Minnesota / Natural Resources Department / Parks & Trails Associate

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Parks & Trails Associate

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

261 employees hold this title in Natural Resources Department. Median total compensation for the role is $12,604, below the department median of $66,596.

Employees: 261
Total payroll: $3.8M
Role median: $12,604
Agency median: $66,596
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$13$48,173+

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How total compensation varies among the 261 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Katilynn Jorgensen

Parks & Trails Associate/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$26,232

Sub-department: PAT-R4 Blue Mounds Staff 2
Base pay: $25,116
Overtime: $779
Other pay: $338
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,232
Hire date: 2021-06-14
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9
Work county: Rock

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

Katilynn Jorgensen works as a Parks & Trails Associate for Natural Resources Department within Pat-R4 Blue Mounds Staff 2. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years as a part-time, 0.9 FTE employee. Katilynn earned $26,232 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Margaret Collins

Parks & Trails Associate/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$26,163

Sub-department: PAT-R1 Lake Bemidji Asst Staff
Base pay: $24,297
Overtime: $1,109
Other pay: $756
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,163
Hire date: 2004-05-05
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9
Work county: Beltrami

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

Margaret Collins is a Parks & Trails Associate at Natural Resources Department within Pat-R1 Lake Bemidji Assistant Staff. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 21 years, working part-time, 0.9 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $26,163. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Lillian Brack

Parks & Trails Associate/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$25,504

Sub-department: PAT-R2 Scenic Staff 2
Base pay: $21,378
Overtime: $1,282
Other pay: $2,844
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,504
Hire date: 1990-05-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Work county: Itasca

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, Lillian Brack serves as a Parks & Trails Associate within Pat-R2 Scenic Staff 2. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 35 years, working part-time, 0.8 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $25,504. Union affiliation: Service.

Nicole Petersen

Parks & Trails Associate/Natural Resources Department

2024 total comp

$25,347

Sub-department: PAT-R2 St Croix Staff
Base pay: $23,740
Overtime: $1,555
Other pay: $52
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,347
Hire date: 2000-06-08
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 58
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9
Work county: Pine

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

Nicole Petersen is a Parks & Trails Associate at Natural Resources Department within Pat-R2 St Croix Staff. They have served since 2000 (about 24 years), working part-time, 0.9 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $25,347. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Rebecca Gretz

Parks & Trails Associate/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$25,102

Sub-department: PAT-R3 Beaver Crk Vlly Staff
Base pay: $22,651
Overtime: $900
Other pay: $1,551
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,102
Hire date: 2022-05-02
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9
Work county: Houston

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

Rebecca Gretz works as a Parks & Trails Associate for Natural Resources Department within Pat-R3 Beaver Crk Vlly Staff. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years) as a part-time, 0.9 FTE employee. Rebecca earned $25,102 in 2025. Union affiliation: Service.

Peter Hoseth

Parks & Trails Associate/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$24,883

Sub-department: PAT-R3 Interstate Staff 2
Base pay: $24,297
Overtime: $586
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,883
Hire date: 2024-06-14
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Work county: Chisago

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

Peter Hoseth works as a Parks & Trails Associate for Natural Resources Department within Pat-R3 Interstate Staff 2. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. Peter earned $24,883 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Mary Reuter

Parks & Trails Associate/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$24,659

Sub-department: PAT-R3 Interstate Staff 2
Base pay: $23,831
Overtime: $605
Other pay: $223
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,659
Hire date: 2012-07-12
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Work county: Chisago

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

Mary Reuter works as a Parks & Trails Associate for Natural Resources Department within Pat-R3 Interstate Staff 2. Hired in 2012, they have about 13 years of service as a part-time, 0.8 FTE employee. Mary earned $24,659 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Logan Winch

Parks & Trails Associate/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$24,639

Sub-department: PAT-R4 Flandrau Staff 1
Base pay: $23,175
Overtime: $981
Other pay: $483
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,639
Hire date: 2024-05-06
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

Logan Winch is a Parks & Trails Associate at Natural Resources Department within Pat-R4 Flandrau Staff 1. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working part-time, 0.8 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $24,639. They are represented by Service.

Anna Nelson

Parks & Trails Associate/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$24,445

Sub-department: PAT-R2 St Croix Staff 2
Base pay: $23,450
Overtime: $810
Other pay: $185
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,445
Hire date: 2024-04-03
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9
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

Anna Nelson holds the role of Parks & Trails Associate at Natural Resources Department within Pat-R2 St Croix Staff 2. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service as a part-time, 0.9 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $24,445. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Amanda Thompson

Parks & Trails Associate/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$24,194

Sub-department: PAT-R1 Itasca Camping
Base pay: $20,732
Overtime: $1,392
Other pay: $2,070
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,194
Hire date: 2015-05-23
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9
Work county: Hubbard

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

Amanda Thompson is a Parks & Trails Associate at Natural Resources Department within Pat-R1 Itasca Camping. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years), working part-time, 0.9 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $24,194. They are represented by Service.