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Pogorelc, James R

Hydrologist 2Natural Resources DeptItasca CountyFull-time

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

Total paid
$930,836
over 15 fiscal years
Latest year
$93,005
FY 2026
Highest year
$93,005
FY 2026
Yearly average
$62,056
across years on record
Change since first year
+1,408%
FY 2011 to FY 2026 · prices +48%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K20112013201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2026, pay went up 1,408% while consumer prices went up 48%. After inflation, pay is up 918% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$93,005+1.5%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$91,590+3.9%+2.6%+1.2%
FY 2024$88,164+1.5%+3.3%−1.7%
FY 2023$86,851+14.2%+6.3%+7.4%
FY 2022$76,073+6.3%+7.2%−0.8%
FY 2021$71,567+6.2%+2.3%+3.8%
FY 2020$67,386+5.8%+1.6%+4.2%
FY 2019$63,682+3.9%+2.1%+1.8%
FY 2018$61,297+5.7%+2.3%+3.4%
FY 2017$57,985+9.0%+1.8%+7.0%
FY 2016$53,215+10.5%+0.7%+9.7%
FY 2015$48,178+6.5%+0.7%+5.7%
FY 2014$45,258+121.6%+1.6%+118.2%
FY 2013$20,420———
FY 2011$6,166———

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 96% 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

15 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 3
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Itasca$44.48 /hr—$93,005
2025Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 3
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Itasca$43.82 /hr—$91,590
2024Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 3
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Itasca$41.93 /hr—$88,164
2023Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Itasca$39.74 /hr—$86,851
2022Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Itasca$37.44 /hr—$76,073
2021Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Itasca$35.24 /hr—$71,567
2020Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Itasca$33.14 /hr—$67,386
2019Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Itasca$31.29 /hr—$63,682
2018Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Itasca$29.58 /hr—$61,297
2017Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Itasca$27.98 /hr—$57,985
2016Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Itasca$26.33 /hr—$53,215
2015Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Itasca$23.15 /hr—$48,178
2014Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Itasca$21.74 /hr—$45,258
2013Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Itasca$20.42 /hr—$20,420
2011Pollution Control Agency
REG NC Watershed Unit
Student Worker Para Prof
Part-time · left during year
Crow Wing$12.98 /hr$52$6,166

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 2026, amount paid

Highest paid as Hydrologist 2

FY 2026, amount paid