VanDeBogart, Aaron
Engineer 1 GraduateNatural Resources DeptRamsey CountyFull-time
OSD MR Facilities Staff. 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 2012 to FY 2015, pay went down 55% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is down 57% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2015 | $14,521 | −67.2% | +0.7% | −67.5% |
| FY 2014 | $44,326 | +8.5% | +1.6% | +6.9% |
| FY 2013 | $40,845 | +25.3% | +1.7% | +23.3% |
| FY 2012 | $32,592 | — | — | — |
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 · Engineer 1 Graduate
Paid more than 24% of the 17 people with this job title that year. The median was $43,753.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Natural Resources Dept OSD MR Facilities Staff | Engineer 1 Graduate Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $22.50 /hr | — | $14,521 |
| 2014 | Natural Resources Dept OSD MR Facilities Staff | Engineer 1 Graduate Full-time | Ramsey | $21.84 /hr | — | $44,326 |
| 2013 | Natural Resources Dept Mgt Res-Facilities Staff | Engineer 1 Graduate Full-time | Ramsey | $20.40 /hr | — | $40,845 |
| 2012 | Natural Resources Dept Mgt Res - Facilities | Engineer 1 Graduate Full-time | Ramsey | $19.24 /hr | — | $32,592 |
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
- DonCarlos, Katherine A$157,235NR Asst Division Director
- Tomlinson, Robert S$154,301State Prog Admin Manager Prin
- Buesseler, Peter J$150,697State Prog Admin Manager Sr
- Hirsch, Steven A$148,730NR Dir - Ecological Serv
- Varland, Kenneth L$143,261State Prog Admin Manager Sr
- Filardo, John C$140,333Proj Functional Manager
- Carroll, Michael R$132,179Asst Commr NR Operations
- Naramore, Barbara Lynn$130,167Asst Commr NR Operations
Highest paid as Engineer 1 Graduate
FY 2015, amount paid
- Remer, Allison Salome$61,881Pollution Control Agency
- Peterson, Abram C$50,789Pollution Control Agency
- Hastings, Tyler J$45,619Pollution Control Agency
- Colas, Joshua Antoine$45,516Transportation Dept
- Krueger, Brady S$45,172Pollution Control Agency
- Gieske, Nathan$45,055Health Department
- Yucuis, Rachel A$45,035Pollution Control Agency
- McCormack, Simon$44,968Health Department