Budde, Nicholas Robert
Hydrologist 3Health DepartmentRamsey CountyFull-time
EH DWP SWP Hyrdo N Staff. 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 2018 to FY 2026, pay went up 3,934% while consumer prices went up 32%. After inflation, pay is up 2,955% (it beat inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $75,916 | +11.6% | +3.1% | +8.2% |
| FY 2025 | $68,018 | +8.1% | +2.6% | +5.3% |
| FY 2024 | $62,927 | +39.4% | +3.3% | +35.0% |
| FY 2023 | $45,135 | — | — | — |
| FY 2019 | $5,195 | +176.0% | +2.1% | +170.4% |
| FY 2018 | $1,882 | — | — | — |
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 3
Paid more than 12% of the 98 people with this job title that year. The median was $106,961.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
6 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Health Department EH DWP SWP Hyrdo N Staff | Hydrologist 3 Full-time | Ramsey | $39.93 /hr | $234 | $75,916 |
| 2025 | Health Department EH DWP SWP Hyrdo N Staff | Hydrologist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $32.99 /hr | — | $68,018 |
| 2024 | Natural Resources Dept ECO Waters Groundwater Atlas | Hydrologist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $30.55 /hr | — | $62,927 |
| 2023 | Natural Resources Dept ECO Waters Groundwater Atlas | Hydrologist 2 Full-time | Ramsey | $27.93 /hr | — | $45,135 |
| 2019 | Pollution Control Agency EAO Env Analysis & GW ServUnit | Student Worker Para Prof Full-time · left during year | Ramsey | $14.47 /hr | $366 | $5,195 |
| 2018 | Pollution Control Agency EAO Env Analysis & GW ServUnit | Student Worker Para Prof Full-time | Ramsey | $14.15 /hr | — | $1,882 |
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 2026, amount paid
- Lynfield, Ruth$319,013Medical Specialist 4
- Lehnertz, Nicholas$273,587Medical Specialist 2
- Stadheim, Ruth$229,052State Prog Admin Coordinator
- Cunningham, Brooke$189,360Commissioner-Health
- Benson, Robin Christopher$188,266General Counsel 3
- Underwood, Wendy Lynne$187,354Deputy Commr Health
- Smith, Kirk E$185,409Epidemiologist Program Manager
- Desai, Jay$185,344Epidemiologist Program Manager
Highest paid as Hydrologist 3
FY 2026, amount paid
- Maas, Benjamin$109,627Natural Resources Dept
- Edson, Douglas S$109,020Health Department
- Bischof, Stefan M$108,396Agriculture Dept
- Lundeen, Benjamin J$108,233Pollution Control Agency
- Demmer, David Leslie$108,213Water & Soil Resources Board
- Meyer, Benjamin L$108,213Water & Soil Resources Board
- Sykora, Candace$107,976Pollution Control Agency
- Wozney, Bradley John$107,463Water & Soil Resources Board