Skip to main content

Smith, Donald A

NR Spec FisheriesNatural Resources DeptLake CountyFull-time

Fish-R2 Finland Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Different people with the same name: Pollution Control Agency, FY 2020 · MN St Colleges & Universities, FY 2014

Total paid
$263,265
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$54,638
FY 2015
Highest year
$54,638
FY 2015
Yearly average
$52,653
across years on record
Change since first year
+5%
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$51,8782011$50,4012012$52,1512013$54,1972014$54,6382015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went up 5% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 2% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$54,638+0.8%+0.7%+0.1%
FY 2014$54,197+3.9%+1.6%+2.3%
FY 2013$52,151+3.5%+1.7%+1.8%
FY 2012$50,401−2.8%+2.9%−5.6%
FY 2011$51,878———

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 Spec Fisheries

Paid more than 61% of the 72 people with this job title that year. The median was $49,200.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Finland Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time · left during year
Lake$26.63 /hr—$54,638
2014Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Finland Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Lake$25.85 /hr—$54,197
2013Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Finland Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Lake$25.10 /hr—$52,151
2012Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Finland Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Lake$24.61 /hr—$50,401
2011Natural Resources Dept
Fish-R2 Finland Staff
NR Spec Fisheries
Full-time
Lake$24.61 /hr—$51,878

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 Spec Fisheries

FY 2015, amount paid