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Sampson, Barry A

NR Spec Sr WL ResearchNatural Resources DeptItasca CountyFull-time

WL-R2 Res Grand Rapids Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$596,065
over 9 fiscal years
Latest year
$46,212
FY 2019
Highest year
$70,242
FY 2018
Yearly average
$66,229
across years on record
Change since first year
-33%
FY 2011 to FY 2019 · prices +15%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$68,6282011$70,1372012$67,1132013$66,5392014$68,4672015$68,5362016$70,1912017$70,2422018$46,2122019
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2019, pay went down 33% while consumer prices went up 15%. After inflation, pay is down 41% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$46,212−34.2%+2.1%−35.5%
FY 2018$70,242+0.1%+2.3%−2.1%
FY 2017$70,191+2.4%+1.8%+0.6%
FY 2016$68,536+0.1%+0.7%−0.6%
FY 2015$68,467+2.9%+0.7%+2.2%
FY 2014$66,539−0.9%+1.6%−2.4%
FY 2013$67,113−4.3%+1.7%−5.9%
FY 2012$70,137+2.2%+2.9%−0.7%
FY 2011$68,628———

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 2019 · NR Spec Sr WL Research

Paid more than 17% of the 6 people with this job title that year. The median was $51,759.

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
2019Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Res Grand Rapids Staff
NR Spec Sr WL Research
Full-time · left during year
Itasca$34.53 /hr—$46,212
2018Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Res Grand Rapids Staff
NR Spec Sr WL Research
Full-time
Itasca$33.77 /hr—$70,242
2017Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Res Grand Rapids Staff
NR Spec Sr WL Research
Full-time
Itasca$33.77 /hr—$70,191
2016Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Res Grand Rapids Staff
NR Spec Sr WL Research
Full-time
Itasca$32.95 /hr—$68,536
2016Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Res Grand Rapids Staff
Information Technology Spec 2
Full-time · left during year
Itasca$34.79 /hr——
2015Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Res Grand Rapids Staff
NR Spec Sr WL Research
Full-time
Itasca$32.95 /hr—$68,467
2014Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Res Grand Rapids Staff
NR Spec Sr WL Research
Full-time
Itasca$31.99 /hr—$66,539
2013Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Res Grand Rapids Staff
NR Spec Sr WL Research
Full-time
Itasca$31.99 /hr—$67,113
2012Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Res Grand Rapids Staff
NR Spec Sr WL Research
Full-time
Itasca$31.36 /hr$4,657$70,137
2012Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Res Grand Rapids Staff
Information Technology Spec 2
Full-time · left during year
Itasca$31.36 /hr——
2011Natural Resources Dept
WL-R2 Res Grand Rapids Staff
Information Technology Spec 2
Full-time
Itasca$31.36 /hr$2,893$68,628

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 2019, amount paid

Highest paid as NR Spec Sr WL Research

FY 2019, amount paid