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Berland, Ari

Hydrologist 2Natural Resources DeptMcleod CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$96,648
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$14,569
FY 2019
Highest year
$52,646
FY 2018
Yearly average
$32,216
across years on record
Change since first year
-51%
FY 2017 to FY 2019 · prices +4%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$29,4332017$52,6462018$14,5692019
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2019, pay went down 51% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is down 53% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$14,569−72.3%+2.1%−72.9%
FY 2018$52,646+78.9%+2.3%+74.9%
FY 2017$29,433———

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 2019 · Hydrologist 2

Paid more than 3% of the 68 people with this job title that year. The median was $59,441.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2019Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 Northern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time · left during year
Mcleod$26.30 /hr—$14,569
2018Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 Northern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Mcleod$25.72 /hr—$52,646
2017Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R4 Northern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Mcleod$24.32 /hr—$29,433

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 2019, amount paid

Highest paid as Hydrologist 2

FY 2019, amount paid