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Plovnick, Daniel V

Hydrologist 2Natural Resources DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$341,478
over 7 fiscal years
Latest year
$51,922
FY 2017 · $392 overtime
Highest year
$55,891
FY 2016
Yearly average
$48,783
across years on record
Change since first year
+25%
FY 2011 to FY 2017 · prices +10%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$20K$40K$60K$41,4172011$44,0412012$46,2092013$48,7942014$53,2062015$55,8912016$51,9222017
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2017, pay went up 25% while consumer prices went up 10%. After inflation, pay is up 14% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2017$51,922−7.1%+1.8%−8.8%
FY 2016$55,891+5.0%+0.7%+4.3%
FY 2015$53,206+9.0%+0.7%+8.3%
FY 2014$48,794+5.6%+1.6%+4.0%
FY 2013$46,209+4.9%+1.7%+3.2%
FY 2012$44,041+6.3%+2.9%+3.3%
FY 2011$41,417———

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 2017 · Hydrologist 2

Paid more than 31% of the 77 people with this job title that year. The median was $56,890.

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

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Every record

7 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2017Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$27.98 /hr$392$51,922
2016Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$27.30 /hr—$55,891
2015Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
—$25.69 /hr—$53,206
2014Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
—$24.08 /hr—$48,794
2013Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
—$22.62 /hr—$46,209
2012Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
—$21.40 /hr—$44,041
2011Natural Resources Dept
ECO WatersStreamFlowMonitoring
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
—$20.70 /hr—$41,417

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 2017, amount paid

Highest paid as Hydrologist 2

FY 2017, amount paid