Steger, Wendy Lee
Buildings & Grounds WorkerNatural Resources DeptHubbard CountyPart-time
PAT-R1 Itasca Resources. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2013 to FY 2025, pay went down 70% while consumer prices went up 37%. After inflation, pay is down 78% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $7,604 | −82.4% | +2.6% | −82.8% |
| FY 2024 | $43,170 | −0.3% | +3.3% | −3.5% |
| FY 2023 | $43,309 | +6.4% | +6.3% | +0.1% |
| FY 2022 | $40,699 | +2.8% | +7.2% | −4.1% |
| FY 2021 | $39,585 | +2.9% | +2.3% | +0.6% |
| FY 2020 | $38,483 | +2.1% | +1.6% | +0.6% |
| FY 2019 | $37,675 | +2.6% | +2.1% | +0.5% |
| FY 2018 | $36,713 | +1.7% | +2.3% | −0.6% |
| FY 2017 | $36,110 | +2.5% | +1.8% | +0.6% |
| FY 2016 | $35,243 | +4.3% | +0.7% | +3.6% |
| FY 2015 | $33,783 | +30.6% | +0.7% | +29.7% |
| FY 2014 | $25,860 | +3.4% | +1.6% | +1.9% |
| FY 2013 | $24,998 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Buildings & Grounds Worker
Paid more than 23% of the 272 people with this job title that year. The median was $18,197.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
13 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Resources | Buildings & Grounds Worker Part-time · left during year | Hubbard | $24.42 /hr | $488 | $7,604 |
| 2024 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Resources | Buildings & Grounds Worker Part-time | Hubbard | $23.37 /hr | — | $43,170 |
| 2023 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Maint Staff | Buildings & Grounds Worker Part-time | Hubbard | $22.15 /hr | $791 | $43,309 |
| 2022 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Maint Staff | Buildings & Grounds Worker Part-time | Hubbard | $21.61 /hr | $259 | $40,699 |
| 2021 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Maint Staff | Buildings & Grounds Worker Part-time | Hubbard | $21.08 /hr | $253 | $39,585 |
| 2020 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Maint Staff | Buildings & Grounds Worker Part-time | Hubbard | $20.57 /hr | — | $38,483 |
| 2019 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Maint Staff | Buildings & Grounds Worker Part-time | Hubbard | $20.12 /hr | — | $37,675 |
| 2018 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Maint Staff | Buildings & Grounds Worker Part-time | Hubbard | $19.68 /hr | — | $36,713 |
| 2017 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Maint Staff | Buildings & Grounds Worker Part-time | Hubbard | $19.29 /hr | — | $36,110 |
| 2016 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Maint Staff | Buildings & Grounds Worker Part-time | Hubbard | $18.82 /hr | — | $35,243 |
| 2015 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Maint Staff | Buildings & Grounds Worker Part-time | Hubbard | $18.36 /hr | — | $33,783 |
| 2014 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Maint Staff | Buildings & Grounds Worker Part-time | Hubbard | $17.83 /hr | — | $25,860 |
| 2013 | Natural Resources Dept PAT-R1 Itasca Maint Staff | Buildings & Grounds Worker Part-time | Hubbard | $17.31 /hr | — | $24,998 |
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 2025, amount paid
- Legato, Denise F$240,971Human Resources Director 5
- Smith, Rodmen E$197,180NR Dir - Enforcement
- Naramore, Barbara Lynn$195,536Deputy Commr Natural Resources
- Strommen, Sarah$190,763Commissioner-Natural Resources
- Mohs, Philip Andrew$185,010NR Prog Mgr 2 - Enforcement
- Olfelt, David P$184,957State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Speldrich, Brent J$183,786NR Dist Supv - Enforcement
- Lotthammer, Shannon M$182,518Asst Commr NR Operations
Highest paid as Buildings & Grounds Worker
FY 2025, amount paid
- Cummiskey, Jacob R$54,868Natural Resources Dept
- Archer, Matthew Willis$54,364Direct Care and Treatment Dept
- Dunagan, Brendan J$53,154Natural Resources Dept
- Kenyon, Scott$51,582Direct Care and Treatment Dept
- Anderson, Curtis C$51,277Natural Resources Dept
- Jacobson, Michael R$50,960Direct Care and Treatment Dept
- Anderson, Candace L$50,787Natural Resources Dept
- Sawyer, Dalton$50,380Direct Care and Treatment Dept