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Emerson, Heather Lynn

Hydrologist 2Pollution Control AgencyCrow Wing CountyFull-time

WTR North Central Watershed Un. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$824,117
over 12 fiscal years
Latest year
$94,250
FY 2026
Highest year
$94,250
FY 2026
Yearly average
$68,676
across years on record
Change since first year
+92%
FY 2015 to FY 2026 · prices +38%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2026, pay went up 92% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 39% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$94,250+3.6%+3.1%+0.5%
FY 2025$90,970+10.5%+2.6%+7.6%
FY 2024$82,351+5.4%+3.3%+2.0%
FY 2023$78,141+8.4%+6.3%+2.0%
FY 2022$72,110+9.5%+7.2%+2.1%
FY 2021$65,880+3.3%+2.3%+1.0%
FY 2020$63,756+5.3%+1.6%+3.7%
FY 2019$60,541+1.3%+2.1%−0.7%
FY 2018$59,745+8.0%+2.3%+5.6%
FY 2017$55,307+6.3%+1.8%+4.4%
FY 2016$52,036+6.1%+0.7%+5.4%
FY 2015$49,030———

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 2026 · Hydrologist 2

Paid more than 99% of the 69 people with this job title that year. The median was $85,892.

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
2026Pollution Control Agency
WTR North Central Watershed Un
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Crow Wing$44.48 /hr—$94,250
2025Pollution Control Agency
WTR North Central Watershed Un
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Crow Wing$43.82 /hr—$90,970
2024Pollution Control Agency
WTR North Central Watershed Un
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Crow Wing$40.49 /hr—$82,351
2023Natural Resources Dept
L&M Mine Permit & Coord Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
St Louis$37.02 /hr—$78,141
2022Natural Resources Dept
L&M Mine Permit & Coord Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
St Louis$34.82 /hr—$72,110
2021Natural Resources Dept
L&M Mine Permit & Coord Staff
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
St Louis$32.79 /hr—$65,880
2020Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Itasca$30.93 /hr—$63,756
2019Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Itasca$30.25 /hr—$60,541
2018Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Itasca$28.54 /hr—$59,745
2017Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 2
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Itasca$29.00 /hr—$55,307
2016Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Itasca$25.42 /hr—$52,036
2015Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Itasca$23.15 /hr—$49,030

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 Pollution Control Agency

FY 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Hydrologist 2

FY 2026, amount paid