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Welinski, Hunter D

NR Spec WLNatural Resources DeptMorrison CountyFull-time

WL-R3 Little Falls Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$418,373
over 10 fiscal years
Latest year
$61,106
FY 2026 · $579 overtime
Highest year
$61,106
FY 2026
Yearly average
$41,837
across years on record
Change since first year
+147%
FY 2017 to FY 2026 · prices +35%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$24,7892017$27,0532018$21,2452019$36,5572020$40,5212021$45,1452022$50,3462023$52,7192024$58,8922025$61,1062026
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2026, pay went up 147% while consumer prices went up 35%. After inflation, pay is up 83% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$61,106+3.8%+3.1%+0.6%
FY 2025$58,892+11.7%+2.6%+8.8%
FY 2024$52,719+4.7%+3.3%+1.4%
FY 2023$50,346+11.5%+6.3%+5.0%
FY 2022$45,145+11.4%+7.2%+4.0%
FY 2021$40,521+10.8%+2.3%+8.3%
FY 2020$36,557+72.1%+1.6%+69.4%
FY 2019$21,245−21.5%+2.1%−23.1%
FY 2018$27,053+9.1%+2.3%+6.7%
FY 2017$24,789———

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 Spec WL

Paid more than 55% of the 11 people with this job title that year. The median was $57,306.

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
WL-R3 Little Falls Staff
NR Spec WL
Full-time
Morrison$29.25 /hr$579$61,106
2025Natural Resources Dept
WL-R3 Little Falls Staff
NR Spec WL
Full-time
Morrison$27.84 /hr$917$58,892
2024Natural Resources Dept
WL-R3 Little Falls Staff
NR Spec WL
Full-time
Morrison$25.79 /hr$417$52,719
2023Natural Resources Dept
WL-R3 Little Falls Staff
NR Spec WL
Full-time
Morrison$23.62 /hr$585$50,346
2022Natural Resources Dept
WL-R3 Little Falls Staff
NR Spec WL
Full-time
Morrison$22.38 /hr$2,275$45,145
2021Natural Resources Dept
WL-R3 Little Falls Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
Morrison$21.08 /hr$51$40,521
2020Natural Resources Dept
WL-R3 Little Falls Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
Morrison$16.74 /hr$2,014$36,557
2019Natural Resources Dept
WL-R3 Little Falls Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
Morrison$16.02 /hr$1,142$21,245
2018Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Little Falls Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time · left during year
Morrison$16.64 /hr$3,280$27,053
2018Natural Resources Dept
WL-R1 Res Bemidji Staff
NR Tech
Full-time · left during year
Beltrami$18.17 /hr——
2017Natural Resources Dept
WL-R1 Res Bemidji Staff
NR Tech
Full-time
Beltrami$17.03 /hr$3,311$24,789
2017Natural Resources Dept
WL-R3 Cambridge Staff
Laborer General
Full-time · left during year
Isanti$15.01 /hr——
2017Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Little Falls Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time · left during year
Morrison$15.61 /hr——

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 Spec WL

FY 2026, amount paid