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Wermerskirchen, Jacob Jeffrey

NR Tech ForestryNatural Resources DeptSherburne CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$697,777
over 13 fiscal years
Latest year
$83,285
FY 2026 · $19,381 overtime
Highest year
$86,710
FY 2025
Yearly average
$53,675
across years on record
Change since first year
+1,953%
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$25K$50K$75K$100K2014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2026, pay went up 1,953% while consumer prices went up 39%. After inflation, pay is up 1,372% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$83,285−3.9%+3.1%−6.9%
FY 2025$86,710+18.1%+2.6%+15.1%
FY 2024$73,428−0.5%+3.3%−3.7%
FY 2023$73,832+17.6%+6.3%+10.7%
FY 2022$62,764+15.6%+7.2%+7.9%
FY 2021$54,290−2.9%+2.3%−5.1%
FY 2020$55,932−3.4%+1.6%−4.9%
FY 2019$57,917+28.2%+2.1%+25.6%
FY 2018$45,165+22.2%+2.3%+19.5%
FY 2017$36,956+5.1%+1.8%+3.2%
FY 2016$35,176+24.5%+0.7%+23.6%
FY 2015$28,264+596.7%+0.7%+591.7%
FY 2014$4,057———

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 Tech Forestry

Paid more than 70% of the 69 people with this job title that year. The median was $72,650.

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

See everyone with this job title

Every record

14 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Little Falls Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Sherburne$31.44 /hr$19,381$83,285
2025Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Little Falls Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Sherburne$30.13 /hr$25,452$86,710
2024Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Little Falls Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Sherburne$27.98 /hr$16,829$73,428
2023Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Little Falls Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Sherburne$25.72 /hr$19,622$73,832
2022Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Little Falls Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Sherburne$24.33 /hr$12,731$62,764
2021Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Aitkin$23.17 /hr$7,188$54,290
2020Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Asst Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Aitkin$21.92 /hr$11,223$55,932
2019Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Asst Staff
NR Tech Forestry
Full-time
Aitkin$20.30 /hr$19,924$57,917
2018Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Cambridge Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$17.39 /hr$16,782$45,165
2018Natural Resources Dept
WL-R3 Cambridge
Laborer General
Full-time · left during year
Isanti$16.39 /hr——
2017Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Cambridge Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$16.66 /hr$12,520$36,956
2016Natural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Cambridge Asst Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$15.91 /hr$12,110$35,176
2015Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$15.18 /hr$9,817$28,264
2014Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Staff
NR Forest Fire Resp Lead
Full-time
Pine$14.11 /hr$593$4,057

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 Tech Forestry

FY 2026, amount paid