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Lehman, Nicole E

NR Area HydrologistNatural Resources DeptOlmsted CountyFull-time

ECO WatersR3 South APP Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$858,259
over 12 fiscal years
Latest year
$99,290
FY 2026
Highest year
$99,290
FY 2026
Yearly average
$71,522
across years on record
Change since first year
+328%
FY 2015 to FY 2026 · prices +38%

Pay by fiscal year

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

$0$50K$100K$150K201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2026, pay went up 328% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 209% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$99,290+1.6%+3.1%−1.5%
FY 2025$97,731+7.0%+2.6%+4.3%
FY 2024$91,322+5.2%+3.3%+1.9%
FY 2023$86,787+10.4%+6.3%+3.9%
FY 2022$78,607+6.2%+7.2%−0.9%
FY 2021$74,022+6.3%+2.3%+3.9%
FY 2020$69,649+6.0%+1.6%+4.3%
FY 2019$65,730+5.8%+2.1%+3.7%
FY 2018$62,119+5.7%+2.3%+3.3%
FY 2017$58,785+15.3%+1.8%+13.2%
FY 2016$51,005+119.7%+0.7%+118.3%
FY 2015$23,213———

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 · NR Area Hydrologist

Paid more than 49% of the 35 people with this job title that year. The median was $99,290.

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

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Every record

12 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
ECO WatersR3 South APP Staff
NR Area Hydrologist
Full-time
Olmsted$47.76 /hr—$99,290
2025Natural Resources Dept
ECO WatersR3 South APP Staff
NR Area Hydrologist
Full-time
Olmsted$47.05 /hr—$97,731
2024Natural Resources Dept
ECO WatersR3 South APP Staff
NR Area Hydrologist
Full-time
Olmsted$45.02 /hr—$91,322
2023Natural Resources Dept
ECO WatersR3 South APP Staff
NR Area Hydrologist
Full-time
Olmsted$41.24 /hr—$86,787
2022Natural Resources Dept
ECO WatersR3 South APP Staff
NR Area Hydrologist
Full-time
Olmsted$38.77 /hr—$78,607
2021Natural Resources Dept
ECO WatersR3 South APP Staff
NR Area Hydrologist
Full-time
Olmsted$36.53 /hr—$74,022
2020Natural Resources Dept
ECO WatersR3 South APP Staff
NR Area Hydrologist
Full-time
Olmsted$34.38 /hr—$69,649
2019Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R3 Southern Staff
NR Area Hydrologist
Full-time
Olmsted$32.41 /hr—$65,730
2018Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R3 Southern Staff
NR Area Hydrologist
Full-time
Olmsted$30.60 /hr—$62,119
2017Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R3 Southern Staff
NR Area Hydrologist
Full-time
Olmsted$29.00 /hr—$58,785
2016Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R3 Southern Staff
NR Area Hydrologist
Full-time
Olmsted$27.30 /hr—$51,005
2015Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R3 Southern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Olmsted$24.80 /hr—$23,213

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 NR Area Hydrologist

FY 2026, amount paid