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Schlitz, Michael George

NR Forest Fire Resp LeadNatural Resources DeptLake CountyFull-time

FOR R2 Two Harbors Asst Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$57,485
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$2,801
FY 2017 · $24 overtime
Highest year
$25,824
FY 2016
Yearly average
$14,371
across years on record
Change since first year
-53%
FY 2014 to FY 2017 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$10K$20K$30K$5,9762014$22,8832015$25,8242016$2,8012017
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2017, pay went down 53% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 55% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$2,801−89.2%+1.8%−89.3%
FY 2016$25,824+12.9%+0.7%+12.1%
FY 2015$22,883+282.9%+0.7%+280.1%
FY 2014$5,976———

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 2017 · NR Forest Fire Resp Lead

Paid more than 0% of the 53 people with this job title that year. The median was $28,619.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2017Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Two Harbors Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time · left during year
Lake$16.31 /hr$24$2,801
2016Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Two Harbors Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time · left during year
Lake$15.91 /hr$10,052$25,824
2015Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Two Harbors Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time · left during year
Lake$15.18 /hr$6,653$22,883
2014Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Two Harbors Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Lake$14.11 /hr$931$5,976

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 2017, amount paid

Highest paid as NR Forest Fire Resp Lead

FY 2017, amount paid