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Trierweiler, Michael Lee

NR Forest Fire Resp LeadNatural Resources DeptPine CountyFull-time

FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$726,736
over 15 fiscal years
Latest year
$84,077
FY 2026 · $36,194 overtime
Highest year
$84,077
FY 2026
Yearly average
$48,449
across years on record
Change since first year
+473%
FY 2012 to FY 2026 · prices +44%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K20122014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2026, pay went up 473% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 298% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$84,077+7.9%+3.1%+4.6%
FY 2025$77,917+39.3%+2.6%+35.7%
FY 2024$55,926−7.8%+3.3%−10.8%
FY 2023$60,662+4.1%+6.3%−2.0%
FY 2022$58,254+9.6%+7.2%+2.3%
FY 2021$53,133+19.5%+2.3%+16.8%
FY 2020$44,456+3.8%+1.6%+2.2%
FY 2019$42,824−7.4%+2.1%−9.3%
FY 2018$46,248+14.3%+2.3%+11.8%
FY 2017$40,446−3.9%+1.8%−5.6%
FY 2016$42,078+10.0%+0.7%+9.2%
FY 2015$38,267+13.9%+0.7%+13.0%
FY 2014$33,610−1.6%+1.6%−3.1%
FY 2013$34,164+132.8%+1.7%+129.0%
FY 2012$14,674———

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 Forest Fire Resp Lead

Paid more than 98% of the 52 people with this job title that year. The median was $41,174.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

15 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$26.16 /hr$36,194$84,077
2025Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$25.05 /hr$36,934$77,917
2024Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$23.97 /hr$15,923$55,926
2023Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$22.72 /hr$21,155$60,662
2022Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$22.17 /hr$18,551$58,254
2021Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$21.08 /hr$18,816$53,133
2020Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$20.09 /hr$13,167$44,456
2019Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$19.17 /hr$13,117$42,824
2018Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$18.20 /hr$18,023$46,248
2017Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Cambridge Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$17.43 /hr$15,208$40,446
2016Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Cambridge Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$16.63 /hr$14,973$42,078
2015Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$15.85 /hr$14,707$38,267
2014Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$15.07 /hr$9,335$33,610
2013Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$14.31 /hr$13,732$34,164
2012Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Staff
NR Forest Fire Response Lead
Full-time
Pine$13.43 /hr$4,758$14,674

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 Forest Fire Resp Lead

FY 2026, amount paid