Minnesota / Natural Resources Department

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Natural Resources Department

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Natural Resources Department protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 3,514 employees with median total compensation of $66,596; the highest distinct record was $240,971.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $226.7M
Employees: 3,514
Median total: $66,596
Highest record: $240,971

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$13$144,593+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 3,514 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($66,596) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $60,301 (93%)
Overtime — $2,673 (4%)
Other — $1,533 (2%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$7,694

$27,483

$66,596

$95,167

$115,594

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $115,594 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $7,694. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Buildings & Grounds Worker

260 · $17,987

Parks & Trails Associate

198 · $14,362

Nr Specialist 2 Co

150 · $116,115

Laborer Trades & Equipment

90 · $46,497

Office & Administrative Specialist Int

82 · $51,468

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$201.6M —	3,353 —	$62,927 —
2025	$226.7M ▲ 12.4%	3,514 ▲ 4.8%	$66,596 ▲ 5.8%

Record list

Employees

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Erik Schwartz

Nr Forest Fire Resp Lead/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$165

Sub-department: FOR R2 Cloquet Asst Staff
Base pay: $165
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165
Hire date: 2025-06-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Carlton

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

Erik Schwartz works as a Nr Forest Fire Resp Lead for Natural Resources Department within For R2 Cloquet Assistant Staff. They have served since 2025 (under a year) as a full-time employee. Erik earned $165 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Sebastian Cannon

Parks & Trails Associate/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$165

Sub-department: PAT-R2TettegoucheMaintenance
Base pay: $165
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165
Hire date: 2023-08-17
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.1
Work county: Lake

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: R29
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Sebastian Cannon works as a Parks & Trails Associate for Natural Resources Department within Pat-R2Tettegouchemaintenance. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service as a intermittent, 0.1 FTE employee. Sebastian earned $165 in 2025. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.

Savannah Wyman

Nr Worker/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$156

Sub-department: PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 2
Base pay: $156
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156
Hire date: 2025-06-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9
Work county: St Louis

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R29
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Savannah Wyman is a Nr Worker at Natural Resources Department within Pat-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 2. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working part-time, 0.9 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $156. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.

Rose Miller

Nr Worker/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$156

Sub-department: PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 2
Base pay: $156
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156
Hire date: 2025-06-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9
Work county: St Louis

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R29
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Natural Resources Department, Rose Miller serves as a Nr Worker within Pat-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 2. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working part-time, 0.9 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $156. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.

Matthew Fetterer

Buildings & Grounds Worker/Natural Resources Department

2024 total comp

$142

Sub-department: PAT-R2 Bear Head Lake Staff
Base pay: $142
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142
Hire date: 2024-01-20
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 56
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.1
Work county: St Louis

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: R29
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Natural Resources Department, Matthew Fetterer serves as a Buildings & Grounds Worker within Pat-R2 Bear Head Lake Staff. Hired in 2024, they have under a year of service, working intermittent, 0.1 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $142. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Michelle Guadalupe

Nr Douglas Lodge Custodial Worker/Natural Resources Department

2024 total comp

$135

Sub-department: PAT-R1 Itasca DL Housekeeping
Base pay: $135
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135
Hire date: 2024-05-19
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 52
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9
Work county: Hubbard

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

Michelle Guadalupe holds the role of Nr Douglas Lodge Custodial Worker at Natural Resources Department within Pat-R1 Itasca Dl Housekeeping. Their tenure dates to 2024, under a year as a part-time, 0.9 FTE employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $135. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Amanda Meyer

Nr Worker/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$72

Sub-department: PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 2
Base pay: $72
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72
Hire date: 2024-08-05
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9
Work county: St Louis

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R29
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Natural Resources Department, Amanda Meyer serves as a Nr Worker within Pat-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 2. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working part-time, 0.9 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $72. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.

Hailey Beise

Nr Worker/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$72

Sub-department: PAT-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 2
Base pay: $72
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72
Hire date: 2025-06-16
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9
Work county: St Louis

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: R29
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Hailey Beise works as a Nr Worker for Natural Resources Department within Pat-R2 Soudan Mine Staff 2. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service as a part-time, 0.9 FTE employee. Hailey earned $72 in 2025. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.

Gregory Brohman

Nr Mine Interpreter/Natural Resources Department

2025 total comp

$31

Sub-department: DNR - Permanent Layoff
Base pay: $31
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31
Hire date: 1994-09-25
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 64
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.1
Work county: Itasca

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: R29
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Gregory Brohman is a Nr Mine Interpreter at Natural Resources Department within Dnr - Permanent Layoff. Hired in 1994, they have about 31 years of service, working intermittent, 0.1 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $31. Union affiliation: Insufficient Work Time.