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Bonin, BJ

Hydrologist 2Natural Resources DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

ECO WatersR3 South APP Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$245,067
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$70,656
FY 2020
Highest year
$70,656
FY 2020
Yearly average
$61,267
across years on record
Change since first year
+21%
FY 2017 to FY 2020 · prices +6%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$58,5782017$49,1192018$66,7142019$70,6562020
Paid in yearFY 2017 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2017 to FY 2020, pay went up 21% while consumer prices went up 6%. After inflation, pay is up 14% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2020$70,656+5.9%+1.6%+4.3%
FY 2019$66,714+35.8%+2.1%+33.1%
FY 2018$49,119−16.1%+2.3%−18.0%
FY 2017$58,578———

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 2020 · Hydrologist 2

Paid more than 74% of the 76 people with this job title that year. The median was $62,350.

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

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2020Natural Resources Dept
ECO WatersR3 South APP Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$36.90 /hr—$70,656
2019Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R3 Southern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$32.41 /hr—$66,714
2018Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R3 Southern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$30.60 /hr$7$49,119
2017Natural Resources Dept
Eco Waters Technical Analysis
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$29.00 /hr—$58,578

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 2020, amount paid

Highest paid as Hydrologist 2

FY 2020, amount paid