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Sharp, Allen Craig

NR Tech ForestryNatural Resources DeptCrow Wing CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$247,503
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$22,648
FY 2015 · $151 overtime
Highest year
$58,073
FY 2013
Yearly average
$49,501
across years on record
Change since first year
-58%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$54,0352011$56,8792012$58,0732013$55,8682014$22,6482015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 58% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 61% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$22,648−59.5%+0.7%−59.8%
FY 2014$55,868−3.8%+1.6%−5.3%
FY 2013$58,073+2.1%+1.7%+0.4%
FY 2012$56,879+5.3%+2.9%+2.3%
FY 2011$54,035———

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 2015 · NR Tech Forestry

Paid more than 20% of the 51 people with this job title that year. The median was $58,703.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Asst Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time · left during year
Crow Wing$25.36 /hr$151$22,648
2014Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Asst Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Crow Wing$24.62 /hr$1,699$55,868
2013Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Asst Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Crow Wing$23.90 /hr$4,622$58,073
2012Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Staff
NR Tech (Forestry)
Full-time
Crow Wing$23.43 /hr$5,957$56,879
2011Natural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Staff
NR Tech (Forestry)
Full-time
Crow Wing$23.43 /hr$2,302$54,035

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as NR Tech Forestry

FY 2015, amount paid