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Watson, Alexander R

Interpret Naturalist 3Natural Resources DeptBrown CountyFull-time

PAT-Parks Reg 4-Interp Mgmt. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$977,536
over 16 fiscal years
Latest year
$86,470
FY 2026 · $497 overtime
Highest year
$86,470
FY 2026
Yearly average
$61,096
across years on record
Change since first year
+101%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 101% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 35% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$86,470+2.0%+3.1%−1.1%
FY 2025$84,793+4.5%+2.6%+1.9%
FY 2024$81,114+1.6%+3.3%−1.6%
FY 2023$79,841+9.8%+6.3%+3.3%
FY 2022$72,733+6.2%+7.2%−0.9%
FY 2021$68,485+6.0%+2.3%+3.6%
FY 2020$64,611+6.0%+1.6%+4.4%
FY 2019$60,963+5.8%+2.1%+3.6%
FY 2018$57,628+6.2%+2.3%+3.9%
FY 2017$54,261+5.4%+1.8%+3.5%
FY 2016$51,462+6.2%+0.7%+5.5%
FY 2015$48,451+6.5%+0.7%+5.7%
FY 2014$45,495+7.5%+1.6%+5.9%
FY 2013$42,302+18.0%+1.7%+16.1%
FY 2012$35,848−16.8%+2.9%−19.2%
FY 2011$43,081———

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 · Interpret Naturalist 3

Paid more than 80% of the 5 people with this job title that year. The median was $86,130.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

16 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
PAT-Parks Reg 4-Interp Mgmt
Interpret Naturalist 3
Full-time
Brown$41.43 /hr$497$86,470
2025Natural Resources Dept
PAT-Parks Reg 4-Interp Mgmt
Interpret Naturalist 3
Full-time
Brown$40.82 /hr—$84,793
2024Natural Resources Dept
PAT-Parks Reg 4-Interp Mgmt
Interpret Naturalist 3
Full-time
Brown$39.06 /hr—$81,114
2023Natural Resources Dept
PAT-Parks Reg 4-Interp Mgmt
Interpret Naturalist 3
Full-time
Brown$37.02 /hr—$79,841
2022Natural Resources Dept
PAT-Parks Reg 4-Interp Mgmt
Interpret Naturalist 3
Full-time
Brown$36.12 /hr—$72,733
2021Natural Resources Dept
PAT-Parks Reg 4-Interp Mgmt
Interpret Naturalist 3
Full-time
Brown$33.97 /hr—$68,485
2020Natural Resources Dept
PAT-Parks Reg 4-Interp Mgmt
Interpret Naturalist 3
Full-time
Brown$31.99 /hr—$64,611
2019Natural Resources Dept
PAT-Parks Reg 4-Interp Mgmt
Interpret Naturalist 3
Full-time
Brown$30.25 /hr—$60,963
2018Natural Resources Dept
PAT-Parks Reg 4-Interp Mgmt
Interpret Naturalist 3
Full-time
Brown$28.54 /hr—$57,628
2017Natural Resources Dept
PAT-Parks Reg 4-Interp Mgmt
Interpret Naturalist 3
Full-time
Brown$26.99 /hr—$54,261
2016Natural Resources Dept
PAT-Parks Reg 4-Interp Mgmt
Interpret Naturalist 3
Full-time
Brown$25.42 /hr—$51,462
2015Natural Resources Dept
PAT-Parks Reg 4-Interp Mgmt
Interpret Naturalist 3
Full-time
Brown$24.00 /hr—$48,451
2014Natural Resources Dept
PAT-Parks Reg 4-Interp Mgmt
Interpret Naturalist 3
Full-time
Brown$22.48 /hr—$45,495
2013Natural Resources Dept
PAT-Parks Reg 4-Interp Mgmt
Interpret Naturalist 3
Full-time
Brown$21.11 /hr—$42,302
2012Natural Resources Dept
PAT-Parks Reg 4-Interp Mgmt
Interpret Naturalist 3
Full-time
Brown$20.02 /hr—$35,848
2011Natural Resources Dept
PAT-R1 Lake Carlos Staff
Interpret Naturalist 2
Part-time
Douglas$18.72 /hr—$43,081

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 Interpret Naturalist 3

FY 2026, amount paid