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Doperalski, Melissa J

Planner Principal StateNatural Resources DeptFull-time

ECO Waters EnvironmentalReview. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$363,403
over 6 fiscal years
Latest year
$66,861
FY 2016 · $272 overtime
Highest year
$66,861
FY 2016
Yearly average
$60,567
across years on record
Change since first year
+22%
FY 2011 to FY 2016 · prices +8%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$54,9662011$55,9162012$59,6832013$66,3062014$59,6712015$66,8612016
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2016, pay went up 22% while consumer prices went up 8%. After inflation, pay is up 13% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$66,861+12.0%+0.7%+11.3%
FY 2015$59,671−10.0%+0.7%−10.7%
FY 2014$66,306+11.1%+1.6%+9.4%
FY 2013$59,683+6.7%+1.7%+5.0%
FY 2012$55,916+1.7%+2.9%−1.2%
FY 2011$54,966———

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 2016 · Planner Principal State

Paid more than 43% of the 244 people with this job title that year. The median was $71,386.

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

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Every record

6 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters EnvironmentalReview
Planner Principal State
Full-time
—$36.25 /hr$272$66,861
2015Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters EnvironmentalReview
Planner Principal State
Full-time
—$34.18 /hr—$59,671
2014Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters EnvironmentalReview
Planning Dir State
Full-time
—$31.99 /hr—$66,306
2013Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R3 ARM Staff
NR Spec Sr Eco Svcs
Full-time
Ramsey$29.97 /hr—$59,683
2012Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R3 ARM Staff
NR Spec Sr Eco Svcs
Full-time
Ramsey$28.35 /hr—$55,916
2011Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R3 Southern Staff
NR Spec Sr Eco Svcs
Full-time
Ramsey$27.33 /hr—$54,966

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 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as Planner Principal State

FY 2016, amount paid