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Wherley, Patrick J

NR Forestry Asst SupvNatural Resources DeptSt Louis CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$540,043
over 9 fiscal years
Latest year
$76,144
FY 2020 · $9,385 overtime
Highest year
$76,334
FY 2019
Yearly average
$60,005
across years on record
Change since first year
+278%
FY 2012 to FY 2020 · prices +13%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$20,1402012$55,8872013$52,2062014$63,0132015$66,6892016$59,5822017$70,0472018$76,3342019$76,1442020
Paid in yearFY 2012 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2012 to FY 2020, pay went up 278% while consumer prices went up 13%. After inflation, pay is up 234% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2020$76,144−0.2%+1.6%−1.8%
FY 2019$76,334+9.0%+2.1%+6.8%
FY 2018$70,047+17.6%+2.3%+15.0%
FY 2017$59,582−10.7%+1.8%−12.3%
FY 2016$66,689+5.8%+0.7%+5.1%
FY 2015$63,013+20.7%+0.7%+19.8%
FY 2014$52,206−6.6%+1.6%−8.0%
FY 2013$55,887+177.5%+1.7%+172.9%
FY 2012$20,140———

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 2020 · NR Forestry Asst Supv

Paid more than 22% of the 18 people with this job title that year. The median was $81,995.

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

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Every record

9 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2020Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Asst
NR Forestry Asst Supv
Full-time · left during year
St Louis$32.82 /hr$9,385$76,144
2019Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Carlton$29.18 /hr$12,295$76,334
2018Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Asst
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Itasca$30.29 /hr$9,620$70,047
2017Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Carlton$26.06 /hr$3,824$59,582
2016Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Carlton$24.60 /hr$12,278$66,689
2015Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Carlton$23.15 /hr$13,097$63,013
2014Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Carlton$21.74 /hr$6,086$52,206
2013Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Carlton$20.42 /hr$11,817$55,887
2012Natural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
NR Forestry Specialist Senior
Full-time
Carlton$19.33 /hr$82$20,140

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 2020, amount paid

Highest paid as NR Forestry Asst Supv

FY 2020, amount paid