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Slifka, Neil Vincent

NR Spec Sr Parks & TrailsNatural Resources DeptSteele CountyFull-time

PAT-R4 Resource Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$547,339
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$76,539
FY 2026 · $353 overtime
Highest year
$76,539
FY 2026
Yearly average
$54,734
across years on record
Change since first year
+554%
FY 2017 to FY 2026 · prices +35%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$11,6962017$43,7132018$46,2402019$48,7682020$55,1092021$58,0242022$67,1432023$67,7072024$72,4002025$76,5392026
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2026, pay went up 554% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 385% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$76,539+5.7%+3.1%+2.5%
FY 2025$72,400+6.9%+2.6%+4.2%
FY 2024$67,707+0.8%+3.3%−2.4%
FY 2023$67,143+15.7%+6.3%+8.9%
FY 2022$58,024+5.3%+7.2%−1.8%
FY 2021$55,109+13.0%+2.3%+10.5%
FY 2020$48,768+5.5%+1.6%+3.8%
FY 2019$46,240+5.8%+2.1%+3.6%
FY 2018$43,713+273.7%+2.3%+265.5%
FY 2017$11,696———

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 Spec Sr Parks & Trails

Paid more than 29% of the 28 people with this job title that year. The median was $81,342.

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

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Every record

11 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R4 Resource Staff
NR Spec Sr Parks & Trails
Full-time
Steele$37.26 /hr$353$76,539
2025Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R4 Resource Staff
NR Spec Sr Parks & Trails
Full-time
Steele$35.43 /hr—$72,400
2024Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R4 Resource Staff
NR Spec Sr Parks & Trails
Full-time
Steele$32.71 /hr$744$67,707
2023Natural Resources Dept
PAT-South-Reg-District 10
NR Spec Sr Parks & Trails
Full-time
Steele$29.92 /hr$1,125$67,143
2022Natural Resources Dept
PAT-South Reg-District 9
NR Parks Specialist Int
Full-time
Steele$27.25 /hr$1,675$58,024
2021Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R3 ARM Staff
NR Parks Specialist Int
Full-time
Steele$27.56 /hr$140$55,109
2020Natural Resources Dept
PAT-South Reg-District 9
NR Parks Specialist Int
Full-time
Steele$24.27 /hr—$48,768
2019Natural Resources Dept
PAT-South Reg-District 9
NR Parks Specialist Int
Full-time
Steele$22.92 /hr—$46,240
2018Natural Resources Dept
PAT-South Reg-District 9
NR Parks Specialist Int
Full-time
Steele$21.71 /hr—$43,713
2017Natural Resources Dept
PAT-South Reg-District 9
NR Parks Specialist Int
Full-time
Steele$20.57 /hr—$11,696
2017Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R4 Nerstrand Big WoodStaff
Parks Worker
Part-time · left during year
Rice$15.26 /hr——

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 Spec Sr Parks & Trails

FY 2026, amount paid