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Martin, Samuel Benjamin

Hydrologist 2Natural Resources DeptLake CountyFull-time

ECO Waters R2 Eastern Staff. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$762,454
over 12 fiscal years
Latest year
$90,958
FY 2026
Highest year
$90,958
FY 2026
Yearly average
$63,538
across years on record
Change since first year
+271%
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$25K$50K$75K$100K201520172019202120232025
Paid in yearFY 2015 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2015 to FY 2026, pay went up 271% while consumer prices went up 38%. After inflation, pay is up 168% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2026$90,958+5.2%+3.1%+2.0%
FY 2025$86,462+8.6%+2.6%+5.8%
FY 2024$79,610+5.2%+3.3%+1.8%
FY 2023$75,687+10.3%+6.3%+3.8%
FY 2022$68,643+6.1%+7.2%−1.0%
FY 2021$64,692+6.2%+2.3%+3.8%
FY 2020$60,899+5.9%+1.6%+4.3%
FY 2019$57,481+5.8%+2.1%+3.6%
FY 2018$54,339+5.4%+2.3%+3.1%
FY 2017$51,537+8.3%+1.8%+6.3%
FY 2016$47,608+94.0%+0.7%+92.7%
FY 2015$24,539———

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 65% 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

12 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2026Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R2 Eastern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Lake$44.48 /hr—$90,958
2025Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R2 Eastern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Lake$42.31 /hr—$86,462
2024Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R2 Eastern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Lake$39.06 /hr—$79,610
2023Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R2 Eastern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Lake$35.69 /hr—$75,687
2022Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R2 Eastern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Lake$33.61 /hr—$68,643
2021Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R2 Eastern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Lake$31.70 /hr—$64,692
2020Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R2 Eastern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Lake$29.84 /hr—$60,899
2019Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R1 Southern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Otter Tail$28.15 /hr—$57,481
2018Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R1 Southern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Otter Tail$26.58 /hr—$54,339
2017Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R1 Southern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Otter Tail$25.22 /hr—$51,537
2016Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R1 Southern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Otter Tail$23.73 /hr—$47,608
2015Natural Resources Dept
ECO Waters R1 Southern Staff
Hydrologist 2
Full-time
Otter Tail$22.39 /hr—$24,539

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