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Kiefer, Benjamin

Hydrologist 2Natural Resources DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

ECO Waters Water & LandSurveys. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$750,645
over 13 fiscal years
Latest year
$87,254
FY 2026
Highest year
$87,254
FY 2026
Yearly average
$57,742
across years on record
Change since first year
+5,448%
FY 2014 to FY 2026 · prices +39%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K2014201620182020202220242026
Paid in yearFY 2014 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2014 to FY 2026, pay went up 5,448% while consumer prices went up 39%. After inflation, pay is up 3,878% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$87,254+5.5%+3.1%+2.3%
FY 2025$82,670+8.3%+2.6%+5.6%
FY 2024$76,308+5.1%+3.3%+1.7%
FY 2023$72,639+10.3%+6.3%+3.8%
FY 2022$65,837+6.2%+7.2%−0.9%
FY 2021$61,971+6.2%+2.3%+3.8%
FY 2020$58,373+5.7%+1.6%+4.1%
FY 2019$55,207+5.9%+2.1%+3.7%
FY 2018$52,136+8.0%+2.3%+5.6%
FY 2017$48,285+6.2%+1.8%+4.3%
FY 2016$45,451+5.8%+0.7%+5.1%
FY 2015$42,941+2,630.2%+0.7%+2,610.5%
FY 2014$1,573———

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 55% 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

13 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Water & LandSurveys
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$42.94 /hr—$87,254
2025Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Water & LandSurveys
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$40.82 /hr—$82,670
2024Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Water & LandSurveys
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$37.65 /hr—$76,308
2023Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$34.45 /hr—$72,639
2022Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$32.49 /hr—$65,837
2021Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$30.59 /hr—$61,971
2020Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$28.78 /hr—$58,373
2019Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$27.18 /hr—$55,207
2018Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$25.72 /hr—$52,136
2017Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 1
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Ramsey$24.32 /hr—$48,285
2016Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 2
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Lyon$22.20 /hr—$45,451
2015Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 2
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Lyon$20.92 /hr—$42,941
2014Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters Field Mon Ops 2
Hydrologist 1
Full-time
Lyon$19.66 /hr—$1,573

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