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Sandstrom, Karla Regina

NR Forestry Specialist SeniorNatural Resources DeptCrow Wing CountyFull-time

FOR R1 Backus Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$778,448
over 13 fiscal years
Latest year
$90,196
FY 2026 · $5,900 overtime
Highest year
$90,196
FY 2026
Yearly average
$59,881
across years on record
Change since first year
+265%
FY 2014 to FY 2026 · prices +39%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K2014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2026, pay went up 265% while consumer prices went up 39%. After inflation, pay is up 162% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$90,196+2.3%+3.1%−0.8%
FY 2025$88,129+6.7%+2.6%+4.0%
FY 2024$82,571+23.3%+3.3%+19.3%
FY 2023$66,982−6.0%+6.3%−11.6%
FY 2022$71,292+14.7%+7.2%+7.0%
FY 2021$62,158+10.1%+2.3%+7.6%
FY 2020$56,453+4.5%+1.6%+2.9%
FY 2019$54,006−3.9%+2.1%−5.8%
FY 2018$56,186+21.8%+2.3%+19.1%
FY 2017$46,131+3.1%+1.8%+1.3%
FY 2016$44,732+28.1%+0.7%+27.2%
FY 2015$34,925+41.5%+0.7%+40.4%
FY 2014$24,688———

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 Forestry Specialist Senior

Paid more than 46% of the 54 people with this job title that year. The median was $91,578.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

14 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Crow Wing$41.43 /hr$5,900$90,196
2025Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Crow Wing$39.34 /hr$3,492$88,129
2024Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Crow Wing$36.34 /hr$2,779$82,571
2024MN St Colleges & Universities
MnSCU CntrlLk BrainerdTC Fac
Tech College Faculty
Part-time · left during year
Crow Wing———
2023Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Crow Wing$33.30 /hr—$66,982
2022Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Crow Wing$31.35 /hr$3,671$71,292
2021Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Crow Wing$27.56 /hr$2,647$62,158
2020Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Crow Wing$27.79 /hr$396$56,453
2019Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Crow Wing$24.53 /hr$2,005$54,006
2018Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Beltrami$24.81 /hr$7,074$56,186
2017Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Crow Wing$21.98 /hr$539$46,131
2016Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Cass$20.76 /hr$1,769$44,732
2015Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Cass$19.58 /hr$262$34,925
2014Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist
Full-time
Cass$17.24 /hr$103$24,688

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 Forestry Specialist Senior

FY 2026, amount paid