Minnesota / Natural Resources Department / Buildings & Grounds Worker

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Buildings & Grounds Worker

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

320 employees hold this title in Natural Resources Department. Median total compensation for the role is $14,872, below the department median of $66,596.

Employees: 320
Total payroll: $5.6M
Role median: $14,872
Agency median: $66,596
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$142$48,083+

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How total compensation varies among the 320 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Minnesota

Buildings & Grounds Worker is held in 6 Minnesota departments. In Natural Resources Department, the median of $14,872 ranks #5 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Direct Care and Treatment Department

$50,380 · 5

Human Services Department

$44,599 · 5

Veterans Affairs Department

$25,363 · 5

MN St Colleges & Universities

$20,381 · 4

Pollution Control Agency

$2,841 · 2

Median total compensation for the Buildings & Grounds Worker role in other Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Shawn Preston

Buildings & Grounds Worker/Natural Resources Department

2024 total comp

$28,514

Sub-department: PAT R1B Fergus Falls Staff
Base pay: $28,211
Overtime: $303
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,514
Hire date: 2021-06-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 56
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Otter Tail

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: R29
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Shawn Preston works as a Buildings & Grounds Worker for Natural Resources Department within Pat R1B Fergus Falls Staff. Hired in 2021, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. Shawn earned $28,514 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Tate Trullinger

Buildings & Grounds Worker/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$28,494

Sub-department: PAT-R4 Flandrau Staff 1
Base pay: $27,976
Overtime: $337
Other pay: $181
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,494
Hire date: 2022-05-19
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Work county: Brown

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R29
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Tate Trullinger works as a Buildings & Grounds Worker for Natural Resources Department within Pat-R4 Flandrau Staff 1. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. Tate earned $28,494 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Isaac Johnson

Buildings & Grounds Worker/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$28,460

Sub-department: PAT-R4 Lac Qui Parle Staff
Base pay: $27,470
Overtime: $788
Other pay: $203
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,460
Hire date: 2012-05-25
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9
Work county: Chippewa

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R29
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Natural Resources Department, Isaac Johnson serves as a Buildings & Grounds Worker within Pat-R4 Lac Qui Parle Staff. They have served since 2012 (about 13 years), working part-time, 0.9 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $28,460. They are represented by Service.

Dawn Sadler

Buildings & Grounds Worker/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$28,252

Sub-department: PAT-R2 St Croix Staff 2
Base pay: $28,252
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,252
Hire date: 2004-06-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Pine

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R29
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Dawn Sadler holds the role of Buildings & Grounds Worker at Natural Resources Department within Pat-R2 St Croix Staff 2. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 21 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $28,252. Union affiliation: Service.

Jacob Hemish

Buildings & Grounds Worker/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$27,955

Sub-department: PAT-R2 Cuyuna Country Staff
Base pay: $27,738
Overtime: $217
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,955
Hire date: 2021-05-17
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9
Work county: Crow Wing

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R29
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jacob Hemish works as a Buildings & Grounds Worker for Natural Resources Department within Pat-R2 Cuyuna Country Staff. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years as a part-time, 0.9 FTE employee. Jacob earned $27,955 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Beau Mertens

Buildings & Grounds Worker/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$27,927

Sub-department: PAT-R2 Brainerd Staff
Base pay: $27,167
Overtime: $760
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,927
Hire date: 2010-05-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Crow Wing

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R29
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Beau Mertens is a Buildings & Grounds Worker at Natural Resources Department within Pat-R2 Brainerd Staff. Hired in 2010, they have about 15 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $27,927. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Todd Ronning

Buildings & Grounds Worker/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$27,118

Sub-department: PAT-R2GooseberryFalls Staff 4
Base pay: $26,317
Overtime: $800
Other pay: $1
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,118
Hire date: 2018-06-01
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.25
Work county: Lake

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: R29
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Natural Resources Department, Todd Ronning serves as a Buildings & Grounds Worker within Pat-R2Gooseberryfalls Staff 4. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service, working intermittent, 0.25 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $27,118. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Cornell Freese

Buildings & Grounds Worker/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$26,858

Sub-department: PAT-R4 Sibley Staff 2
Base pay: $26,502
Overtime: $293
Other pay: $63
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,858
Hire date: 1995-04-14
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9
Work county: Kandiyohi

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R29
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Cornell Freese works as a Buildings & Grounds Worker for Natural Resources Department within Pat-R4 Sibley Staff 2. Hired in 1995, they have about 30 years of service as a part-time, 0.9 FTE employee. Cornell earned $26,858 in 2025. Union affiliation: Service.

Ty Nelson

Buildings & Grounds Worker/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$26,655

Sub-department: PAT-R2 Crow Wing Asst
Base pay: $25,954
Overtime: $612
Other pay: $90
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,655
Hire date: 2023-06-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Crow Wing

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R29
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Ty Nelson holds the role of Buildings & Grounds Worker at Natural Resources Department within Pat-R2 Crow Wing Assistant. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $26,655. They are represented by Service.