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Wagner, Derek Duane

NR Forestry SpecialistNatural Resources DeptAitkin CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$799,774
over 13 fiscal years
Latest year
$95,650
FY 2026 · $17,272 overtime
Highest year
$95,650
FY 2026
Yearly average
$61,521
across years on record
Change since first year
+479%
FY 2014 to FY 2026 · prices +39%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K2014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2026, pay went up 479% while consumer prices went up 39%. After inflation, pay is up 315% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$95,650+7.8%+3.1%+4.5%
FY 2025$88,721+3.9%+2.6%+1.3%
FY 2024$85,372+20.5%+3.3%+16.7%
FY 2023$70,820−6.5%+6.3%−12.0%
FY 2022$75,731+18.8%+7.2%+10.9%
FY 2021$63,736+9.1%+2.3%+6.7%
FY 2020$58,409−2.5%+1.6%−4.0%
FY 2019$59,911+11.3%+2.1%+9.0%
FY 2018$53,848+18.1%+2.3%+15.5%
FY 2017$45,586+3.4%+1.8%+1.5%
FY 2016$44,101+6.6%+0.7%+5.9%
FY 2015$41,364+150.3%+0.7%+148.5%
FY 2014$16,525———

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 Forestry Specialist

Paid more than 90% of the 20 people with this job title that year. The median was $59,922.

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

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Every record

13 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist
Full-time
Aitkin$35.96 /hr$17,272$95,650
2025Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Staff
NR Forestry Specialist
Full-time
Aitkin$35.43 /hr$10,275$88,721
2024Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Staff
NR Forestry Specialist
Full-time
Aitkin$33.90 /hr$11,709$85,372
2023Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Aitkin$31.00 /hr$2,469$70,820
2022Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Aitkin$29.19 /hr$9,871$75,731
2021Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Aitkin$27.56 /hr$4,021$63,736
2020Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Aitkin$25.94 /hr$3,475$58,409
2019Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Asst Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Aitkin$24.53 /hr$8,014$59,911
2018Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Int
Full-time
Aitkin$23.22 /hr$6,634$53,848
2017Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Staff
NR Forestry Specialist
Full-time
Aitkin$20.57 /hr$1,691$45,586
2016Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Staff
NR Forestry Specialist
Full-time
Aitkin$19.48 /hr$2,558$44,101
2015Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Staff
NR Forestry Specialist
Full-time
Aitkin$18.36 /hr$2,312$41,364
2014Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Staff
NR Forestry Specialist
Full-time
Aitkin$17.24 /hr$2,146$16,525

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 Forestry Specialist

FY 2026, amount paid