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NR Tech Forestry salaries

What the State of Minnesota pays people with the job title “NR Tech Forestry” in fiscal year 2026, across all agencies.

Employees
69
FY 2026
Total paid
$5M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$72,650
base rate median $63,606
Average paid
$71,887
across 69 with pay
Highest paid
$114,615
Olsen, Shawn J

Median pay by fiscal year

Paid in year and annual base rate

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Median paid in yearMedian annual base rate

Employees by fiscal year

People on the payroll at any time in the year

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Agencies with this job title

FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year

Highest average pay (3+ people)
Employees, FY 2026
NameAgencyBase payPaid ▼Overtime
Olsen, Shawn JNatural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Warroad Paper
+1 more
$34.24 /hr$114,615$38,695
Simone, Thomas MNatural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Cambridge Asst Staff
$34.24 /hr$113,754$36,833
Hansen, TylerNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
$34.24 /hr$107,375$32,753
Hasbargen, TylerNatural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Baudette Asst Staff
$30.58 /hr$102,054$37,940
Dorow, Kevin GNatural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Baudette Asst Staff
$34.24 /hr$101,415$25,748
Alleman, Bill CNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Asst Staff
$31.44 /hr$99,515$33,883
Riedel, Keith ANatural Resources Dept
FOR Protection Air Ops Staff
$34.24 /hr$98,429$27,041
Strock, Brian ANatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
$34.24 /hr$97,868$24,411
Ware, Michael LNatural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Bemidji Asst Staff
$34.24 /hr$95,275$23,148
Collison, Christopher ANatural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Bemidji Asst Staff
$34.24 /hr$94,569$21,092
Nooker, MichaelNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Staff
$34.24 /hr$92,785$18,799
Youngblom, Sandra JNatural Resources Dept
FOR Protection Air Ops Staff
$34.24 /hr$91,896$16,987
Frenz, Joseph MNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Asst Staff
$34.24 /hr$89,422$15,492
Mattsen, Benjamin JNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Staff
$34.24 /hr$89,416$14,272
Johnson, JoeNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Two Harbors Staff
$30.58 /hr$87,645$23,904
Sivertson, JacobNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Sandstone Asst Staff
$34.24 /hr$87,501$14,997
McMillin, Dean LNatural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Warroad Paper
$34.24 /hr$87,245$14,670
Haugen, Kyle DaleNatural Resources Dept
FOR Protection Helicopter Ops
$32.37 /hr$86,968$28,930
Heffernan, Thomas RNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Asst Staff
$31.44 /hr$85,687$17,182
Olsen, Trevor JNatural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Warroad Paper
$27.90 /hr$83,401$23,922
Wermerskirchen, Jacob JeffreyNatural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Little Falls Staff
$31.44 /hr$83,285$19,381
Flood, KeithNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Tower Staff
$34.24 /hr$81,047$9,450
Butler, Andrew JohnNatural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Little Falls Staff
$34.24 /hr$79,806$7,181
Young, Thomas PNatural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Little Falls Staff
$32.37 /hr$79,390$14,091
Connelly, John JamesNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Asst Staff
$27.90 /hr$77,201$18,639
Grossman, Michael RobertNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Hibbing Staff
$33.28 /hr$76,886$6,409
Boettcher, KatherineNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Staff
$31.44 /hr$76,296$11,067
Hell, TuckerNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Staff
$26.42 /hr$76,079$19,383
Justin, Alan WNatural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Staff
$27.90 /hr$75,512$15,325
Gaalaas, Karl JohnNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Staff
$30.58 /hr$75,475$11,070
Salo, William HNatural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Asst Staff
$34.24 /hr$74,812$1,716
Bull, Samuel RNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Hibbing Asst Staff
$26.42 /hr$74,402$17,599
Schiller, Brian PatrickNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Two Harbors Staff
$34.24 /hr$74,322$1,372
Johnson, IsaiahNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Asst Staff
$27.90 /hr$73,858$11,788
Quern, DawsonNatural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Warroad Staff
$25.71 /hr$72,650$18,961
Schmid, Jeremy JosephNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Hibbing Asst Staff
$30.58 /hr$71,579$6,414
Dickerson, Dallas AndrewNatural Resources Dept
FOR R3 Little Falls Staff
$30.58 /hr$69,629$3,326
Yerger, Patrick JNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Two Harbors Staff
$27.24 /hr$69,502$13,472
Shears I, Ryan JosephNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Orr Staff
$27.24 /hr$69,013$11,662
Hufnagle, Jacob AaronNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Little Fork Staff
$27.24 /hr$68,887$13,087
Winkler, BeauNatural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Backus Asst Staff
$27.24 /hr$68,065$12,302
Hemphill, Jerry LNatural Resources Dept
FOR Protection Air Ops Staff
$34.24 /hr$67,294$7,653
Roth, Brenna JNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Cloquet Asst Staff
$27.90 /hr$65,977$6,053
Grell, Gene GeordanNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Aitkin Asst Staff
$31.44 /hr$65,976$424
Larsen, Cody ANatural Resources Dept
FOR R1 Warroad Paper
$26.42 /hr$65,729$10,038
Johnson, Kayla RNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Hibbing Staff
$30.58 /hr$65,542$3,033
Bender, Richard ChaseNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Deer River Asst Staff
$30.58 /hr$64,706$8,321
Paliewicz, Ryan SNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Tower Staff
$27.24 /hr$64,562$8,583
Curnow, Macy FallonNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Orr Staff
$27.24 /hr$63,142$6,049
Saarela, Andrew MichaelNatural Resources Dept
FOR R2 Tower Staff
$27.90 /hr$62,984$5,893

Each person counts once per fiscal year, agency and county (multiple positions combined, shown as “+ more”). “Paid” is the total paid during the fiscal year, including overtime and other pay; it is lower than the base rate for anyone who started, left or worked part time. “Base pay” is the rate on record.