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Elsner, Gary S

Hydrologist 3Agriculture DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Incident Response Unit Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$994,478
over 12 fiscal years
Latest year
$90,332
FY 2022
Highest year
$91,697
FY 2021
Yearly average
$82,873
across years on record
Change since first year
+23%
FY 2011 to FY 2022 · prices +28%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K201120132015201720192021
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2022, pay went up 23% while consumer prices went up 28%. After inflation, pay is down 3% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2022$90,332−1.5%+7.2%−8.1%
FY 2021$91,697+0.1%+2.3%−2.2%
FY 2020$91,638+3.4%+1.6%+1.8%
FY 2019$88,642+2.7%+2.1%+0.6%
FY 2018$86,333+2.0%+2.3%−0.2%
FY 2017$84,629+3.4%+1.8%+1.5%
FY 2016$81,872+3.4%+0.7%+2.7%
FY 2015$79,190+3.0%+0.7%+2.3%
FY 2014$76,883+4.0%+1.6%+2.4%
FY 2013$73,930−2.8%+1.7%−4.4%
FY 2012$76,075+3.8%+2.9%+0.9%
FY 2011$73,258———

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 2022 · Hydrologist 3

Paid more than 44% of the 77 people with this job title that year. The median was $93,164.

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

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Every record

12 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2022Agriculture Dept
Incident Response Unit Staff
Hydrologist 3
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$44.86 /hr—$90,332
2021Agriculture Dept
Incident Response Unit Staff
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$43.77 /hr—$91,697
2020Agriculture Dept
Incident Response Unit Staff
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$42.70 /hr—$91,638
2019Agriculture Dept
Incident Response Unit Staff
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$41.76 /hr—$88,642
2018Agriculture Dept
Incident Response Unit Staff
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$40.84 /hr—$86,333
2017Agriculture Dept
Incident Response Unit Staff
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$40.04 /hr—$84,629
2016Agriculture Dept
Incident Response Unit Staff
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$39.06 /hr—$81,872
2015Agriculture Dept
Incident Response Unit Staff
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$38.11 /hr—$79,190
2014Agriculture Dept
Pesticide & Fertilizer Mgmt
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$37.00 /hr—$76,883
2013Agriculture Dept
Pesticide & Fertilizer Mgmt
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$35.92 /hr—$73,930
2012Agriculture Dept
Pesticide & Fertilizer Mgmt
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$35.22 /hr—$76,075
2011Agriculture Dept
Pesticide & Fertilizer Mgmt
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$35.22 /hr—$73,258

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 Agriculture Dept

FY 2022, amount paid

Highest paid as Hydrologist 3

FY 2022, amount paid