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Lutgen, Thomas P

Hydrologist 3Natural Resources DeptPart-time

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

Total paid
$166,363
over 3 fiscal years
Latest year
$51,528
FY 2013
Highest year
$65,456
FY 2012
Yearly average
$55,454
across years on record
Change since first year
+4%
FY 2011 to FY 2013 · prices +5%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$49,3782011$65,4562012$51,5282013
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2013, pay went up 4% while consumer prices went up 5%. After inflation, pay is down 0% (it kept pace with prices).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2013$51,528−21.3%+1.7%−22.6%
FY 2012$65,456+32.6%+2.9%+28.8%
FY 2011$49,378———

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 2013 · Hydrologist 3

Paid more than 8% of the 99 people with this job title that year. The median was $73,930.

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

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Every record

3 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2013Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Land Use
Hydrologist 3
Part-time · left during year
—$35.92 /hr—$51,528
2012Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Land Use
Hydrologist 3
Part-time
—$35.22 /hr—$65,456
2011Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Land Use
Hydrologist 3
Part-time
—$35.22 /hr—$49,378

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 2013, amount paid

Highest paid as Hydrologist 3

FY 2013, amount paid