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Seaberg, James W

Hydrologist 3Agriculture DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

Incident Response Unit Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$611,532
over 8 fiscal years
Latest year
$67,832
FY 2018
Highest year
$83,189
FY 2017
Yearly average
$76,441
across years on record
Change since first year
-7%
FY 2011 to FY 2018 · prices +12%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K$73,2582011$76,0752012$73,9302013$76,8912014$79,1892015$81,1692016$83,1892017$67,8322018
Paid in yearFY 2011 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2011 to FY 2018, pay went down 7% while consumer prices went up 12%. After inflation, pay is down 17% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2018$67,832−18.5%+2.3%−20.3%
FY 2017$83,189+2.5%+1.8%+0.6%
FY 2016$81,169+2.5%+0.7%+1.8%
FY 2015$79,189+3.0%+0.7%+2.2%
FY 2014$76,891+4.0%+1.6%+2.4%
FY 2013$73,930−2.8%+1.7%−4.4%
FY 2012$76,075+3.8%+2.9%+0.9%
FY 2011$73,258———

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 2018 · Hydrologist 3

Paid more than 15% of the 93 people with this job title that year. The median was $84,862.

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

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Every record

8 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2018Agriculture Dept
Incident Response Unit Staff
Hydrologist 3
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$40.04 /hr—$67,832
2017Agriculture Dept
Incident Response Unit Staff
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$40.04 /hr—$83,189
2016Agriculture Dept
Incident Response Unit Staff
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$39.06 /hr—$81,169
2015Agriculture Dept
Incident Response Unit Staff
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$38.11 /hr—$79,189
2014Agriculture Dept
Pesticide & Fertilizer Mgmt
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$37.00 /hr—$76,891
2013Agriculture Dept
Pesticide & Fertilizer Mgmt
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$35.92 /hr—$73,930
2012Agriculture Dept
Pesticide & Fertilizer Mgmt
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$35.22 /hr—$76,075
2011Agriculture Dept
Pesticide & Fertilizer Mgmt
Hydrologist 3
Full-time
Ramsey$35.22 /hr—$73,258

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 Agriculture Dept

FY 2018, amount paid

Highest paid as Hydrologist 3

FY 2018, amount paid