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Kim, Homin

Hydrologist 1Natural Resources DeptLyon CountyFull-time

ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 2. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$10,072
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$3,645
FY 2019 · $144 overtime
Highest year
$6,426
FY 2018
Yearly average
$5,036
across years on record
Change since first year
-43%
FY 2018 to FY 2019 · prices +2%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$6,4262018$3,6452019
Paid in yearFY 2018 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2018 to FY 2019, pay went down 43% while consumer prices went up 2%. After inflation, pay is down 44% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2019$3,645−43.3%+2.1%−44.4%
FY 2018$6,426———

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 2019 · Hydrologist 1

Paid more than 3% of the 38 people with this job title that year. The median was $48,868.

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
2019Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 2
Hydrologist 1
Full-time · left during year
Lyon$22.20 /hr$144$3,645
2018Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 2
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Lyon$21.71 /hr—$6,426

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 2019, amount paid

Highest paid as Hydrologist 1

FY 2019, amount paid