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Crotteau, Michael J

Hydrologist 3Natural Resources DeptItasca CountyFull-time

EcoWaters R2 ARM Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$257,944
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$5,470
FY 2015
Highest year
$69,046
FY 2014
Yearly average
$51,589
across years on record
Change since first year
-91%
FY 2011 to FY 2015 · prices +7%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$58,9682011$60,4472012$64,0142013$69,0462014$5,4702015
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2015, pay went down 91% while consumer prices went up 7%. After inflation, pay is down 91% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2015$5,470−92.1%+0.7%−92.1%
FY 2014$69,046+7.9%+1.6%+6.2%
FY 2013$64,014+5.9%+1.7%+4.2%
FY 2012$60,447+2.5%+2.9%−0.4%
FY 2011$58,968———

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 2015 · Hydrologist 3

Paid more than 0% of the 103 people with this job title that year. The median was $79,189.

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

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2015Natural Resources Dept
EcoWaters R2 ARM Staff
Hydrologist 3
Full-time · left during year
Itasca$35.37 /hr—$5,470
2014Natural Resources Dept
EcoWaters R2 ARM Staff
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Itasca$34.34 /hr—$69,046
2013Natural Resources Dept
EcoWaters R2 ARM Staff
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Itasca$32.21 /hr—$64,014
2012Natural Resources Dept
EcoWaters R2 ARM Staff
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Itasca$30.45 /hr—$60,447
2011Natural Resources Dept
EcoWaters R2 RM Staff
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Itasca$29.38 /hr—$58,968

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 2015, amount paid

Highest paid as Hydrologist 3

FY 2015, amount paid