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Zieske, Tyler Reece

NR Tech WildlifeNatural Resources DeptCottonwood CountyFull-time

ECO Waters R4 SNA Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$139,505
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$55,344
FY 2026 · $3,102 overtime
Highest year
$55,344
FY 2026
Yearly average
$27,901
across years on record
Change since first year
+4,603%
FY 2022 to FY 2026 · prices +16%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$1,1772022$10,6222023$26,4792024$45,8832025$55,3442026
Paid in yearFY 2022 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2022 to FY 2026, pay went up 4,603% while consumer prices went up 16%. After inflation, pay is up 3,948% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$55,344+20.6%+3.1%+17.0%
FY 2025$45,883+73.3%+2.6%+68.8%
FY 2024$26,479+149.3%+3.3%+141.3%
FY 2023$10,622+802.7%+6.3%+749.5%
FY 2022$1,177———

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 Wildlife

Paid more than 21% of the 38 people with this job title that year. The median was $64,322.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 SNA Staff
NR Tech Wildlife
Full-time
Cottonwood$25.71 /hr$3,102$55,344
2025Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 SNA Staff
NR Tech Wildlife
Full-time
Cottonwood$24.05 /hr$1,522$45,883
2024Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 ARm Staff
Laborer General
Full-time · left during year
Cottonwood$19.87 /hr$2,018$26,479
2023Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 ARm Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
Cottonwood$17.64 /hr$310$10,622
2022Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 ARm Staff
Laborer General
Full-time
Cottonwood$16.81 /hr—$1,177

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 Wildlife

FY 2026, amount paid