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O'Donnell, Emily

Hydrologist 2Pollution Control AgencySt Louis CountyFull-time

REM SITE ASSESSMENT UNIT 2. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$72,966
over 2 fiscal years
Latest year
$67,859
FY 2026
Highest year
$67,859
FY 2026
Yearly average
$36,483
across years on record
Change since first year
+1,229%
FY 2025 to FY 2026 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$5,1072025$67,8592026
Paid in yearFY 2025 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2025 to FY 2026, pay went up 1,229% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 1,188% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$67,859+1,228.7%+3.1%+1,188.4%
FY 2025$5,107———

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 13% 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

2 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Pollution Control Agency
REM SITE ASSESSMENT UNIT 2
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
St Louis$33.48 /hr—$67,859
2025Pollution Control Agency
REM SITE ASSESSMENT UNIT 2
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
St Louis$31.92 /hr—$5,107

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