Beck, Sandra F
Hydrologist 2Health DepartmentSt Louis CountyPart-time
EH WellMgt N Regn. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2011 to FY 2025, pay went up 375% while consumer prices went up 44%. After inflation, pay is up 230% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $65,912 | +49.7% | +2.6% | +45.8% |
| FY 2024 | $44,040 | −3.9% | +3.3% | −7.0% |
| FY 2023 | $45,834 | +12.5% | +6.3% | +5.9% |
| FY 2022 | $40,725 | +2.0% | +7.2% | −4.8% |
| FY 2021 | $39,921 | +3.6% | +2.3% | +1.3% |
| FY 2020 | $38,534 | +2.8% | +1.6% | +1.2% |
| FY 2019 | $37,489 | −0.5% | +2.1% | −2.5% |
| FY 2018 | $37,662 | +3.9% | +2.3% | +1.6% |
| FY 2017 | $36,248 | −12.4% | +1.8% | −14.0% |
| FY 2016 | $41,369 | +18.8% | +0.7% | +18.0% |
| FY 2015 | $34,823 | −2.1% | +0.7% | −2.8% |
| FY 2014 | $35,575 | +0.7% | +1.6% | −0.9% |
| FY 2013 | $35,330 | +12.9% | +1.7% | +11.0% |
| FY 2012 | $31,303 | +125.4% | +2.9% | +119.0% |
| FY 2011 | $13,885 | — | — | — |
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 2025 · Hydrologist 2
Paid more than 17% of the 77 people with this job title that year. The median was $81,073.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
15 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Health Department EH WellMgt N Regn | Hydrologist 2 Part-time · left during year | St Louis | $43.82 /hr | — | $65,912 |
| 2024 | Health Department EH WellMgt N Regn | Hydrologist 2 Part-time | St Louis | $41.93 /hr | — | $44,040 |
| 2023 | Health Department EH WellMgt N Regn | Hydrologist 2 Part-time | St Louis | $39.74 /hr | — | $45,834 |
| 2022 | Health Department Well Management-Northern Reg | Hydrologist 2 Part-time | St Louis | $38.77 /hr | — | $40,725 |
| 2021 | Health Department Well Management-Northern Reg | Hydrologist 2 Part-time | St Louis | $37.82 /hr | — | $39,921 |
| 2020 | Health Department Well Management-Northern Reg | Hydrologist 2 Part-time | St Louis | $36.90 /hr | $166 | $38,534 |
| 2019 | Health Department Well Management-Northern Reg | Hydrologist 2 Part-time | St Louis | $36.09 /hr | — | $37,489 |
| 2018 | Health Department Well Management-Northern Reg | Hydrologist 2 Part-time | St Louis | $35.30 /hr | — | $37,662 |
| 2017 | Health Department Well Management-Northern Reg | Hydrologist 2 Part-time | St Louis | $34.61 /hr | — | $36,248 |
| 2016 | Health Department Well Management-Northern Reg | Hydrologist 2 Part-time | St Louis | $33.77 /hr | — | $41,369 |
| 2015 | Health Department Well Management-Northern Reg | Hydrologist 2 Part-time | St Louis | $32.95 /hr | — | $34,823 |
| 2014 | Health Department Well Management-Northern Reg | Hydrologist 2 Part-time | St Louis | $31.99 /hr | — | $35,575 |
| 2013 | Health Department Well Management-Northern Reg | Hydrologist 2 Part-time | St Louis | $31.06 /hr | — | $35,330 |
| 2012 | Health Department Well Management-Northern Reg | Hydrologist 2 Part-time | St Louis | $30.45 /hr | — | $31,303 |
| 2011 | Health Department Well Management-Northern Reg | Hydrologist 2 Part-time | St Louis | $30.45 /hr | — | $13,885 |
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 Health Department
FY 2025, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$314,038Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$262,107Medical Specialist 2
- Witkowski, James J$191,918Public Health Sanitarian Supv
- Underwood, Wendy Lynne$185,504Deputy Commr Health
- Cunningham, Brooke$180,294Commissioner-Health
- Benson, Robin Christopher$178,920General Counsel 3
- Desai, Jay$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Smith, Kirk E$178,228Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Hydrologist 2
FY 2025, amount paid
- Ashiamah, Evelyn K$94,004Pollution Control Agency
- Jenkin, Kiel Ryan$92,985Health Department
- Pogorelc, James R$91,590Natural Resources Dept
- Kaelke, Denise E$91,025Natural Resources Dept
- Krause, Kevin Michael$91,025Pollution Control Agency
- Metzker, Kathleen Diane$91,025Natural Resources Dept
- Oswald, Hillary Rae$91,025Pollution Control Agency
- Brenegan, Erik Allen$91,025Pollution Control Agency