staff
NR Tech Fisheries
Full-time
Cottonwood$21.95 /hr—$44,258
2012Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Windom Staff
NR Tech (Fisheries)
Full-time
Cottonwood$20.92 /hr—$41,937
2011Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R4 Windom Staff
NR Tech (Fisheries)
Full-time
Cottonwood$20.31 /hr—$41,269

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 Tech Fisheries

FY 2026, amount paid