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Hunter, John Alexander

Hydrologist 3Natural Resources DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 3. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$18,961
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$7,030
FY 2016
Highest year
$11,930
FY 2015
Yearly average
$9,480
across years on record
Change since first year
-41%
FY 2015 to FY 2016 · prices +1%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$5K$10K$15K$11,9302015$7,0302016
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2016, pay went down 41% while consumer prices went up 1%. After inflation, pay is down 41% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$7,030−41.1%+0.7%−41.5%
FY 2015$11,930———

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 · Hydrologist 3

Paid more than 0% of the 99 people with this job title that year. The median was $81,169.

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

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Every record

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 3
Hydrologist 3
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$26.63 /hr—$7,030
2015Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 3
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$26.63 /hr—$11,930

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 Hydrologist 3

FY 2016, amount paid