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Smorstad, John Bouldin

NR Tech ForestryNatural Resources DeptHouston CountyFull-time

FOR R3 Lake City Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$61,147
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$4,146
FY 2026
Highest year
$57,001
FY 2025
Yearly average
$30,574
across years on record
Change since first year
-93%
FY 2025 to FY 2026 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$57,0012025$4,1462026
Paid in yearFY 2025 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2025 to FY 2026, pay went down 93% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is down 93% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$4,146−92.7%+3.1%−92.9%
FY 2025$57,001———

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 Tech Forestry

Paid more than 0% of the 69 people with this job title that year. The median was $72,650.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Lake City Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time · left during year
Houston$27.24 /hr—$4,146
2025Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Lake City Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Houston$26.84 /hr$169$57,001

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 Tech Forestry

FY 2026, amount paid