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Wollenberg, John E

NR Spec Int WLNatural Resources DeptChippewa CountyFull-time

WL-R4 LQP Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$488,579
over 8 fiscal years
Latest year
$82,315
FY 2018 · $138 overtime
Highest year
$82,315
FY 2018
Yearly average
$61,072
across years on record
Change since first year
+50%
FY 2011 to FY 2018 · prices +12%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$54,8912011$54,0472012$57,2012013$57,6272014$59,3402015$60,8252016$62,3332017$82,3152018
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2018, pay went up 50% while consumer prices went up 12%. After inflation, pay is up 34% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$82,315+32.1%+2.3%+29.1%
FY 2017$62,333+2.5%+1.8%+0.6%
FY 2016$60,825+2.5%+0.7%+1.8%
FY 2015$59,340+3.0%+0.7%+2.2%
FY 2014$57,627+0.7%+1.6%−0.8%
FY 2013$57,201+5.8%+1.7%+4.1%
FY 2012$54,047−1.5%+2.9%−4.3%
FY 2011$54,891———

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 2018 · NR Spec Int WL

Paid more than 98% of the 45 people with this job title that year. The median was $58,039.

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

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Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018Natural Resources Dept
WL-R4 LQP Staff
NR Spec Int WL
Full-time · left during year
Chippewa$30.60 /hr$138$82,315
2017Natural Resources Dept
WL-R4 LQP Staff
NR Spec Int WL
Full-time
Chippewa$30.00 /hr—$62,333
2016Natural Resources Dept
WL-R4 LQP Staff
NR Spec Int WL
Full-time
Chippewa$29.27 /hr—$60,825
2015Natural Resources Dept
WL-R4 LQP Staff
NR Spec Int WL
Full-time
Chippewa$28.56 /hr—$59,340
2014Natural Resources Dept
WL-R4 LQP Staff
NR Spec Int WL
Full-time
Chippewa$27.73 /hr—$57,627
2013Natural Resources Dept
WL-R4 LQP Staff
NR Spec Int WL
Full-time
Chippewa$26.92 /hr$1,801$57,201
2012Natural Resources Dept
WL-R4 LQP Staff
NR Spec Int Wildlife
Full-time
Chippewa$26.39 /hr—$54,047
2011Natural Resources Dept
WL-R4 LQP Staff
NR Spec Int Wildlife
Full-time
Chippewa$26.39 /hr—$54,891

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 2018, amount paid

Highest paid as NR Spec Int WL

FY 2018, amount paid