Skip to main content

Schoenebeck, Casey

Research Scientist 2Natural Resources DeptPope CountyFull-time

Fish - HD & Implementation. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$846,428
over 11 fiscal years
Latest year
$99,290
FY 2026
Highest year
$99,290
FY 2026
Yearly average
$76,948
across years on record
Change since first year
+1,631%
FY 2016 to FY 2026 · prices +38%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2016 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2016 to FY 2026, pay went up 1,631% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 1,158% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$99,290+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$97,734+4.5%+2.6%+1.9%
FY 2024$93,491+1.6%+3.3%−1.7%
FY 2023$92,026+7.0%+6.3%+0.7%
FY 2022$86,004+5.9%+7.2%−1.1%
FY 2021$81,180+3.7%+2.3%+1.4%
FY 2020$78,267+8.1%+1.6%+6.4%
FY 2019$72,429+2.2%+2.1%+0.2%
FY 2018$70,838+2.0%+2.3%−0.2%
FY 2017$69,432+1,110.1%+1.8%+1,088.3%
FY 2016$5,738———

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 · Research Scientist 2

Paid more than 62% of the 150 people with this job title that year. The median was $95,790.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
Fish - HD & Implementation
Research Scientist 2
Full-time
Pope$47.76 /hr—$99,290
2025Natural Resources Dept
Fish - HD & Implementation
Research Scientist 2
Full-time
Pope$47.05 /hr—$97,734
2024Natural Resources Dept
Fish - HD & Implementation
Research Scientist 2
Full-time
Pope$45.02 /hr—$93,491
2023Natural Resources Dept
Fish - HD & Implementation
Research Scientist 2
Full-time
Pope$42.67 /hr—$92,026
2022Natural Resources Dept
Fish - HD & Implementation
Research Scientist 2
Full-time
Pope$41.63 /hr—$86,004
2021Natural Resources Dept
Fish - HD & Implementation
Research Scientist 2
Full-time
Pope$39.25 /hr—$81,180
2020Natural Resources Dept
Fish - HD & Implementation
Research Scientist 2
Full-time
Pope$36.90 /hr—$78,267
2019Natural Resources Dept
Fish - HD & Implementation
NR Spec Sr Fisheries
Full-time
Pope$34.86 /hr—$72,429
2018Natural Resources Dept
Fish - HD & Implementation
NR Spec Sr Fisheries
Full-time
Pope$34.09 /hr—$70,838
2017Natural Resources Dept
Fish - HD & Implementation
NR Spec Sr Fisheries
Full-time
Pope$33.42 /hr—$69,432
2016Natural Resources Dept
Fish - HD & Implementation
NR Spec Sr Fisheries
Full-time
Pope$32.60 /hr—$5,738

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 Research Scientist 2

FY 2026, amount paid