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Schafer, Danae F

NR Forestry Specialist SeniorNatural Resources DeptKoochiching CountyFull-time

FOR R2 Little Fork Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$73,446
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$30,842
FY 2016 · $7,404 overtime
Highest year
$42,604
FY 2015
Yearly average
$36,723
across years on record
Change since first year
-28%
FY 2015 to FY 2016 · prices +1%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$42,6042015$30,8422016
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2016, pay went down 28% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is down 28% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$30,842−27.6%+0.7%−28.1%
FY 2015$42,604———

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 2016 · NR Forestry Specialist Senior

Paid more than 5% of the 42 people with this job title that year. The median was $69,366.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time · left during year
Koochiching$22.95 /hr$7,404$30,842
2016Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Itasca Asst
NR Parks Specialist
Full-time · left during year
Hubbard$16.41 /hr——
2015Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Koochiching$20.25 /hr$1,671$42,604

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 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as NR Forestry Specialist Senior

FY 2016, amount paid